[carol goes the extra mile and snorts at that image, the very picture of a proper lady.]

The man wouldn't look too bad in spandex, but that's about the only point in his favor. Mine are big shoes to fill.

[that, and she suspects that hijikata wouldn't take too well to flying, a suspicion she intends to test at the earliest opportunity.]

I'd rather you take it. You'd at least appreciate it.