[Hey, he's apparently a spitting image of her father, so it sort of counts, right?]

[Regardless of the fact that he will probably be found dead in a ditch with his neck snapped when Maka finds out what he's telling people, Joker does seem pretty proud of her accomplishments.

Heh, we're from a pretty big family~. [Which technically isn't the lie. Sorry, Maka, you've been dragged into the circus family fold the second Snake started to like you.] She's definitely somethin' alright! Maybe one day the two a ya will get ta battle. That's a match I definitely wouldn't miss.