[ It's a mystery... and it's not like Eri has much in the way of input when it comes to what Mermaids eat. At the very least, he has guessed mostly right. Algae, smaller fish, and so on... and theoretically most human food as well, though it's not like most mermaids will have eaten human food at all.
She hesitates a bit in response to his question, looking down and away from him, thinking for a moment... in general, she's not much of a talker at all, but...
After a moment, she looks back up and opens her mouth underwater, and a strange sound rings out from the tank. It's like a mix of seal noises and... something far more harmonic, like a musical tune, then further mixed with the sound of bubbles.
She suddenly shuts her mouth, clasping her hands to her mouth. She forgot! Humans don't understand their underwater language... she knows at least that much! She looks ashamed, but she forces herself to get over it... even if she now looks apologetic as she raises her head up and out of the water.
Small fingers cling to the top of the tank as she pokes her head up out of the water, raising herself just enough that her mouth comes out of the water. ]
Y... yes...
[ It feels weird, speaking above water. Her voice feels different from what she's used to, but it's her voice regardless. ]
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She hesitates a bit in response to his question, looking down and away from him, thinking for a moment... in general, she's not much of a talker at all, but...
After a moment, she looks back up and opens her mouth underwater, and a strange sound rings out from the tank. It's like a mix of seal noises and... something far more harmonic, like a musical tune, then further mixed with the sound of bubbles.
She suddenly shuts her mouth, clasping her hands to her mouth. She forgot! Humans don't understand their underwater language... she knows at least that much! She looks ashamed, but she forces herself to get over it... even if she now looks apologetic as she raises her head up and out of the water.
Small fingers cling to the top of the tank as she pokes her head up out of the water, raising herself just enough that her mouth comes out of the water. ]
Y... yes...
[ It feels weird, speaking above water. Her voice feels different from what she's used to, but it's her voice regardless. ]