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Nausicaa's eyes had glazed over slightly at the words of the female mermaid. It was true - human's probably wouldn't have been kind to the merfolk. And they didn't exactly relish the idea of being kept in tanks either.

It hurt her to think about it. This was the discovery of a life time - here she was, making history! Actually having a conversation with a mermaid! But at the same time, the circumstances could have been much better.

The almost glare from the mermaid didn't help either. Nausicaa's mental defense was that, of course, she had never personally done anything to hurt a mermaid. But by simply being in this room, she had a feeling like even that was not really true anymore. She could not deny that humanity in general did these kinds of things. But... it was for science. It was for the benefit of history.

...And of course, it cost the lives of the few animals from a species that were dissected. But they were still lives none the less.

Nausicaa didn't hate the idea of learning. But... when it was something that could actually hold a conversation back, she figured that scientists would rather speak with it, than kill it and dissect it. Didn't the mermaids understand that? All human's weren't terrible; Nausicaa figured that she was a prime example of that, at least.

She was about to bring up her point with the underwater creatures, when Adam reappeared in the room, a bag of squid in hand. She hadn't heard him come through the door, and didn't actually notice he was in the room until he began climbing up a ladder he had placed next to the one she was on. Slightly startled, she gripped a bit harder onto the ladder, before visibly relaxing as she gained her wits once more. Smiling over towards the male, she eyed the squid he had picked up from the store.

They were probably a few hours old, she figured. Hopefully that was fresh enough. As Adam mentioned not being able to feed live squid to anything, Nausicaa nodded. She wasn't sure she could do that either - something about the poor creatures trying to get away from their predators turned her stomach sour.

But the voice of the mermaid caused her to snap her head in the other direction.

A smile came to her face, as she once more rested her head on her hands. She couldn't help the childish fascination that bubbled up inside her once more - sure, it was only the mermaids eating. But she and Adam would be the first to witness it.