[ It does interest her greatly to hear where everyone is from. It always has, before when it was just about leaving her own home town to see what the neighbors were like. Then across the sea. Then to the other side of the world and beyond. Even if they didn't ask to be in this situation, it seems like a waste not to get to know what it's like elsewhere from the people who've lived it.

She does have to chuckle at the comment about Nanaue. She thinks he's sweet, if a little eager to chomp on things he maybe shouldn't, but who hasn't done that?

As for not fitting in...that's certainly a story that's not uncommon amongst the Summoned, isn't it? ]

I grew up in a small town myself. Much smaller than the Settlements here, actually. No goats at all.

[ A beat. ]

And our sharks were also very much swimmers. Norishio--that's my shark--has decently long fins but I don't think he could walk if he tried.

[ She had technically seen bipedal sharks in the past, but...that's a whole different issue to go into. Eddie doesn't deserve that mess. ]

But...finding a place here is nice. Even if it wasn't what you may have expected. What is your star called, if I can ask?