<span style="font-style: italic">Rika shrugs. "I'm just like Arisu. Both of us like learning about stuff that interests us." She tilts her head in confusion. Unlike Arisu, Rika hadn't heard the tales about the merfolk. "Live in the sea? Only people with gills could live under water. You don't have anything to breath with, I'm guessing. You haven't been to a city before?" Rika couldn't imagine living under the sea. Not being able to see all the different people that coming in going in the market would drive her crazy. And the cold of the water as well. "Arisu's a good teacher. She knows how to get messages through."</span>