[Maribelle meanwhile begins setting a small flame to boil the kettle of water for the tea, and preparing the cups of tea for them to drink once it finishes boiling. A cup of earl gray for herself, and a citrus blend for Kiemi since she always kept extra of it on her person.]

So Kiemi, as a mermaid you live under the sea and on land right? Do merfolk have any major cities above or beneath water? Or are they perhaps more nomadic?

[There's a delighted little hum from Maribelle as she finishes arranging the tea cups just right and proper.]