"I should continue my rounds. My friend should- Alice!" Ivan spotted the scientist approaching by her white lab coat, and he waved her over.

Alice approached Ivan, her gaze immediately turning on the four merfolk. She studied their injuries with calculating eyes, displeasure flickering across her face before her expression returned to completely neutral. Despite her years of working with merfolk, she still found the males rather bothersome.

"Do your rounds, Guard. I can deal with this myself," She told Ivan.

Meanwhile...

Emerie watched the scientist leave with a sad, yet dramatic, sigh. As the guard passed, she dared to call out again. This time with a different objective.

"Guard! Do you think I could get something to entertain myself with? A notebook and pencil, perhaps?" This time, the mermaid's tone was gentle and lacked her previous whine.