[Consider that the introduction, Merisia, though Alisha wouldn't call it lecturing, more... passionately arguing her points. She's not pacifist, since she's perfectly willing and able to fight it the situation calls for it. But she would like to see it as little as possible, in both her world and in Verens.]

Carbuncle... I see. [It sounds sort of like the Normin from her world, though only in the vaguest sense.] Either way, he's absolutely adorable. And to be frank, he's shown more of an inclination to help than some of the other residents.

[On that note, she drags the squeegee around the street once more, gathering together another small pile of the debris. But there's no harm in making small talk with her, is there? It certainly makes a task like this more tolerable.] Magic's not all that common in my world. It must be a fascinating skill to learn.