[Pearl's smile grows softer and she nods. Kida was very different. Pearl was so used to modern humans. The genuine curiousity she expressed was refreshing to see. Beach City had it's charms, but this place. What ALASTAIR was doing... it offered so many new venues of knowledge. Experiences. People.]

There's no need to thank me. You deserve it. I'm glad to have met you as well.

[She pulls her hand back.] My people? I wouldn't exactly say they're my people. Not anymore, at least.