I'm sure such a thing won't be necessary. We wouldn't want to stress them more than they are already.

[His question gets her to pause. She considers the jellyfish thoughtfully. It's so obvious they're ill from the way they're acting, but how sapient are these creatures? How much do they know about the world? Can they sense it in any way?

She hesitates, quiet for a long moment, before she turns back to Beat.]

I'm...not sure. It's hard to say how intelligent these creatures are - or if you even need intelligence to know if something is wrong. I don't think they're...suffering, at least.

[If they were, perhaps the mermaids would be a bit more worried?]