"Mermaids are cool too, yanno," she replies with a bit of a pout. Man, this guy's rude-- but he's still talking to her, so.

"Aaand no. I mean, it's like magic, but I'm actually really bad at magic tricks. I just don't get them! I channel ghosts instead. I'm a medium! The magatama just helps me concentrate my spiritual energy-- and I guess it can help see lies and do other stuff, too."