Mariel looked over at the pond at the mention of it and stared at it blankly as the professor spoke. What did she know about ponds? Uh... Almost involuntarily, her hand shot up in the air with her eyes still focused on the pond. "Well... ponds are bodies of... water," she began slowly, now turning to look at Bunbury. "I suppose they'd be good habitats for the kinds of plants that like plenty of... water." That, uh, sorta made sense, right?