Elverda
There was another silence as Elvy considered his answer.
"Different how?" She asked quietly.
"Well imagine this," Tao settles into a light story telling voice. "We live in Schools, or I guess Tribes would be a better word. These tribes are constantly coming together, mixing and splitting appart. Durring one of those times when the tribe comes together two may find themselves attracted to each other. They go off together, have fun, perhaps even children. But we live for so long that we eventualy get bored with spending our time with one individual. We come back to the Gathering and find someone else, or a different group." He looks at her. "Do you understand? Because of our long lives, there is no real concept of 'love' in a Mer relationship.