" . . . Nothing as complex as that. Basically we just go on our own way. There's no government of any type, unless you count Azaria and Thalassa - the two mermaid sisters that rule the island. Even so, they usually don't so much tell us what to do. Thalassa tends to be responsible for making life hell though."

[He frowned a little at that.]

". . . Basically, I'd recommending just finding a job and getting an apartment. That's what most of us do."