"Oh, it's not fire, sir. It's electricity- an energy that flows through little wires behind the wall from a power source!"

Gummy is happy to correct the mistake, but. Uh. This may well be Stede's first time meeting an Ursus- by which I mean, someone who looks almost completely human save for the golden bear ears on her head. And they are indeed functioning ears. (The vault door and frying pan she's carrying around over her shoulder may be equally odd, really.)

Though... the girl's bright smile falls immediately at his question.

"No. I can't afford to be dead, so I won't be."

Ah, the sort of confidence only middle-schoolers can have.