Kimblee had honestly never been terribly good at selecting wines himself; he was able to place a selection reasonably quickly, however - white wine, based less on whatever they were possibly going to order and more on the fact that red wine ensured that Kimblee's impulse control would be completely dead for the rest of the evening.

Once the order had been placed, he returned his attention to Emmy.

"Ah, its borders aren't anywhere near the ocean, unfortunately; furthermore, almost all of the countries surrounding it are either actively hostile toward Amestris, or there's bad blood between our countries. Xing is the exception, but that country is separated from us by the Eastern Desert, which is considered to be too dangerous to cross by most."

He paused for a moment, looking through the window again. "As partial as I am to Amestris, before my arrival in Johto, I had only left the country once; I hadn't seen the ocean at all before coming here."