Aug 04, 2009 09:54
There's a man on a couch by the fire, feet up, two books open in his lap. One is an ancient, dusty-looking thing, the other an English-Sanskrit dictionary.
Someone's researching.
[ooc: Recycled post is recycled! Open until his next EP.]
athena,
teja,
melpomene,
nikola tesla (sanctuary)
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Consequently, there's a curious muse in a nearby chair by the fire.
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Periodically, there's a whispered (and completely inaccurately pronounced) bit of Sanskrit.
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After about fifteen words like this, she finally leans over and says, quite helpfully, "You know, most people don't speak Sanskrit any more, so you're probably better off not trying to speak it aloud."
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"That's pretty logical. But if you wanted to speak it, wouldn't you want to know you were speaking it correctly?"
Melpomene always pushes for good pronunciation.
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Languages are not his strong suit, though he does quite well with them.
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"Looks like interesting stuff," she concludes, a bit wry.
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"Fair enough."
Though she admits to herself that, yes, it is a little unsettling not to even be able to read his thoughts even a little.
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