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Aug 21, 2011 21:27

[Back in the library once more. Unfortunately, the books lose their appeal once Weiss can't understand them. This is a bit of a problem. With some help from his knowledge of the past, a..bit more (stuff like programming) and a dictionary, he's picking up English fairly quickly. But he decides to test a few things out ( Read more... )

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Action and english, oops. sdlfj odst_mute August 22 2011, 14:24:29 UTC
[After doing a quick double take when seeing the book, only to recall who it was, did Rookie give a cheerful wave from where he was sitting in the Lobby.]

Hey, Weiss. [Small pause as he drops his hand back down to the journal currently resting in his lap, rapping his knuckle on it a few times to draw attention towards it.] Hope you're having an easier time making sense out of all these languages.

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forever? whitecovered August 23 2011, 18:03:20 UTC
[Floating over. Okay. After some studying, he can understand the gist of it. His English is a bit awkward, but he's getting the hang of it very quickly.]

You could say that. Not as fast as I had hoped.

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Aha, for Rookie? Yeap! :D odst_mute August 23 2011, 23:06:19 UTC
[The awkwardness is noted, though there is some surprise in regards to it. Then again he probably shouldn't have just assumed Weiss wouldn't have any trouble just because he was a magic book.]

Better than some, at least. [Tilts his head.] What languages are you normally use to?

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/o/ whitecovered August 24 2011, 01:13:14 UTC
[Crosstranslating can get even the best of books hung up a bit.]

I do not know if there is a specific name for it.

[He switches to his usual language, aka what sounds like futuristic gibberish.]

I do not know what to call it, either.

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odst_mute August 25 2011, 14:16:20 UTC
[Yeah, he didn't understand any of that last part. No surprise there, but he sets his journal aside to give Weiss an interested look.]

First time I've ever heard something like that. Does everyone in your world speak it?

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whitecovered August 26 2011, 00:51:20 UTC
[English:]

Not everyone. I know there are several other cultures with their own tongues.

[And in Facadese described above:]

Such as this.

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