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Too tired to finish the other one, so you get the one that has been running about in my mind for the last couple of days.
Title: A pair of earrings
Author: Ree
Theme: Silver Millennium - scifi
Genre: general
Version: Anime/Mange - early Silver Millennium
Rating: G
Most of these characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I'm just delving into their skeletons in the closet.
A pair of earrings
Lord Dalton turned the small ear piece over in his hand. "This is it." He held it out towards his Queen. "This is the newest model of the translator."
Selenity marveled at the small size. The original was a large unit that took up half of a small room, and that wasn't including the speakers and receivers. "And it will fit right into an ear? What about volume? How does it know what language to translate to and from?"
Lord Dalton placed the ear cuff transmitter into her outstretched hand. "It will be set so that it will only translate into one language, which ever one the wearer speaks. The volume can be adjusted, but it has to be done at the computer terminal."
Selenity marveled at the ease that Dalton spoke of computers. 'A year ago, he didn't even know what one was, and now...' She turned the translator over. "How do you put it on?"
"It wraps around the ear and then this part" He pointed to the speaker section. " fits into the ear. The sound come in through this microphone..." He touched a small perforated area on the disc that went into the ear. " and then the translation comes out this part, right into the ear." He turned it over to point at the speaker on the other side.
"So they can understand what is being said, but it isn't being broadcast all over the room. But... what about when they are speaking. Surely we aren't going to have everyone in the kingdom wearing translators, are we?"
Dalton shook his head, and picked up a small discrete pin off the table. "They'll where one of these up near their collar. When they speak, a small microphone will pick up their voice, translate it, and the broadcast the translation to a small area around them. It should be as loud as a normal speaking voice."
Selenity stared in awe. "So, I wear one of these.. " She gestured to the ear cuff. ".. and I will understand Martian, Venusian, Jovan, and Mercurian? And one of these.. " She touched the pin. "and everyone will understand me?"
Dalton shook his, his face looking slightly disappointed. "No, the ear piece can only translate from one language to another. The pin needs to be set to the language needed. That is easy though, there is a small dial that lets there wearer chose which language."
Selenity frowned slightly. "So, I can chose the language I speak in, but I can't chose which one I can understand?"
"I'm afraid so. It is a size issue. There is more room in the pin, because the bulk of it is hidden under the clothes. But the ear cuff..." He held up the slender wire with the small bud on the end.
Selenity took the cuff from him, and slipped it on. Running her finger down the wire behind her ear, she judged where it stopped. A small smile slipped onto her face. "Earrings. Drop earrings."
Dalton frowned. "Pardon me, Your Majesty?"
"The wire ends right behind the earlobe. Could you build a multi-translation unit the size of a drop earring?"
Dalton's eyes widened, and a smile flew onto his face as comprehension flooded his face. "Yes, we can. It wouldn't be any larger than the ones you normally wear."
Selenity tilted her head slightly, and smiled at him. "When do you think it will be ready?"
He answered her with a distant look on his face. "Next week... both of them."
Now it was Selenity's turn to frown in confusion."Both of them? I thought the pins were ready."
"Pin... you won't need a pin. It would mar the line of your dress. We don't need to do that, not when we can do it the other way."
Selenity raised an eyebrow. "Other way?"
Dalton focused on her. "The other earring. If one can translate for you, the other can work as the translator for everyone else. Then they would be a matching set."
Selenity's confusion disappeared. "Next week? How many can you make by then?"
Dalton thought a moment before he answered her."If my entire crew is working on it, then at least ten sets."
Selenity's eyes lost focus as she considered the implications. "Ten? We would of course need a set specifically designed for each language. Maybe we should color code them so they are easy to tell apart. I don't know if the males will want to wear a pair of earrings though."
Dalton knew he had been out of touch with the council for the past month while he was heading the translator project, and now he was sure that he had missed something important. "What is next week, Your Majesty?"
Selenity focused on him. "The ambassador ball. All the ambassadors from all the inner kingdoms are going to be here."
'Why didn't Talbert or Alanna tell me? This is big. We can't look like we don't know what we are doing. There is no way we will let them think they have a reason to look down on us. Not that they have shown any inclination to. But...' Determination settled on Dalton's face and into the set of his shoulders. "They will be ready. How many sets do you need?"
Selenity looked down at the pins resting on the table. "There will be three representatives from each inner kingdom, so that will be twelve. But not all of them will be females, so they might not want earrings. The pins will work beautifully for them, but..." She let the rest of her sentence hanging.
Dalton picked up the ear cuff and twirled it around. "So, we need to come up with a version of the cuff that is comfortable and translates for all the languages. We can do it. Your idea showed that we could. They will be ready."
Gratitude flowed from Selenity's eyes. "Just do your best, but don't push yourself too hard, my lord. We can work with these."
Dalton bowed slightly towards her. "Of course, my queen."
"Then I shall leave you to your work." Selenity nodded slightly towards him as she left.
As he watched her leave, Lord Dalton knew it was going to be a long, hard week, but all of the translators will be made in time. Flipping an intercom switch, he spoke into the microphone. "Get everyone in here, we have a long week ahead of us." His eyes glowed with the challenge they were facing.
Title: A pair of earrings
Author: Ree
Theme: Silver Millennium - scifi
Genre: general
Version: Anime/Mange - early Silver Millennium
Rating: G
Most of these characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko. I'm just delving into their skeletons in the closet.
A pair of earrings
Lord Dalton turned the small ear piece over in his hand. "This is it." He held it out towards his Queen. "This is the newest model of the translator."
Selenity marveled at the small size. The original was a large unit that took up half of a small room, and that wasn't including the speakers and receivers. "And it will fit right into an ear? What about volume? How does it know what language to translate to and from?"
Lord Dalton placed the ear cuff transmitter into her outstretched hand. "It will be set so that it will only translate into one language, which ever one the wearer speaks. The volume can be adjusted, but it has to be done at the computer terminal."
Selenity marveled at the ease that Dalton spoke of computers. 'A year ago, he didn't even know what one was, and now...' She turned the translator over. "How do you put it on?"
"It wraps around the ear and then this part" He pointed to the speaker section. " fits into the ear. The sound come in through this microphone..." He touched a small perforated area on the disc that went into the ear. " and then the translation comes out this part, right into the ear." He turned it over to point at the speaker on the other side.
"So they can understand what is being said, but it isn't being broadcast all over the room. But... what about when they are speaking. Surely we aren't going to have everyone in the kingdom wearing translators, are we?"
Dalton shook his head, and picked up a small discrete pin off the table. "They'll where one of these up near their collar. When they speak, a small microphone will pick up their voice, translate it, and the broadcast the translation to a small area around them. It should be as loud as a normal speaking voice."
Selenity stared in awe. "So, I wear one of these.. " She gestured to the ear cuff. ".. and I will understand Martian, Venusian, Jovan, and Mercurian? And one of these.. " She touched the pin. "and everyone will understand me?"
Dalton shook his, his face looking slightly disappointed. "No, the ear piece can only translate from one language to another. The pin needs to be set to the language needed. That is easy though, there is a small dial that lets there wearer chose which language."
Selenity frowned slightly. "So, I can chose the language I speak in, but I can't chose which one I can understand?"
"I'm afraid so. It is a size issue. There is more room in the pin, because the bulk of it is hidden under the clothes. But the ear cuff..." He held up the slender wire with the small bud on the end.
Selenity took the cuff from him, and slipped it on. Running her finger down the wire behind her ear, she judged where it stopped. A small smile slipped onto her face. "Earrings. Drop earrings."
Dalton frowned. "Pardon me, Your Majesty?"
"The wire ends right behind the earlobe. Could you build a multi-translation unit the size of a drop earring?"
Dalton's eyes widened, and a smile flew onto his face as comprehension flooded his face. "Yes, we can. It wouldn't be any larger than the ones you normally wear."
Selenity tilted her head slightly, and smiled at him. "When do you think it will be ready?"
He answered her with a distant look on his face. "Next week... both of them."
Now it was Selenity's turn to frown in confusion."Both of them? I thought the pins were ready."
"Pin... you won't need a pin. It would mar the line of your dress. We don't need to do that, not when we can do it the other way."
Selenity raised an eyebrow. "Other way?"
Dalton focused on her. "The other earring. If one can translate for you, the other can work as the translator for everyone else. Then they would be a matching set."
Selenity's confusion disappeared. "Next week? How many can you make by then?"
Dalton thought a moment before he answered her."If my entire crew is working on it, then at least ten sets."
Selenity's eyes lost focus as she considered the implications. "Ten? We would of course need a set specifically designed for each language. Maybe we should color code them so they are easy to tell apart. I don't know if the males will want to wear a pair of earrings though."
Dalton knew he had been out of touch with the council for the past month while he was heading the translator project, and now he was sure that he had missed something important. "What is next week, Your Majesty?"
Selenity focused on him. "The ambassador ball. All the ambassadors from all the inner kingdoms are going to be here."
'Why didn't Talbert or Alanna tell me? This is big. We can't look like we don't know what we are doing. There is no way we will let them think they have a reason to look down on us. Not that they have shown any inclination to. But...' Determination settled on Dalton's face and into the set of his shoulders. "They will be ready. How many sets do you need?"
Selenity looked down at the pins resting on the table. "There will be three representatives from each inner kingdom, so that will be twelve. But not all of them will be females, so they might not want earrings. The pins will work beautifully for them, but..." She let the rest of her sentence hanging.
Dalton picked up the ear cuff and twirled it around. "So, we need to come up with a version of the cuff that is comfortable and translates for all the languages. We can do it. Your idea showed that we could. They will be ready."
Gratitude flowed from Selenity's eyes. "Just do your best, but don't push yourself too hard, my lord. We can work with these."
Dalton bowed slightly towards her. "Of course, my queen."
"Then I shall leave you to your work." Selenity nodded slightly towards him as she left.
As he watched her leave, Lord Dalton knew it was going to be a long, hard week, but all of the translators will be made in time. Flipping an intercom switch, he spoke into the microphone. "Get everyone in here, we have a long week ahead of us." His eyes glowed with the challenge they were facing.