In English, was the fruit named for the color, or the color named for the fruit? My helpmate doesn't know.

[She's talking about "orange."

Lika, keepin' it topical.]

[audio // English]

[Lika's voice is acerbic.]

Do you think you might refrain from beating on each other in the future? When you do, I have to feel it, too.

[Then she switches to her usual, more cheerful tone.]

Hello, new arrivals! You seem to come in batches every seven days or so. D'you think there's anything to that?

I'm Lika!

[text]

If my fellow passengers would indulge my curiosity: If you're from a place that uses or used the AD or CE dating system, what year is it where you're from?

It's 5032 at home, but we don't use that calendar anymore.

((OOC: If I get enough responses, I'll do a for-real statistical analysis and have Lika report on the findings.))