--002, voice

[istwostepsahead]

Well, I believe I now have a fair understanding of where I am. Well, I had a fair understanding shortly after I arrived, but so things go

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[liverletdie]

Are you willing to post credentials privately?

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[istwostepsahead]

Oh, quite.

How in-depth would you like my explanation to be?

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[liverletdie]

The more in-depth, the better.

[ Encrypted ] this is artemis' canon right here /sob

[istwostepsahead]

With no outside assistance apart from the physical labor my bodyguard put in, I uncovered a technologically advanced society that had been concealing itself on Earth for thousands of years and extorted half a metric tonne of gold from them via the holding of a hostage. In this process I escaped what they call a bio-bomb, which kills all living tissue within a time-stopped zone. This was at the age of twelve

[hackeralastair]

Extra languages? I can...as long as I hear it first.

voice, Sumerian mothereffer

[istwostepsahead]

Really? Tell me what color the daytime sky is in this language, then.

voice

[hackeralastair]

[Sumerian]

The sky is blue...

[English]

What kind of a lame question is that?

voice

[istwostepsahead]

[English]

The kind of question so simple no one would think I'm asking it offhand.

[In Gnommish, language of the fairies back home]

Can you understand this?

[spadassin]

I know many languages. What do you need to know?

[istwostepsahead]

One of my powers is the Gift of Tongues. My other powers are impacted to a given measure and I want to see how that has fared. Thankfully I seem to be still possessed of my linguistic abilities.

Not that I don't already speak multiple languages fluently, but this fills in the gaps nicely.

[spadassin]

A useful gift. How many languages do you know, then?

[istwostepsahead]

Naturally, I speak multiple European languages, Russian and something of several others. My gift of tongues, however, has so far accounted for plenty of human languages.

[learntobehuman]

I can speak two languages, but I am unsure whether a human can ever properly learn to speak my native language.

[istwostepsahead]

Ah, it's alright.

Why would they not be able to?

[learntobehuman]

They may not, as it involves a certain level of control over one's tongue and vocal chords that humans do not typically possess. The sounds could be emulated, I suppose, but I do not think it would be the same.

Voice

[more_surreal]

Aurum est what?

Voice

[istwostepsahead]

Aurum est potestas. It means 'Gold is power'.

Voice

[more_surreal]

Hmm. Yeah, that makes sense! What about regular money? Can quarters be power too?