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[singlesoledjest]

Mercutio's on the couch again, this time with some sticks and a knife. He's whittling them idly, stripping off the bark and clearing it all into a neat pile at his feet.

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[scienceliz]

"Mercutio?" Liz approaches him hesitantly, hoping he remembers her from their chat a while back.

[scienceliz]

"I'd be willing to teach you." She frowns, slightly dissapointed. "The alphabets have to be somewhat similar, right? Or maybe the Bar could have something that could help?"

[singlesoledjest]

"Really?" Mercutio looks pleased. "I am not a good student. I am easily bored. But it would pass the time."

[scienceliz]

"Why not?" A small smile appears on her face. "I've never actually taught anyone English before, but I've tutored in biology. It could be fun."

[singlesoledjest]

"I warn you, I may lose interest quickly. But I would adore to try."

[scienceliz]

"It's worth a shot. And it'll give me something to do around here too."

[singlesoledjest]

"Excellent." Mercutio beams.

[scienceliz]

"I'm glad." She looks towards the astronomy book. "I'll see if I can get something simpler to start with. Is the alphabet familiar to you at all?"

[singlesoledjest]

"I can read." Mercutio looks vaguely offended. "In both the Roman and the Greek alphabet, thank you. And a little Arabic, but I would not really consider that reading. I had only just begun to learn it when I died."

[scienceliz]

"I never said you couldn't. And that's good that you know the Roman alphabet. That's what ours is based on." She offers him a friendly smile. "You know a lot more languages than I do."

[watch_wait]

Mercutio flips open the book. "This is the Roman alphabet, although strangely printed. I simply do not understand what it says." He sounds it out. "As-tro-no-my."

[ooc: you know the thing where everyone at Milliways automatically speaks a common language, right?]

[scienceliz]

"That sounds correct," Liz offers. "See? Astronomy. The subject of the book."

(ooc: yup. i actually had one of my other pups deal with the whole language thing a while back.)

[singlesoledjest]

"But... that is not the same word. Here, as-tr-no-my," he gestures at the book, "from your mouth, astronomy. You are talking Italian, but you say this is English." He is frowning.

[scienceliz]

Liz blinks. It never actually crossed her mind how she'd be able to understand the words of a dead Italian from another century. "It is English. To me, you're speaking English, not Italian."

[singlesoledjest]

Mercutio blinks riiiight back. "Oh."

[scienceliz]

Liz frowns, confused. "I can't be I never thought of this. I wonder how that's possible."