first little voice

[notthehead]

[with the aid of a handy-dandy legionnaire's ring for broadcasting purposes, Chey's giving this whole speaking audibly thing a shot. not just that - in Universal Game Language™ (presumably English but who even knows

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voice;

[uponhiseye]

[Oh hey, this sounds familiar.]

Is your name Chey?

[notthehead]

[a mesh of subdued sounds, fishing for the proper words in UGL.]

Yyyes, Chey is me...[nnnnthink.] Milen isspeaking?

[uponhiseye]

Yes! It's me--[correction] Milen speaking.

Are you okay?

[notthehead]

Iamm...learn...[hrm--] learning words. Big people use...and hear me?

voice;

[mumdies]

Yeah, I can hear you. [A confused pause.] You not normally talk like this?

[notthehead]

[a confused pause in return. DAT VOICE...

now even more nervous, making this an ordeal:] N-no...Not...words forme...Big...guh, big people words...speaking--

[mumdies]

Oh. Right. [And another pause for things to click in his head.] Wait, you're the little guy?

[notthehead]

[screams on the inside.

tinier:] Iam...Chey. When big people s-say.

[grylls_bears]

[man, this extreme idiot doesn't even get that this is different from the way Cheyu normally communicates. HE'S JUST ASSUMED HE WAS TALKING ALL ALONG, WHY WOULD IT CHANGE NOW.]

CHEYU!! Are you okay?! Did you have an extreme stroke or something?!?

[because OBVIOUSLY that's the only explanation for you speaking kind of extremely weird amirite]

[notthehead]

[LMFAO I LOVE YOU BIG BROTHER GUARDIAN SAMA.

BAFFLED, DISTRESSED:]

Have...a? I donot know the word...

[grylls_bears]

A STROKE!! Did your head hurt and you...fell down...or something extremely like that!!

[AT LEAST RYOHEI'S PRETTY SURE THAT'S HOW STROKES WORK

I MEAN FOR A HEALER HE'S NOT REALLY TOO GOOD WITH THIS STUFF ALL RIGHT]

[notthehead]

[a long, confused pause!

this is clearly a serious matter and not one he should be goofing around with his craptacular engleesh skills - this is now your regularly-scheduled thoughtvoice!]

I have not fallen or hurt now no is something wrong I do not know here now?

[dorkways]

Sounds like you're having a hard time! But you're getting there, hehe.

[notthehead]

[........

oH.]

Ohn...

Words n...not good?

[dorkways]

No, it's very good! It just sounds like you're struggling!

[notthehead]

[beat.]

Yes. [one syllable filled with all the frustration of wanting MORE SYLLABLES ARUGH.]

video.

[foreseen_future]

Chey! You're using your flight ring! [does she sound excited enough? her voice can get a little higher if you'd like!]

permavoice

[notthehead]

[wincing at the volume.

breath. this is HARD.]

Yes.

permavoice

[foreseen_future]

That's wonderful! Have you made any progress voice-wise?

[notthehead]

Trying-nng...yes. To make words. [breath.] Aresm...all and hard.