[Indeed, the words feel thick and heavy on the tongue. While a few things could shift through the translator - or implanted language, Molly wasn't sure - it was evident whatever was laid upon them wasn't too happy with the effort. It made Molly want to try to do it more.

But she shouldn't drag him into it.]

In big cities, like where I live, you get all different sorts of people, so it's easy [and important] to pick up little bits of language.