talentsgirl | [ Action, Voice ] "You! What planet is this?"

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[So, after a month or so of study in shifts and things that mess with brains, Molly's ready to try an experiment. She attempts to say each of these in their regular languages: Spanish, Latin, French, and Chinese. All she gets for her efforts are a few words squeaking through Luceti's translation and a headache.]

I'm going to habla en Spanish.

Next to try nonnullus Latin.

I don't know many words in French but here it goes: belle, thanks, Camembert.

...Kung Pao Chicken.

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[She waits a bit for the headache to fade and then makes a general post.]

Two months in this place, and I feel like I'm still just getting my feet wet. I know everyone's getting adjusted with this whole new 'cycle,' but I wonder if a few people wouldn't mind answering a question: What language am I speaking right now?

[And in a bit, Molly will blow off her normal time at the library to enjoy the warm day and glorious weather in a pair of stonewashed cut-off shorts that are just a bit too short and a plain white men's T-shirt. She's roaming in and out of town, until eventually she finds a good hill to meditate on. Two months? Caution's getting thin. It's time to try and contact one of these filial spirits and just... start talking.]

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Then you had better start one up, hadn't you? Don't worry. I'm sure you can get a hand. The folks out here are willing to take on pretty much anything.

[Geeze, bossy.]

As fun as that sounds, I'm going to have to pass.

Really? That's a shame. Because I'm sure it'd be more beneficial to the community at large than Linguistics 101.

[Really? Because I'm pretty sure that figuring out how 'jackass' is translated universally would be pretty useful. The key to how they're messing with our brains would be to start with something constant - how is this happening? How do they have such easy access? Are our words changed or is it all in our minds? Is it something to do with the wings, or is it a 'shift?' If it is something natural, then why is it natural? If it's something that the Malnosso are doing to us, then why and can we turn it off?

There's always a cause, there's always a trail to lead back to who and why. And if I can find that...]

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Take it up with the Committee for General Village Improvement.

Oh, do we have one of those now? A lot sure did change in the week I was gone.

Sure. Just look and see.

[She's totally lying and she doesn't care.]

['S okay. He doesn't much believe her, anyway.]

I'll be sure to log it away for another time.

You do that.

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Welcome back, by the way.

[Huh. He wasn't really expecting a welcome back, but hey. He'll take it.]

Why, thank you. I try my best to be welcomed.

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