Our avatars are in a room together

Yep. Some of those old stories have all these names with nothing but consonants — especially, the ones from Nibel.

-Thinks to himself-

Consonants... uh... are those the description words?

They're the hard sounds, like t and m and stuff. Northern names can be hell to pronounce to outsiders... one good thing Shinra did was making Standard Continental the international language. Some people complained of loss of culture, but at least we can understand what we're saying... Wutai kept Wutaian, though. Another reason why they got screwed over when things started getting worse.

-Gets up to make tea- Mom grew up speaking Nibeli, and when she was a bit younger than I was, they started cracking down on other regions still trying to keep their native languages. Tifa and I even wound up learning how to "drop the accent", as it were, for the folks in Midgar and Junon and Kalm.

-Has started scratching up a table leg-

Yeah. More to learning another language than just swapping some words.

For example, "if I were to"... wait, stuff translates here. Never mind. The point still stands.

-Comes back with tea- So, what about you?

-Hops onto the table-

Huh?

Does your planet have one or two or fifty languages?

...-listens-

After the Unification War, the dominant language is what I speak, Falcaen. There are others, maybe twenty or so across turian space, but they're not as common. Speaking them is making a cultural statement more than anything.

...

-Nods-

-to Roxas- What do you speak?

...

As for learning English, it was either that or Althane for asari, and no offence, but English was an easier mark. Picked up the basics at the academy and the mannerisms aboard the Normandy after the war.

edited 26th Feb '13 3:03:12 AM by SR3NORMANDY

-comes down stairs, yawning-

Mornin'.

-has to think about that-

I think....its called....I dunno.

-Flonne is cleaning in the kitchen-

(Roberta is reading something)

(then, a sound of moving tracks from the outside)

-Nods-

(sound of tracks stopping, then a knock to the door)

(glances from over her book)

-walks to the door, opens it-

Yes?

edited 26th Feb '13 10:38:08 AM by ChrissieMcNapkins

(Griff is presented with this guy◊. He also happens to be twice his size) Greetings, human. Is it possible to drive inside?(which might prove difficult, because, well, he's unlikely to squeeze through the door frame)

(blinks) Hm. No. I really shouldn't be surprised.

edited 26th Feb '13 10:40:52 AM by FergardStratoavis

-looks up at the giant-

Oh dear sweet merciful lord.

Probably not, considering your height.

edited 26th Feb '13 10:42:50 AM by ChrissieMcNapkins

That is why I am asking you this. Going through is not a problem for me, but I wonder if it is going to be a problem to you.

Yes it will because I like having this wall up.

-he taps on the wall the door is attached to-

edited 26th Feb '13 10:45:57 AM by ChrissieMcNapkins

Hello.

Fair enough. Can I request a spare barrel of oil then?

Greetings.(nods to Cloud and Roberta)

(nods too and goes back to her book)

edited 26th Feb '13 11:01:36 AM by FergardStratoavis