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-She takes the rifle and hands it to Cloud, folded up-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?It is good. Okay?
-Speaks with an unfamiliarity of the language, clearly not knowing too many words-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She puts it back onto her back-
Um... no English. Sorry.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She nods, not really understanding but figuring out his frustration from his tone-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?He...
...
-Draws a weapon of his own — a rather simple looking sword
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-Raises it, bowing slightly and lowering his forehead to barely rest along the flat of the blade. He holds this position for a moment, then puts it away-
-That's a universal gesture people have, right? That should make sense-
... Oh. Oh!
-She nods, remembering what Hal told her-
Thanks you.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She tilts her head, then sighs, exasperated by the language barrier-
-Only two people you can rely on to translate and now both want in your pants-
-Fuckin' A-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She looks at him, then the blade-
-Then removes her armour glove-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She hesitates, then cuts herself on the blade, hissing and pulling her palm back-
-Shallow, but a thin painful cut nonetheless-
-A streak of blue on the blade-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She stares at her palm, confused and a little distressed-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?...
-Rubs his fingers together looking pensive-
-Didn't work as well as it needed to-
-It's only tissue after all-
-Obtaining true memories would mean near-death, probably-
-Better than nothing-
<...Here for — helping.>
-The accent is spot on as though he were a native speaker, but it's spoken through an older man's mandible-less mouth, and as though he only has the barest minimum understanding of the language-
<How did you—? You just spoke Falcaen. How is that possible?>
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

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What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?