Languages 101

[buryyourfriends]

[Now that everything has calmed down, Seto can ask a question that's been rattling around in his brain. So there's a new message on the Rock of Communication in messy handwriting.]

Hi. I hope this is okay to write on.

Is there a way to talk to someone who can't talk? I don't think something like that is in my world, so I don't know if there's something like that.

[Well there was a way to talk to someone without words in Seto's world but he's not touching that with a ten-foot pole.]

I'd like to learn if there is a way so I can talk to them more. I'll be here too sometimes if you want to talk in person. I have a blue jacket on.

- Seto

[And indeed Seto can be found by the rock, if anyone would rather speak in person.]

Comments

[proficienciesouttheass]

MAYBE JUST WRITE IT! KEEP PAPER AND PENCIL ON YOU AND YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK TO THEM THAT WAY.

OR, LIKE, SIGN LANGUAGE, OR DRAWINGS! THERE'S A LITTLE GUY AROUND HERE THAT DREW STUFF ON THE FLOOR WHEN WE WERE TALKING.

OR IF YOU HAVE TELEKINESIS OR SOMETHING YOU CAN ALWAYS TALK INTO THEIR BRAIN.

- MAGNUS

[buryyourfriends]

[By this point Seto has gotten a few explinations about sign language and keeps the idea of drawing or writing things in the back of his mind - although writing in blood was apparently out. So Seto's going to latch on the word he doesn't know.]

Telekinesis? What's that?

- Seto

[Also thank god that Magnus wrote that word down because Seto was sure he'd spell it wrong otherwise.]

[proficienciesouttheass]

[ Poor kid asks a lot of questions from worst person at wording ever.]

ITS LIKE WHEN YOU MOVE STUFF WITH YOUR MIND I GUESS? EVEN YOURSELF? BUT ALSO WHEN YOU READ PEOPLE'S MINDS AND MAYBE TALK WITH THEM. I THINK.

[buryyourfriends]

[Hey bad wording is better then no wording at all in Seto's books.]

That sounds so cool! I wonder if you could learn to do it.

- Seto

[Because he can think of so many things he could do, even if it sounds like magic and Seto knows he can't use the same kind of magic everyone else here could use.]

[proficienciesouttheass]

I MEAN YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK TAAKO! I DON'T KNOW IF HE KNOWS TELEKINESIS BUT HE KNOWS MAGIC AND HE CAN MAKE SHIT FLOAT AND HE USED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT LET YOU TALK IN OTHER PEOPLE'S HEADS! IT WAS REALLY WEIRD!

- MAGNUS

[buryyourfriends]

[He knew that the elves had that pretty magic, but he didn't think that it could be used to talk to people.]

He's talked in your head before?

- Seto

[proficienciesouttheass]

YEAH! I HAD TO KEEP QUIET BECAUSE OF SOME STUFF, AND HE HAD THAT. SO WE TALKED IN OUR HEADS. SUPER COOL, HUH?

- MAGNUS

[buryyourfriends]

That is really cool! I wonder if he could teach me.

- Seto

[proficienciesouttheass]

MAYBE! YOU CAN ASK HIM LATER!
MAYBE HE EVEN STILL HAS THE HEADBAND THING.

-MAGNUS

[buryyourfriends]

Headband thing?

- Seto

[proficienciesouttheass]

YEAH! IT WAS THIS HEADBAND THING YOU PUT ON AND YOU CAN TALK WITH HIM AND STUFF. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

TO BE HONEST, I DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT, WE JUST KINDA NEEDED TO USE IT.

- MAGNUS

[buryyourfriends]

Does he have it here?

- Seto

[proficienciesouttheass]

NO IDEA! YOU SHOULD ASK HIM WHEN WE'RE BACK AT BASE.

- MAGNUS

[buryyourfriends]

I think I will. Thanks Magnus.

- Seto

[proficienciesouttheass]

SURE THING, KID!

- MAGNUS