Speaking in Tongues [7.03]

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Karal smiled at everyone, hoping no one noticed the bunny prints on the library floor.

"I'm not sure if this will work, but I made lots of little paper squares," Karal put a box on the table, and some large squares of cardboard, with grids marked on them, "with the letters of the languages we've been learning. I thought we could get into pairs, or groups, and play a multi-language version of the game of scrabble."


[ooc:

please wait for OCD.

Have at it! Sorry this is late, I was distracted by coffee woes.]

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Re: Play scrabble

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"I'd go with alpaca with a small 'a' since it's an animal," said Hoshi. "They're from South America and they're kind of like llamas, but their wool is very soft and warm."

Re: Play scrabble

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He looked at her curiously.

"Of course it'd be a small 'a' since it's an animal. But would it change things in the game if it were an Animal?"

Re: Play scrabble

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"Hmmm," said Hoshi, thinking. "I don't believe it makes a difference as far as the game."

Re: Play scrabble

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"All right," he said, not quite sure how this all worked.

ANTHRACITE

It was easier to go off the ends.

Re: Play scrabble

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Hoshi was glad that she hadn't covered scoring, mainly because she couldn't remember how the word scores were calculated.

ABALONE

Re: Play scrabble

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E for Elphaba.

It flashed before his eyes for a moment before he shook it off.

IKON he put around the O.

Re: Play scrabble

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Hoshi used the "E" in abalone for EIERCREME. "It's the German word for custard," she explained. "I work with a crazy German chef at the hotel."

Re: Play scrabble

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MAUNT off of the "m".

"They're a kind of nun, specifically of the Unionist faith."

Re: Play scrabble

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"I don't think I'm familiar with that one, though we have Buddhist monks at home. Religion isn't very big in my time," said Hoshi, using the last letter to spell TAMALE. "It's a kind of Mexican snack food," she explained.

Re: Play scrabble

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"I'm familiar with them. They're in one of my books. I like to cook."

LEER

Like he hadn't heard that word often enough.

"And the Unionist faith is rather well-regarded. Most of the pagan ways are only kept by the old and those who don't mind being left behind."

Re: Play scrabble

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Hoshi used one of the E's for EGGPLANT.

"Really? I like to cook too. I've been meaning to cook for people, but I haven't had a chance in a while," she said.

Re: Play scrabble

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"I'm in the third floor common room often enough if you'd like to come by," he said with a faint smile. "I don't really know exactly what I'm doing, since I like to experiment, but nothing's come out terribly bad."

Re: Play scrabble

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"That's a floor I don't spend enough time on," said Hoshi. "I'll try to stop by sometime."

Re: Play scrabble

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I haven't spent much time there myself, he thought to himself as he looked down at Andrew.

"It's a good floor," he said instead.

Re: Play scrabble

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"I'm up on the fourth floor, and I've got a bunch of friends on the second floor, but I don't really stop in-between," said Hoshi. "Although once in a while there's something in the common room that you just can't miss."

Re: Play scrabble

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"Like someone dancing?" he replied, thinking of the one boy who's dancing had been so... interesting.

Re: Play scrabble

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"Oh, yes, I definitely caught that," said Hoshi, blushing as she remembered what happened later on that day.

Re: Play scrabble

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He raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm?"

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"I sort of kissed someone afterwards," said Hoshi.

Re: Play scrabble

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"So did I," he said plainly. "It was a nice kiss. Zack's actually a very nice kisser, incidentally."

Re: Play scrabble

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"Mine wasn't so bad either, but I ended up kissing someone who already had a boyfriend," said Hoshi.

Re: Play scrabble

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He winced.

"That's unfortunate," he said. He'd read up on relationships most of the day. Gay male relationships, but some things remain the same.

"Did they mind?"

Re: Play scrabble

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"Apparently he kind of liked the idea," said Hoshi, who was still confused by that. "I avoided him for a couple weeks, and then when I finally went to apologize, he was so frazzled over Valentine's Day that he totally missed what I was saying. I ended up getting him suit and tie to wear to the dance. His girlfriend loved it so much that she found me at the dance to thank me."

Re: Play scrabble

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"And who was this?"

Re: Play scrabble

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"Do you know Turtle and Jeff?" asked Hoshi. "Turtle is the one I kissed. She stopped by my room on the wrong day."