Speaking in Tongues [4.4.08]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal greeted everyone as they came in, jumping languages with each person. When they were all settled, he stood up. "I was trying to think of things we could do that would be fund and would test our abilities in the languages we've learned, and I found out about this travelling game. It's usually played in a car, but I thought it might work well for us."

He gave everyone an encouraging smile. "What you do is the first person says that they are going to the fair, and they are taking something beginning with an 'a', and the second person says they are going to the fair, that they are taking the first person's 'a' object, and adds an object starting with 'c', then the third says both they are taking both 'a' and 'b' objects, and adds one beginning with 'c', and so on and so on. By the time we get to the end, there will be a lot of objects to remember - if we use different languages to name them, it should help us practice!"

[ooc: wait for OCD, plz.]

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Sign in

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

With the languages that make you happy!

Re: Sign in

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi Sato, in the familiar Japanes kanji

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John Sheppard, happy in English, yes.

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[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara Serra, who was happiest writing in Chinese

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[grenfelzer.livejournal.com]

Carmela Rodriguez, signed in the spidery letters of the Speech

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[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir Thropp

Talk if you want to talk

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

For the convos and the talkings.

I am going to the fair...

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal cleared his throat and started them off in French. "I am going to the fair, and I am taking an ancient tome."

[I figure everyone knows how to do this, but just in case: next person says 'I am going to the fair and I am taking an ancient tome, and a [object that starts with b]', and so on and so on until we get to the end of the alphabet.]

Re: I am going to the fair...

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara grinned and started off in French. "I am going to the fair, and I am taking an ancient tome," then she switched to faltering Karsite, "and a brilliant scientist."

Re: I am going to the fair...

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi went next, in Spanish. "I am going to the fair, and I am taking an ancient time, a brilliant scientist and," she added, switching to Karsite as well, "a candelabra."

Re: I am going to the fair...

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

Liir figured he'd best get in early since he didn't know many languages.

"I am going to the fair, and I am taking an ancient tome, a brilliant scientist, a candelabra and," he wracked his brain before deciding on a Quadling word he'd heard in a lullaby ages ago "a donkey."

Re: I am going to the fair...

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal jumped back in, in Valdemaran this time. "I am going to the fair and I am taking an ancient tome, a brilliant scientist, a candelabra, a donkey, and an," he jumped to Karsite, "enlightened sense of self interest."

Talk to the convenors

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Once they are here, yo.

Re: Talk to the convenors

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal was here, of course.

Re: Talk to the convenors

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

At some point John found his way over to talk to Karal. "I owe you an apology," he said, not at all proud of the way his six-year-old self had acted over the weekend.

Re: Talk to the convenors

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal shook his head. "No, I need to apologise to you. I should not have said those things to you about your horse."

Re: Talk to the convenors

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"And I should not have gotten upset and shot you," John added. "Even if it was only water, I should have better control."

Re: Talk to the convenors

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal slanted an eyebrow at him. "You were how old, again?" he asked, with a small smile.

Re: Talk to the convenors

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

A carefully, evenly folded note went skittering towards Karal.

"I figured out a way you could make it up to our fake child and me that you ditched us a couple of weekends back."

Re: Talk to the convenors

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

He looked up at her in surprise, then unfolded it. "Yes?" he said hopefully, and just a little bit warily.

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[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

Adah wrote again, tearing out the second piece of paper and taking her time folding it. She figured, since the request was fairly anticlimactic, that she should at least try to maintain the suspense of it for as long as she was able. She could, of course, fold exceptionally well with just her one hand. Years of practice in doing so to send notes to Leah when she should have been paying attention to her father. But one wouldn't know it by looking at how slow and precise she was being now.

"Cover my library shift this coming Wednesday?"

Re: Talk to the convenors

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Inara was there, too.

Talk to Bob the Librarian

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Once he is here!

Re: Talk to Bob the Librarian

[nottheoperative.livejournal.com]

And there he was. Mildly amused by the entire thing this afternoon.

You could tell by the small quirk of his eyebrow.

OOC

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Need coffee. Need it now.