Creature languages, 1/16, period 4

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There is no spider or other animal in view today as Dream stands to address the class.

"Hello. I hope you all enjoyed speaking with Aunt Nancy last week. That was an attempt to acclimate you to the kind of experiences you will have in class.

She told me, by the way, that she quite enjoyed your questions. And she thanks Mr. Gavin for the coffee.

Today, I want you to take a step back from this subject and recognize something you already know: humans can speak Creature languages, at least on a primitive level. Think about the near-telepathy you might have experienced with a pet, for example. Or a time when you knew an anumal was dangerous. Even if it did not say "I would like to bite you," odds are you could tell what it was thinking.

Creature languages is really just about taking that intuitive communication and expanding it a level, so you can converse as readily with, say, a garden slug as you can with your pet cat, and so you can communicate more complex messages across the species barrier. It is physical and emotional as well as vocal, and I trust you will keep that in mind.

In class today, I want you to write a paragraph discussing a time when you feel you communicated with an animal."

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Sign in, 1/16

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Sign in here

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Pippi signs in.

Mr Neilson leaves his pawprint.

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Paige signs in

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Jake signs in.

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Xander signs in.

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Molly signs in.

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Cordelia signs in.

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Vala signs in.

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Sakura sings in.

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Zero signs in.

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Victor signs in, looking very pleased with himself.

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Draco signs in.

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Walter signs in

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Lisa signs in.

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Stark signs in.

Sit in class, 1/16

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Ask Dream questions, chatter (discreetly), pass notes, whatever.

Re: Sit in class, 1/16

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"Um, if a dog is growling and showing it's teeth, then I think it's going to bite me, but that's more visual cues that some sort of telepathy, right?"

"The pets thing is like an established mental connection, right? Like how a couple can communicate without speaking after spending a lot of time together?"

Re: Sit in class, 1/16

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi has a folded bit of paper in her hand and looks around for Molly.

Re: Sit in class, 1/16

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander glaned around, remembered that Cordy was in this class too, and mentally edited what he was going to say. "I... kind of speak a little hyena, I guess," he said, shifting in his seat. "Which I forgot to mention when we were listing out languages because I don't, uh. Remember it that well. There was this possession thing. But I do remember that a lot of it was visual cues - and smell. Someone smelled scared, or moved their head a certain way, or looked you straight in the eyes or not, and it sent a different message. Like, 'don't mess with me; I can kick your ass' or 'please don't eat me!'"

Classwork, 1/16

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Turn in your paragraph.

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In my world, communication with animals is not uncommon. There are proper etiquette rules for communicating and interacting with many animals, like unicorns and hyppogriffs, but the most common communication is one almost every witch or wizard engages in on a daily basis. We talk to our delivery owls. It is common to exchange greetings with the owls, who are generally affectionate when they deliver mail and packages, often nipping gently at your finger and asking for food treats. They communicate when they are not happy with the weight or distance of the delivery, and they can get disgruntled if you go long periods of time with paying attention or visiting them in the owlery. The owls that deliver subscriptions effectively communicate the fact that they expect payment in return for your paper. And when sending mail out, we communicate through body language and tone of voice the seriousness or urgency of the outgoing parcels.

Re: Classwork, 1/16

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I suppose you could chat with Mr. Neilson all you like about the many ways I try to communicate with him and he understands but ignores me. Not all animals do however, and I generally find them very playful. Like the time I went on a picnic with my friends Tommy and Annika (they are people you know); Mr. Neilson wandered off (of course, because I told him not to) and we split up to look for him. Tommy met a bull who wanted to play, but bulls play rough and Tommy was wearing his good white suit. So I had a chat with the bull and gave him some fashion advise, but all he wanted to do was play (http://www.livejournal.com/users/strongestgirl/8271.htm). You wouldn't believe how that bull could tickle! Then he indicated that it was his naptime, so I left him alone after that.

Dream's office hours, 1/16

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Dream is ready to chat with you.