Creature Languages, Period 3, 2/23

[swerval_zero]

The students are greeted as they enter not by Professor Dream*, but by a small pink kitten sitting on the desk next to the sign-in sheet. Well, they will be once someone looks directly at her. Until then, the small pink kitten? Adorable, but invisible.

A stack of Cat vocabulary sheets are sitting next to the adorable pink kitten. The following is written on the board behind her:

We will be having a very special class on Cat today. Please greet your guest speaker, me, Zero Hopeless-Savage.

1. Conversation. Talk with Kitty Zero on any subject. Your end of the conversation should ideally be in Cat, however, if your limited vocabulary or the limits of the human body prevent this, feel free to use English. Kitten Zero understands it. Since Cat is such a body language-intensive language, if your statement requires actions thought vulgar by humans, please use English. Then repeat back to Kitten Zero what you think she said, in English. She will tell you if you're correct or not.

If all else fails, one mew for yes, two for no.

2. Comprehension. Kitten Zero will recite a short passage. Record what you think she said.

3. Discussion. Ask Human Zero about facets of the Cat language or Cat culture you would like to know more about. Please remember that her experience is limited.

*Unless Professor Dream is present.

((OCD threads are up! Go for it! But please remember that due to a class this afternoon, I may be doing the dance of slowplay.))

Comments

Sign In

[swerval_zero]

Don't forget to sign the roll! (And give kitten!Zero skritches, of course.))

Re: Sign In

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

Draco signs in and scratches kitten!Zero behind the ears.

Re: Sign In

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi signs in and takes a vocabulary list.

"Ahh! Zero! You make an adorable cat!"

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair signs in and gives kitty!Zero a couple of soft pets before sitting down.

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[anole-x.livejournal.com]

Vicotr signs in and gives kitten!Zero some scritches. "You're so cute!"

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[bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com]

Molly signed in and gave kitten!Zero a few quick pets. "You're pink! That is so cool!"

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter signs in and strokes the cute pink kitten carefully between the eyes.

Re: Sign In

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake signs in and kitten!Zero got skritched.

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[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige signs in and strokes Kitty!Zero softly on the head, and says //hey Zero// in Cat

Re: Sign In

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander signed in and may have actually made 'd'awwwww' noises. He was willing to bribe girl!Zero to never tell anyone ever.

Re: Sign In

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter wasn't in the class so he didn't sign in. But Zero had invited him to stop by. For moral support. Since she was teaching. It would be good to have a friendly face in the room. Yes.

In any event, Peter smiled, petted Zero gently, and quietly took a seat in the back of the room. Yay for moral support!

Re: Sign In

[sakuracchyan.livejournal.com]

Sakura signs in and smiles at Zero, scritching her under her chin and then patting her on the head.

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[stykera]

Stark signs in, but does not offer any skritches, because somehow it seems odd to scratch a classmate behind the ears.

Re: Sign In

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Vala signs in, then jumps slightly when she spots the kitten. She shook her head, Damn, I swear she wasn't there when I walked in... I must need more caffiene...

Conversation

[swerval_zero]

Talk with kitty!Zero.

Re: Conversation

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

/Um...do mice taste like chicken?/ asks Draco.

Re: Conversation

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi checks her list.

/I know you are not normal a cat Less-Then-One. How did you get this form today?/

Re: Conversation

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

//Why don't cats like...//

Victor's eye widened when he saw the translation for the word he was looking for. "Okay, there's no way I'm saying that..." He looked at kitten!Zero and said in English, "Water."

Re: Conversation

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair studied the sheet and smiled at kitty!Zero.

/Do you have friends who are cats and do you stay friends once you are/ Blair shrugged and outlined a vaguely Zero-shape outline in the air /people again?/

Re: Conversation

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

/Hello. You make a pretty not quite red cat. Do you work in the big room with books?/

Re: Conversation

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

//How are you enjoying being a cat again?\\ Paige asks in near perfect Cat

Re: Conversation

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake tilted his head, and tried to think of something to ask. "Um. /Do you have litter-mates?/"

Comprehension

[swerval_zero]

You will not be graded.

A cat came fiddling out of a barn,
With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.
She could sing nothing but fiddle dee dee,
The mouse has married the bumblebee.
Pipe, cat; dance, mouse;
We'll have a wedding at our good house.

((ooc: Brownie points awarded for originality in translation.))

Re: Comprehension

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

A person came sawing at a hunk of wood with our guts for strings from the smelly place where food hides in the straw.

Holding a bag with sticks that makes a sound as if one was dying trapped between a limb and his body.

The female had difficulty making any other noise besides *purring noise* the small morsel of tasty flesh has joined with the humming thing that floats in the air.

Death shout bag, person, frolic, tasty flesh morsel;
Joined together at our loving place where food is plentiful.

Discussion

[swerval_zero]

With a pop, Zero turned back into her girl self, still sitting perched on the edge of the desk. "So. Any questions?"

Re: Discussion

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"So...about that question?" Blair bounced. "I think probably comparing the wild canine to the wild feline and the domestic canine to the domestic feline would be the most appropriate option."

After class

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Dream has wandered in and out of the classroom during Zero's lecture, providing assistance if it is needed.

As class lets out, he stands in the back of the room, in case any students have questions for him.