Creature Languages, 4/17, Period 4

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

There is candy and soda for the students, as well as herbal tea.

Dream waits for the students to assemble, then begins his lecture.

"Hello. Today we begin our study of the last animal language we will discuss this semester. It is one that may be perhaps closer to your own tongues than many of the others we have studied -- that of simians, especially monkeys."

Dream cues up a videotaped lecture in the DVD player. "This speaker makes the unfortunately common error of conflating monekys with apes, but it is still a reasonable discussion of the similarities and differences between the uses made of languages by simians, and those by man."

"I also have a handout containing a touch more information about monkeys, and a second handout about squirrel monkeys specifically, such as our own Mr. Nielson."

"Ask questions, should you have them."

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Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

If she said it in monkey, it would be "Please groom him for me."

So she said it in English instead.

"Tell him I said 'thanks'."

Re: Classwork. Creature, 4/17

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter looked down at the vocabulary sheet and snickered a little. At least it was clear why she'd switched to English. The idea of grooming Alfred in a monkey way was incredibly disturbing. Good thing she hadn't told him to do it.

"I will."