fandomhigh | Creature Languages, 4/24, period 4

There are books about animals, including some written in creature tongues, piled on every available surface in the classroom.

"Hello," Dream says. "As promised last week, you have today and Thursday to work on your final projects for this class. There will be a final quiz on Monday, May 1, and then the projects are due May 4. They should be short ~~and possibly handwaved~~ accounts of a conversation you had with a creature whose language you have learned this term, and what you learned from them. If this poses a problem for you, please let me know, and I will suggest an alternative assignment."

He nods to a pile of papers teetering on the top of one of the stacks of books. "That should give you some ideas as to what to speak to the creature about. They are suggestions, not mandates."

Possible Topics to Address
1. Most creatures have some natural enemies. Why is that? How does the creature you are writing about feel about his or her enemies?
2. How is the creature's language adapted to its habitat? For example, why is Lobster so different from Spider?
3. What is the role of parents in the creature's culture?
4. What is the creature's favorite work of art by his or her species? Why?
5. What does the creature wish humans understood about him or her?

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"I'm still thinking about it," Molly said. "If I go with the one I do best in, it'll be rat. If I try for one I'm need work on, it'll be spider or dragon. Or snake. Or shark." She grinned and shrugged.

"Then we need to actually find and talk to a creature." Blair silently ruled out monkey as an option for his paper. "Which really makes me wish we had learned dog. How easy would it be to just go say 'hi' to Sean?"

"Or Vladdie. I suppose I could just interview Mr. Neilson, but I'm guessing that others might do that too."

Blair nodded and didn't mention that he wasn't going to be one of the ones interviewing Mr. Neilson.

"Maybe you could find a rat in the woods. Do rats live in the woods?"

Molly shrugged. "I don't know about the woods. I do know there are some down in the sewers though. I saw plenty of them when Cam and I went down there looking for Darla."

"Oh." Blair blanched a little. "Well, maybe we should go sewer diving for rats and snakes. Get both projects done at the same time!"

Blair wondered if slugging through sewers looking for vermin counted as a date...and if he needed to bring flowers.

Molly looked at him in surprise. Visiting the sewers really didn't seem like Blair's thing. She had actually been thinking about asking Cam to go back down there with her. But, if Blair wanted to, he could go with her.

"You're sure you want to?" she asked.

"I'd love to go with you." Blair smiled. "When should we go?"

"I don't have any classes tomorrow until Archaeology. We could go in the morning. If you're not busy."

Blair nodded. "That's my first class tomorrow too, so I'm free. Looks like we're heading to the sewers tomorrow morning!"

Molly smiled. "We should go early enough that we'll have time to get back to school and clean up after.

"Oh, and you might want to wear clothes that you don't mind getting ruined. I had to throw away one of my hats last time. And make sure to wear sturdy shoes with thick soles. You don't want anything poking you in the foot. Or biting you. And long sleeves too. It's easier to knock any critters that land on you off your clothes than your skin."

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