secretasshole: (while you're dying I'll be still alive)
David 8 ([personal profile] secretasshole) wrote2013-12-08 08:16 pm

020 웃 VIDEO

[This flood is basically David's favorite thing. Well, not really, his favorite thing would still involve never having to speak to quite a lot of you ever again, but this is a chance to show off, and so he is looking absurdly pleased with himself.

Or, you know. He's just smiling a little smugly, but it's not really as threatening or selachian as usual.]


I'm aware that there have been other offers of help, but as I spent two years studying every language native to Earth going back centuries, and am now fluent in several non-Earth languages as well, I would be happy to assist anyone currently experiencing translation issues.

Ich bin mir bewusst, dass es andere Hilfsangebote...

[The full message repeats in German. A shorter version of this message is repeated in every other native language of every single person on the Barge. Because this is basically what David does to entertain himself. His pronunciation is textbook and flawless, and will be responding to you in whatever language you're stuck using thanks to the flood. Or whatever one you want to brush up on.]
warisart: (Attention)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-09 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Wooooooow guess who is on this like no other.]

What languages did you just use? I recognize most of the Earth ones. Not all of the others.
warisart: (Curious)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-09 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
How did you learn them?
warisart: (Thoughtful)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-09 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
So you taught yourself from books, sir?

May I ask for a list of some of the more useful volumes?
warisart: (Come On Now)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-09 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Presently I am attempting to learn functional Borogravian, Sebacean, and the language spoken on Scadriel. One of the passengers is also apparently speaking a language related to Bengali, and I suspect what Iris is speaking is Gallifreyan, as it is far more complex than I would anticipate of an Earth language.
warisart: (Yessir)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-09 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
I am capable of locating the materials myself, or simply reviewing them within the library, sir.
warisart: (Thoughtful)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-09 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
The quantity only argues to remain in the library: neither of us will need to transport them.

I would very much like assistance to expedite the process; "bad" doesn't enter into it. My interest is merely to have any cross-references or potential additional materials ready to hand.
warisart: (Strategizing)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-18 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you, sir. I'll report in less than an hour to review them.

Have you had many replies to your offer?
Edited 2013-12-18 00:32 (UTC)
warisart: (Lost in Thought)

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[personal profile] warisart 2013-12-27 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
That is unfortunate.
strangehistorian: (the confused D:)

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[personal profile] strangehistorian 2013-12-09 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Tiichi Alexstrasza. Svaklar tira wux yor shio di nomeno? De urcaxir? Batobot ui.
Edited 2013-12-09 05:20 (UTC)
strangehistorian: (the frustrated)

[personal profile] strangehistorian 2013-12-09 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Si shilta kampiun English shar si shilta ti renthisj coi. Si yora coi filki persvek krel creolnali hefoc nomeno shinalta!
mirabilis: (Default)

[personal profile] mirabilis 2013-12-09 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
How many centuries?

[ It's said in French, and very curiously. There's been the occasional dead language coming from her too (demotic) ]
mirabilis: (Default)

[personal profile] mirabilis 2013-12-10 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Then it may be safe to say that you know languages that are no longer spoken?

[ You may be useful yet ]
mirabilis: (Default)

[personal profile] mirabilis 2013-12-13 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
And what would you want for your help?

[ Just considering her possibilities. And making sure she knows what to expect ]
mirabilis: (Default)

[personal profile] mirabilis 2013-12-16 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I hope that that remains true when someone asks. [ When she asks ]
darknessb4me: (slouch of villainy)

[personal profile] darknessb4me 2013-12-10 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Damn, he speaks Common.

Time to switch to Nerubian.]


<{I don't know what you are, but you are condescending and I would like to devour your soul.}>

[Some of the pronunciation is a little mangled. It's not meant to be pronounced without mandibles.]
darknessb4me: (why me?)

[personal profile] darknessb4me 2013-12-10 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oops.]

<{You're better off anyway.}>
bodilesswarrior: Barbara leans forward, smirking. (Coy)

[personal profile] bodilesswarrior 2013-12-12 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Barbara's smirk is blatantly amused. She responds in Spanish, just for the hell of it.]

Show off.
bodilesswarrior: (Wry Smile)

[personal profile] bodilesswarrior 2013-12-14 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
And generous.

How far back did you go?
bodilesswarrior: (Grin)

[personal profile] bodilesswarrior 2013-12-14 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[You have got her rapt attention now, David.]

That's - [A slow, broad grin.] How do you feel about teaching?
bodilesswarrior: (Wry Smile)

[personal profile] bodilesswarrior 2014-01-09 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[She switches back to English.] Barbara Gordon, at your service.
bodilesswarrior: (Grin)

[personal profile] bodilesswarrior 2014-01-14 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful.

Have you ever taught anything before?