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savagestime.livejournal.com) wrote in
realityshifted2008-07-26 05:09 am
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[seated in an ornate armchair, speaking in fluent, articulate, and rather pleasant-to-the-ears Gallifreyan]
It's actually a bit disgusting, hearing you lot speak Gallifreyan so primitively. Like chanting off - no, that metaphor's incomprehensible without a background in high mathematics. Fine. Like writing Calculus and finding everyone else doing basic algebra.
[then he changes to Russian - less articulate, of course, but he's comfortable with the language]
This one, though, this one's a bit ironic. Look at me, the Master, the deathless, blathering on in Russian. Haven't been in ages, should probably go back and put a few more legends into the locals.
[sips from his wine, and slips back into Gallifreyan]
At least the people of the city still understand me.
It's actually a bit disgusting, hearing you lot speak Gallifreyan so primitively. Like chanting off - no, that metaphor's incomprehensible without a background in high mathematics. Fine. Like writing Calculus and finding everyone else doing basic algebra.
[then he changes to Russian - less articulate, of course, but he's comfortable with the language]
This one, though, this one's a bit ironic. Look at me, the Master, the deathless, blathering on in Russian. Haven't been in ages, should probably go back and put a few more legends into the locals.
[sips from his wine, and slips back into Gallifreyan]
At least the people of the city still understand me.

Italian (You should leave maths before you waste your life!)
Oh, that's just not nice.
Gallifreyan (Maths is my life!)
[frowns, then pulls out his laser screwdriver, flicking through the functions until he found the one he wanted: emergency clothes cleaner]
Definitely better than sonic.
[meticulously begins cleaning off the red on white]
Italian (You can have more to your life! Think about how much English loves you!)
We're always at an impasse, Master. Compatible languages or not.
[looks down at his shirt]
And that was really immature.
Gallifreyan (English isn't serious about me)
You're getting sentimental again, I can tell.
Italian (You can't really believe that.)
Gallifreyan (Come on. English is never serious about anything)
Italian (English writes epic love poems. For you!)
[that's also fairly amusing]
I don't envy my other self.
Gallifreyan (for /everyone/)
Italian (It's all a front because English is too shy to talk to you)
Master.
[louder]
Master!
Gallifreyan (Not true. English is a whore. Can you name a language it hasn't been with?)
Italian (American. They're a different species.)
Master! I know you can understand proper names. You know I'm talking to you.
Fine. Fine, you don't have to talk to me. Not like I could understand you.
[YOU WIN THIS TIME MASTER. Vanishes from the Plane.]