03 - I hear you speaking, but what are you saying?

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[She reappears on the plane, with an alteration to her silk fan. She has quite obviously taken a paintbrush to the fabric, tracing across it the five languages she speaks with ease. French, German, English, Latin and Italian. Each word is painted across the surface in her elegant script. At least that much can be then understood. She fans herself, the words flaring visibly.]

Comments

*cough* German

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

So you speak one of mine, then.

Re: *cough* German

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[smiles]

It seemed the best way to deal with any initial confusion.

German unless I specify otherwise 'cause I'm lazy :|

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Clever. You're not a part of this, I take it? Everyone else seems to only have a language or two.

Works for me!

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

It does not seem so.

I briefly wondered if it might be a result of my newness here, but I have been assured it is most likely more random than that.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly new myself, so I don't think that's a part of it.

[soimpressive.livejournal.com]

[in Japanese] None of mine, sorry.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[in French, smiling]

I hardly expected to be able to communicate with everyone.

Italian

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[upset]

Reinette. Please tell me you understand me..

Why yes, she learned Italian quite young...

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[studies his features closely]

You accent does distract slightly?

But of course I do.

YAY!

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[without hesitation, he runs towards her and hugs her]

No one's been able to. Reinette.

Such joy!

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[laughs - at his exuberance not him -- and returns the embrace]

Then they should spend a bit more time in the schoolroom. It is a lovely language.

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[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

I haven't spoken just one language in hundreds of years. This is so stifling.

I'm so...lost.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[in bright happy German] My fondness for German is growing.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[laughs brightly, and responds in German herself]

Is it the vowels? The way it sits on the tongue?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[grins] More like the fact that people can speak it. Now that's endearing to me.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Because it would never do to not be understood.

[laughs again]

I never expected the day when I would hear you speak German, I must admit.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[scratches his neck] Does it sound strange from me?

German

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank goodness. Someone I can speak with. Though I don't believe we've met?

German it is!

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[it is not her preferred language, but she speaks it easily enough]

I presume you are one of the people affected by this madness?

[smiles briefly]

And no, we have not met before. But then I am fairly new here. I am Reinette.

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, yes. I haven't any idea what's going on, but I cannot speak to Harry and it's terribly upsetting.

[smiles back, fixing her hair a little]

Mmm, Lucy. Lucy Saxon. A pleasure, Reinette.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

From what I could gather, no one can say with any real certainty what is occurring, so you are not along in that. I do not know who Harry is, but I can imagine your distress.

[consciously perfects her own attire at the sight of the other woman's grooming, a habit she will never lose]

A pleasure as well, Lucy.

[strandedinhell.livejournal.com]

[standing a short distance away...the blood on his clothes tends to make people uncomfortable]

English? [he nods toward the fan]

English

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[studies him carefully, gaze traveling across his form]

Of course.

[strandedinhell.livejournal.com]

That's a relief. I wonder what happened to everyone?

[he looks uneasy, glancing down at his clothes]

Sorry about...the blood. I should probably get back and change soon.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

It seems their tongues have been confused by languages not their own.

[her own life has left her not unaccustomed to the sight of blood, but --]

Are you all right?