UN: Akhet

[ahew_kha]

I... suppose I should introduce myself if I'm new, right? That'd be the polite thing to do.

My name is Kisara and I'm not that interesting, I promise. I also apologize if we meet in person and my English is a bit... rusty, it's not my first language and I'm still working on some words and phrases that are a little strange when translated. Not that... we don't have anything weird when translated from my native language, too.

With... that out of the way, is there any particular languages that are spoken here frequently other than obviously French and English? I didn't get to travel much before here so I'm always curious about how other countries are?

I'm rambling, sorry. Just wanted to do that introduction and apologize in advance?

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UN: REIRA

[soft_focus]

English has too many words.

[Part of this perception may, in fact, be from having a 5 year old's vocabulary for the last while.]

I'm Reira. There's lots of countries in books but I think the places called 'outlands' have more.

I don't know why it's all called 'the outlands', everything is different in 'the outlands'.

[ahew_kha]

Most languages have too many words.

... Outlands, I remember hearing that term before, but I can't entirely recall what it was. Just something that was not human, whatever that means. [Kisara, no.]

[soft_focus]

It's the place where all the places that change a lot are.

Like places with big mushrooms, or candy houses, or upsidedown stairs.

There's a lot of other places but I don't have words for those ones. They were just other places.

[ahew_kha]

If it has that many places, is it like another... realm or world or something like that?

I don't know if that's even the words I'm looking for...

UN: ThreeCoffins

[improbablenotimpossible]

Japanese, German, and Spanish are fairly common on campus.

There is no need to apologize.

[soft_focus]

I don't know I guess so.

There's a lot more places there than in 'the world' though I'm pretty sure. Most of the things in the books about the world look the same.

[They do not look the same, they just all happen to have vaguely similar wildlife is all. Don't be rude Reira.]

[ahew_kha]

An interesting group of languages. Though I suppose that puts me in the minority, which is fine, I didn't expect much else.

I just don't want to mess up and accidentally say something that might upset someone without them knowing. It's... happened before, sadly.

UN: AZURESTRIKER

[shockingblue]

Don't worry much about it. A lot of us slip up with languages around here, so you won't be alone in making mistakes sometimes. I still have problems with Japanese, and that's my first language.

Speaking of that, Japanese seems to be a pretty common language around here. As is German.

And oh yeah, you can call me "Gunvolt" or "GV," whichever you prefer. Good to meet you!

[His profile will list his actual first name as "Gustav," of course, but the nickname's definitely what he seems to prefer.]

[ahew_kha]

There's books on them? There's places here that look the same as well, but aren't the same. So who knows.

[ahew_kha]

With your first language? Though with what little I've seen of Japanese before, I can't say I blame anyone. It seems like almost as much work as my own.

Gunvolt. I'll try and remember that, it's pretty unique, so it shouldn't be much of a problem! It's nice to meet you as well!

[Hey, at least it's something she won't question and use whatever he wants her to. So there's that.]

[soft_focus]

They're in the book place, called a library.

People told me to go there if I had more than 'a few' questions, so I just go there if I have questions mostly.

[ahew_kha]

I haven't been to a library in years, but I guess it'd be a good time to start again. I wonder if the books are in other languages, too. Since that'd be... more comfortable than using English.

[soft_focus]

There's things you can use to take pictures of words and learn what they mean.

[That's clunky Reira.]

[shockingblue]

Part of that was that I ended up in Germany when I was five or six... and I just picked up German instead. I've spoken that now more than Japanese, and... frankly it's a lot easier because it's not so reliant on context.

What was your first language, if you don't mind my asking?

[ahew_kha]

[Back up. There's what now?]

That's a thing?

[ahew_kha]

Interesting. It always amazes me to hear about different cultures and languages, but I suppose that's going to be easy to learn here.

Ah! Arabic, actually!

[soft_focus]

Yeah.

I use the one where you say a word and it tells you too.

It helps with saying it right.

[It's also why more than a few people have mistakenly assumed she's fluent in English.

She is Absolutely Not.]

[ahew_kha]

I... need to find those, then. It'd certainly help a lot since I think I'll have to use English a lot more here than I ever did at home.

[Being fluent in English is for losers, clearly.]

un supersenses

[infestedcouncilpresident]

Fair amount of Japanese speakers
What IS your native language if you dont mind me asking?

[shockingblue]

Arabic? Wow, I've heard that can be a tough one to learn, and considering how different it is from English... yeah, can definitely understand that.

Doesn't it read right to left like Japanese, too?

[ahew_kha]

That seems to be the answer everyone's giving me, which isn't what I expected. And it's Arabic! Which I don't expect to hear much of around here, honestly.

[ahew_kha]

That's honestly why I'm not surprised if it's a minority thing here.

And it does, yes, unless it's numbers, then those are left to right.

UN: CONCERTO

[fireindreams]

It is a pleasure to meet you, Kisara. I am Grimm Lavoie.

There are quite a variety of languages within the school. It's quite fascinating! But aside from English and French, it appears to be Japanese that is most commonly used.

What language do you speak, my friend?

[ahew_kha]

Oh, that's certainly an interesting name! [She absolutely means it with no shade what-so-ever.]

I've heard, which is rather interesting so far! As for me, my primary language is Arabic, which I... think is rather out of place around here until you get closer to the Middle-Eastern countries?

[fireindreams]

Why, thank you. Your name is quite unique as well.

I believe so? I admit I have not traveled down that way in a long time. [Even if time is irrelevant to someone who is immortal.]

I do know a number of languages however, so if you are struggling with something I would be happy to leand a hand.