[That gets a laugh, shaking his head in rueful agreement.]
That's Fate for ya.
[Honestly if not for the hand shake offer he'd have no idea what the younger man said was meant to be a name. He blinks, startled, but reaches out to- well... there's no one else around for this particular moment and Hibiki will not understand the significance at all. So he doesn't quite shake his hand, more grasps the other's forearm with a single firm squeeze, a little bit of a shake, something that could easily be used to pull someone in for a hug.
Stars how many times has he had that happen in the past couple of weeks. Come home a war hero and suddenly everyone that wanted you dead wants to be your best friend. Ugh]
[If they're from different worlds entirely then of course he wouldn't know Fodlish.]
Huh... that's fascinating. Do you know any other languages? I wonder if it's possible to speak something that doesn't get interpreted... by these [A tap to the little crystal at Hibiki's throat.] I'm assuming.
Ah... [He looks a bit sheepish, shoving a hand back through his hair as if that will make it any neater.] Isn't it for you? That it's able to just keep up with whatever language you are speaking seamlessly?
[Like the fact that half of that was in Fodlish and half in Almyran. Stars above, does he remember enough Morfian to-
I mean, it's definitely cool. But I'm not fluent in more than one language so I doubt it'll come up for me specificly. Heh, maybe I should take this as an excuse to learn more?
[Claude honestly just... stares at Hibiki for a moment, brow furrowed lightly, leaning into thoughtful confusion to mask the absolute horror that very idea inspires.]
Huh... that's a good question. You into puzzles or something? What the hells made you think of that?
[he can't see the horror- he's not THAT good at reading others, especially someone who's been hiding things... probably almost as long as Hibiki has been alive. But the confusion is enough to make him look away, seeming... pained?]
Sorry, that was a weird thing to say, huh? I- I have a friend back home that thinks of that kind of thing a lot is all.
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Date: 2021-01-13 12:42 am (UTC)That's Fate for ya.
[Honestly if not for the hand shake offer he'd have no idea what the younger man said was meant to be a name. He blinks, startled, but reaches out to- well... there's no one else around for this particular moment and Hibiki will not understand the significance at all. So he doesn't quite shake his hand, more grasps the other's forearm with a single firm squeeze, a little bit of a shake, something that could easily be used to pull someone in for a hug.
Stars how many times has he had that happen in the past couple of weeks. Come home a war hero and suddenly everyone that wanted you dead wants to be your best friend. Ugh]
You... can just call me Riegan, for now.
[Paranoid? Well... obviously.]
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Date: 2021-01-13 01:20 am (UTC)Mr. Riegan, got it. Sorry if I fumble it- I'm not amazing at Western names.
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Date: 2021-01-13 07:27 pm (UTC)[He's not his grandfather. But... Western?]
Western names? What does that mean?
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Date: 2021-01-13 08:40 pm (UTC)[he takes a moment to ponder how to explain]
To be basic, names that are more common to countries far west of mine. Does Japan ring a bell at all?
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Date: 2021-01-14 06:44 pm (UTC)Japan? No, never heard of it. Is that where you're from?
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Date: 2021-01-14 07:17 pm (UTC)Though if you've never heard of it I have to guess you're not REALLY speaking Japanese right now either?
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Date: 2021-01-17 02:59 pm (UTC)[If they're from different worlds entirely then of course he wouldn't know Fodlish.]
Huh... that's fascinating. Do you know any other languages? I wonder if it's possible to speak something that doesn't get interpreted... by these [A tap to the little crystal at Hibiki's throat.] I'm assuming.
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Date: 2021-01-17 03:11 pm (UTC)[He clears his throat]
You can understand?
[It's stilted but understandable, whatever it was]
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Date: 2021-01-17 03:54 pm (UTC)Does he dare believe it?
He casts a strangely cautious look around the room, leaning in a little closer to Hibiki.]
It really doesn't sound any different?
[Whatever language he's speaking in it's just as fluent and clear as everything else he's said so far.]
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Date: 2021-01-17 04:01 pm (UTC)Your enunciations are slightly different- but I wouldn't have noticed if I wasn't looking for it. It sounds really natural.
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Date: 2021-01-17 04:05 pm (UTC)[Wide-eyed and almost awestruck for a moment. Does he really dare speaking so readily in his home tongue, though?]
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Date: 2021-01-17 06:23 pm (UTC)[He taps his sapphire just like Riegan had done moments before]
Wonder what other stuff these little things can do.
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Date: 2021-01-17 09:40 pm (UTC)[Like the fact that half of that was in Fodlish and half in Almyran. Stars above, does he remember enough Morfian to-
eeeehhh probably not.]
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Date: 2021-01-18 08:50 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2021-01-20 05:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-20 05:32 am (UTC)[He was going to be clever then you had to say something he didn't understand. So... say what now Hibiki?]
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Date: 2021-01-20 05:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-20 04:02 pm (UTC)Huh... that's a good question. You into puzzles or something? What the hells made you think of that?
[Is the boy more dangerous than he appears?]
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Date: 2021-01-20 06:44 pm (UTC)Sorry, that was a weird thing to say, huh? I- I have a friend back home that thinks of that kind of thing a lot is all.
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Date: 2021-01-22 01:58 am (UTC)Makes sense I guess, if you're always around someone like that.
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Date: 2021-01-22 03:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-22 02:18 pm (UTC)[Casual and nonchalant, stretching and slumping back against the couch as though he's not infinitely worse than the boy beside him.]
Doesn't matter much either way when we're... [a vague gesture at the space station as a whole] here.
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Date: 2021-01-22 02:49 pm (UTC)Oh-ho~ clever boy.]
Oh does it? How so?
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