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.
Isn't it obvious? These people are nice and I do want to help, of course. But we're pretty tied to whatever they tell us is the truth. Just accept that our worlds are safe for now... it could just be something they're saying so we won't fight to get back and help them instead.
[A despairing look crosses his face, someone seeing everything they've worked and bleed and watched others die for falling apart in his hands. But it's a quick thing, and he's back to smiling quickly]
Guess there's nothing to do for now though but play along!
[Well done Hibiki. You have moved up from just some kid to a smart kid that maybe isn't going to just end up blindly following along. The kind of person Claude might like to keep around as an ally.]
You always assume people are lying to you? Just what are you dealing with back on your world?
[He's smiling, half laughing as he says it. Playing up the innocent civilian schtick.]
[At least Hibiki will acknowledge that it's sorta messed up thinking. Not that it's not practical. Just shitty.]
Suppose it all depends on what everyone's home worlds are like. It might be unbelievable to you but commonplace for someone else. Never know if you never tell~
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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: 2021-01-20 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 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 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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Date: 2021-01-22 02:57 pm (UTC)[A despairing look crosses his face, someone seeing everything they've worked and bleed and watched others die for falling apart in his hands. But it's a quick thing, and he's back to smiling quickly]
Guess there's nothing to do for now though but play along!
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Date: 2021-01-22 03:38 pm (UTC)[Well done Hibiki. You have moved up from just some kid to a smart kid that maybe isn't going to just end up blindly following along. The kind of person Claude might like to keep around as an ally.]
You always assume people are lying to you? Just what are you dealing with back on your world?
[He's smiling, half laughing as he says it. Playing up the innocent civilian schtick.]
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Date: 2021-01-22 03:42 pm (UTC)[He thinks of Yamato, and sighs wistfully]
Heh, and trust me- you wouldn't believe me if I told you.
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Date: 2021-01-23 04:18 am (UTC)[Says the man that has not given someone his real name in 8 years. It's fine, Hibiki, you're being paranoid.]
I dunno... I might! Why wouldn't I?
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Date: 2021-01-23 04:30 am (UTC)So let's focus on the other note]
Because I barely believe it and I was there. It's a lot to dump on a stranger.
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Date: 2021-01-23 06:14 am (UTC)Suppose it all depends on what everyone's home worlds are like. It might be unbelievable to you but commonplace for someone else. Never know if you never tell~
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Date: 2021-01-24 04:07 am (UTC)What do you know about aliens?
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