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CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: THE LANGUAGE BARRIER REINSTATED

[Today, something somewhere went wrong. On the evening on the 15th, any bilingual (or otherwise) knowledge granted by the Campus has simply...disappeared. At least for anybody walking by the North Wing.]

Tja ... det här kommer att lägga sordin på våra studier, är nu inte det?

[Translation: Well...this is going to put a damper on our studies, now isn't it?]

((ooc: So! For the next 5 days (the 15th~20th), your character officially only knows their native tongue. Aka, whatever language they primarily grew up with. They can no longer read, speak, or understand any other language but.

For fun you can even use Google Translate to show what your character is speaking at a glance! Don't worry, we all know it's probably gibberish :P

If you go the Google route, please be sure to put a translation at the bottom. If not, then please take care to specify what language your character is speaking in at the start of every thread.

If you have any questions, just head to the mod plurk or send this account a PM, but most importantly--have fun!))

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That's possible.

[Now he's examining the wall a little closer. Now that Shadow mentions it...]

Or maybe it was because the fabric, at least, wasn't needed. [He runs his hand down the wall.] You're right. This isn't any type of stone I've ever seen or felt. And on top of that...

It's warm in here, despite being cold outside. I'd been so focused on the other people here and their languages that I hadn't even noticed it, but there's nothing I've seen that would warm this place. No torches at all, and we're well above ground and away from a mountain.

...What sort of spell-weaving is this?

Languages? You mean they're all like that woman back there?

[What an annoyance... To be suddenly in a place full of fools who couldn't even speak. Reaching out, keeping his hand under the fabric of the blanket, he runs his fingers down the pale substance of the wall. It's soft and smooth, without even the roughness of bricks or stone. His own sword, rarely used as it is, comes to his hand and he strikes it against the wall suddenly.]

Hah-!

[Interesting... The sword leaves a jagged line where it hit, but doesn't penetrate beyond a tiny distance. There's no sparks, like there would be with stone.]

It's strong, whatever it is.

Yes, they are. But what's more interesting is that they seem panicked, even despite the fact that some of them clearly have been here a while. A language problem like this shouldn't cause that much chaos...

[He watches as Shadow strikes the wall, then runs his finger down the line. "Strong" is an understatement.

...But now he can't help but wonder...]

Stay back a little.

[Violet draws his bow, looks up at one of the lights, and moves to put himself as between it and Shadow as he can get. That done, he releases an arrow directly at it, intending to test just how durable this enchantment system is.

It hits with the sound of shattered glass... and is followed by some unholy noise as the light goes out and sparks fly. It's enough to make Vio draw his sword, at least until it all dies down.

...and then... absolutely nothing.]

...That was no spell I've ever seen.

Ah-!

[The sparks make him jump back, staring. With that one light broken, this small section of the corridor is dimmed enough for him to forsake the protection of the cloak and reach out for the glass that is now scattered across the ground. It's hot...]

It's like a bottle... But it's burning. Like something was inside of it. Something hot... Were those some kind of fairies?

It could be fire in a bottle... but why use so much fire for this, when light can be substituted and isn't a danger?

[He goes over to look at the glass himself, but refrains from touching, thanks to Shadow's warning.]

And there's no ashes, either... or any sign that there was a fire. But if it was a fairy, then where did it go? Just smashing the container wouldn't have caused it to disintegrate.

And I've never even heard of fairies that put off heat or that would be captured like this. There would have to be at least hundreds.

Aah... It could be something new! There's all sorts of magic you don't know about, right?

[Curling his hand over the piece of glass in it, he grips it tightly enough to crack it a little, though it hurts his hand. What kind of madness is this place?]

Maybe someone made a new type of fairy. Or brought it through from another world, like me.

A lot, I'm sure, but this sort of thing... it seems out of the scope of most sorcerers that I've even heard of. Whether it's an entire enchantment or a new type of fairy, brought or created. So it would have to be someone very powerful.

[...Oh dear. He doesn't like where this thought process is going.]

And if they're the one who also separated us from Link and teleported us here...

[He doesn't finish that sentence, but the look on his face is enough to betray his thoughts.]

...that can't be possible.

[Gufuu... Ganon... weren't both of them stopped? With the Dark Mirror shattered, Gufuu should have been destroyed by the Links. There was still Ganon, but if the Links had put the sword back, and reunited, that meant Ganon must be dead. Vio wouldn't let them end it without making sure that was the case, right? He'd told him about Ganon.]

Ya'll took care of him, right?

Yes, we did. After you stopped Gufuu, the four of us and Princess Zelda sealed Ganon away. I'm absolutely sure of that. After all, the five of us came back together.

...but this sort of magic... it must have a powerful sorcerer...

Then we need to find out who! Not that I don't appreciate being brought back, but I don't wanna be anyone's pawn again!

[They need to know why.]

On that, we're agreed. If Princess Zelda or the others are in trouble, we need to help them.

...but we can't do anything with you like this. Let's hurry and see if we can find something better to cover you in.

... [He nods, dropping the piece of glass on the ground and stepping on it as he heads down the hall. Drawing the blanket closer around him - good grief, he probably looked like he was pretending to be a ghost! - he looks around for some sign.

...it's no good, he can't read any of the writing here.]

Have ya'll ever seen symbols like that before?

No. I've never seen anything like them.

[At least the sameness of the corridors don't bother him too much. He's almost certain this way down here is where he saw those rooms...]

It's too different from Hylian for me to even know where to start with it. If it even is the language... for all I can tell, they could have had a cucco write it.

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It's hard to tell. They're all funny shapes and a lot of them seem to be rounder than Hylian. Maybe it's just some weird sort of art... or maybe you're right about the cucco.

[Vio might not be getting annoyed, but he is. It's like they're making no progress at all. Can't they put some pictures up or something? The mark his sword made on the wall hasn't reoccurred, so he knows they're not walking in a magical loop at least.]

Where d'ya think we could find something better than this? Did ya'll see something before?

At this point, nothing would surprise me.

[He knows Shadow must be getting frustrated, so he turns back to give him a reassuring look. Of course, the actual act is more important than his expression...

Don't say he never looks back at you.]

I saw a hallway with a lot of rooms that were almost exactly the same in design. Some of them were open and had other people in them, and I saw anything from resting to eating.

If those are where the people here live, I'm sure at least one of them has something we can take for a bit.

[The gesture isn't lost on him, and he relaxes a little, smiling. That was right... even in the world where shadows like him were ignored and left to walk behind, he'd never be left alone or looked down upon like that again. Because they were the same. A 'shadow' like him had gained the right to be recognized...]

Then that's our goal! Haha, come on, then! Where's these rooms?

This should be the hallway right here.

[And there's the rows and rows of different doors just now. Violet goes over to one, testing the knob and pushing it open when he finds it unlocked.]

This is it -- I recognize whatever these objects are. It's just a matter of seeing if we can find where they store their clothing.

[-- oh right. Violet glances around, then flips the switch off before anything else. The blinds on the windows seem to be closed, so that should make it dark enough to give Shadow a bit of a break.]

[Shutting the door behind them, he tugs the blanket off, tossing it aside.]

Aaah~ That's much better!

[He stretches, looking around. It's easy for him to see in the dimness of the room. It was definitely a weird one. He's never seen tables and chairs in this style, and what was with the long chair? Going over to it, he pokes it curiously, and finding it soft, he flops down on it, swinging his legs up to rest his boots on the arm of it.]

This is the best! Talk about a comfortable chair!

That almost looks like you could sleep on it.

[Not that he plans to try it, at least not right now. He's inspecting everything in this room, trying to get even a sign of what it could be used for. Especially this weird thing right here! What could it possibly--

Violet's poking of it accidentally hits the power button, causing the TV to blare to life, with the channel turned to an old monster movie. Unfortunately for the electronics, Violet's general reaction to a monster roaring at him is to stab it, and stab it quickly. The Four Sword goes right through the screen, the TV being knocked to the floor as Violet swings to try and cut the 'monster' attacking him.]

Shadow!

[He's quickly stepping back to avoid a counter-attack, yelling at the other teen to follow up and help him.]

Haha, it's soft... It could pass for a bed easily!

[But what's with the bit at the side? Some way to stop people falling out? Then the other side should be against the wall, right?

The sudden blaring sound makes him jump, sitting bolt upright, but even as he does, Vio is attacking the source of it.

Except what is he attacking? He saw the sudden blare of light out of the corner of his eye, heard the noise, but it doesn't seem like there's anything there. Though he blanches and glowers at the name, he reacts fast, vaulting up to rush over, his sword in his hand. The light sparks upwards from the broken TV screen, the image flickering.]

...what is that thing?

[It didn't seem to be attacking...]

[Violet notices the reaction, but ignores it for the moment in favor of staring at the hunk of useless metal currently sitting on the carpet. He doesn't reply at first, just watching it for a bit, then reaching out to poke it with his sword when it doesn't move.]

I don't have any idea. There was a monster in that thing just a moment ago.

[If the fact it's just sitting there is any indication. He gives it one more good prod, then seems satisfied it won't suddenly leap back up to bite his throat out.]

Seems I killed it, though...

[Not that he doubts Vio's word, but he's still going to give it a firm kick. Jeez...]

This place seems to be full of traps.

[Vio is more than happy to let him do that kick.]

So it seems.

[It seems like that trap really is destroyed now, though. So that means he can move onto the next bit of business, and he turns to look at Shadow for a moment, intently. His hand reaches out, going to rest lightly on Shadow's head in an gentle and affectionate gesture.]

You don't have to hate that name. Green told you, remember? You're our shadow and always will be, but you're also one of us and always will be that, too. We know that you're there now. We know that you're behind us. Whether we're in forms like this, or when we rejoin as Link, you'll never be forced to just follow and see our back.

After all... you protected us. So we'll always turn back to see you.

[As if to reinforce his point, Violet holds his sword out level in front of him, then looks at Shadow expectantly.]

...!

[The surprise flashing across his face melts away to a pleased and friendly smile. Hah... He really did find a good ally, didn't he? Summoning his sword to his hand, he rests the blade against Vio's.]

Old habits die hard, but I'll try not to hate it. I know... ya'll ain't looking down on me like most people would.

So if it's you - any of you - I'll let ya'll use it and try not to take it badly. After all, even after all I did to ya'll, ya still accepted me. Ain't that a surprise?

Never thought I'd become one of ya'll.

We all had a rough start, though trying to kill us was a little rougher than what we did.

[Still, his grin is teasing, and he puts the sword away after a moment.]

Besides... I think "Shadow" has a bit more of a ring to it than "Black." Not as simple.

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