CAMPUS WIDE EVENT: THE LANGUAGE BARRIER REINSTATED

[intercom_voice]

[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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[hatestaxes]

[By that time, Caboose had been bawling. He had lost Sheila again (or so he thought), though he does try to stop his tears when he feels that tap on his arm.]

Huh? O-oh... [He glances down at the other person and while he didn't quite get what they said, it must have been something important. Or again, so he thinks.

Also, they have pointy ears, which must mean-] ...oh! Why, hello there! Are you going trick-or-treating? Because it's not Halloween right now, but Valentine's always brings candy too, so you can pretend it is!

[reflectedhero]

...what?

[He just stares at the stranger. He recognized the stammering, but none of the words made sense. Even if he'd understood the language, most of them wouldn't make sense to him. Hm. How to get across his confusion? Shrugging broadly, he asks again.]

What are ya'll doing?

[To emphasize his question, he points from the intercom to the stranger, and then back again before shrugging.]

[hatestaxes]

Hm?

[It takes a minute, but Caboose eventually gets what he's trying to say.]

Oh, I was just talking to a friend! That is...until she died again.

[He turns his head downwards as his sniffling starts up again.]

And now I don't have anyone to do friend stuff with!

[reflectedhero]

[...why the hell was this guy crying? It was kind of uncomfortable... Did the metal box do it? Drawing his sword from seemingly nowhere, he aims it at the box. Maybe if he hits it hard enough the guy will stop crying?]

[hatestaxes]

[Luckily, Caboose does stop when he looks up- wait, is that kid doing what he thinks he's doing?!

Okay, gonna scream and flail now.]

HEY, NO! DON'T HURT HER!!

[reflectedhero]

[Oh great, now the guy's yelling at him. Jeez, what's the matter with him?]

I don't understand what ya'll are shrieking about!

[He points at the man, then at his ear and shakes his head grouchily.]

[hatestaxes]

Huh?

[Did that kid want something from him? That's probably it, isn't it.]

You...need your ear cleaned, I bet! [Give Caboose a moment as he digs in one of the little gaps in his armor and pulls out a q-tip before handing it over to him.] There you go! Now you won't have to worry about your ear being stuffed anymore.

[reflectedhero]

...huh?

[He takes it from him, staring at it. What is this weird thing meant to be? Like a tiny drum stick? No, it bends too easily. Maybe it's supposed to open something. The guy was pointing at the metal box thing...

Curiously, he tries sticking it in the intercom and finds it just fits in the speaker part.]

Like that?

[hatestaxes]

That...doesn't go there.

[Although, he did have to wonder if the speaker needed cleaning. Nevertheless, he pulls it out, holds it up, and points to the side of his helmet.]

For your ears, see? Your earsss. [Lightly taps against his helmet as if that'll do anything.] You get it now?