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!))

Comments

[fluffydeathdealer]

...eh?

[The look of shock on his face is probably more of an answer than his actual words. Then this is Egyptian-?]

I didn't know I was.

[stealshinies]

...You...didn't know? [Bakura just looks bewildered, but then it hits him.]

Hmm... Then it's like how this place had me speak English, and I didn't even realize it until someone pointed it out.

[fluffydeathdealer]

...tch. That's right. I'd never have noticed I wasn't speaking the same language if Ryou wasn't speaking in Japanese. But I've never heard this spoken aloud before. I couldn't recognize it at all.

[Ahh, this is uncomfortable...]

It's mostly a forgotten language. Nobody speaks it vocally by my time. So the most they have are guesses as to how shit's said.

[stealshinies]

How tragic.

[Bakura clearly gives none of the fucks.]

I wonder what's going on here... Maybe whatever was making us speak English stopped working, but then that doesn't explain your regained memories.

[fluffydeathdealer]

I didn't regain any memories!

[Bakura sounds annoyed at that.]

If I did, I'd still be able to speak Japanese!

[stealshinies]

Eh, is that so? Well, you win some, you lose some, right?! H-hahaha!

[But no, no that's interesting... So his Akh actually forgot a language he knew? Bakura himself wasn't bilingual, so he hadn't noticed.]

...H-heh heh...interesting.

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[fluffydeathdealer]

. . .

[That was probably the worst joke he'd ever heard.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

[MOVING SWIFTLY ON...]

Doesn't it bother you? You're speaking in a language that next to nobody here will understand, assuming they haven't been gifted with the magical ability to speak it.

[stealshinies]

[Shit. He hadn't thought of that, but the only falter is the slight twitch of his lip. He's still grinning, more maliciously now than before.]

...Not as much as it bothers you, obviously. At least I'm not stuck in a host who speaks another language!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Keh-! Shut up! I'll just put him to sleep! That way I won't have to put up with him yammering away in my head!

[Seriously, Ryou's speaking is giving him a major, major headache. It's really weird having thoughts in his head in two different languages.]

[stealshinies]

That's boring--you should be kinder to my Ba!

[Despite the chiding, Bakura sounds nothing but amused at his Akh's predicament.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

I'm not kind! If he wants to stay awake, he needs to stop thinking! Or at least start thinking in Egyptian!

[Rrgh... Being able to hear his host's thoughts is a pain.]

[stealshinies]

No better time to start learning than now, eh?

[He chuckles at his own joke.]

Who knows how long this will last!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hopefully not too long. It's probably not permanent. Curses from this place rarely are.

[Why do you make such lame jokes, thief king? Are you really his past self? Ugh, he was such an embarrassing kid... Irritably, he tugs at one of the batwings.]

If it is, I'll probably end up hurting someone.

[stealshinies]

Hoh? But we don't even know who's responsible. Unless you just feel like beating up random passerbys!

[He's clearly amusing himself today.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Tch... It doesn't have to be someone responsible! If they're annoying, I might as well shut them up. I'm itching to take it out on someone anyway.

[Aah, it's been too long since he's gotten into a fight. Not counting the short little scrap with Kai.]

[stealshinies]

H-ha ha...is my Akh is looking for a fight!?

[He steps up beside him, giving his arm a squeeze.]

I don't know what you expect to do with that.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Oi-! [Jerking his arm away, he scowls at the man. His reaction is fairly quick, reaching out to grab onto his hoodie and glower up into his face. He can't tug him down, so he has to stand on his tiptoes, which damages the effect a little. Damn you for being taller than him! In Japan, this wasn't a problem!]

I may not have your build, but I'm not helpless! I don't have a problem fighting!

[stealshinies]

[Bakura doesn't even flinch, and he definitely doesn't let himself give his Akh even the slightest give. This is all too amusing! He likes seeing his Akh riled up.]

Just because you don't have a problem with it, doesn't mean you're any good at winning.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Kh... [Bastard... Bastard, bastard, bastard! Logically, he knows the man's right; he's out of practice and while he's not out of shape, he's definitely nowhere near as capable as the thief king, who's been trained.

Logic goes out of the window when he's challenged like this.]

Bastard, put your money where your mouth is if you're going to say shit like that!

[stealshinies]

That depends! [He reaches up, prying his Akh's hands off him and stepping back. With a casual, sweeping gesture he lifts up his arms.]

What do I get out of it?

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Bakura's hands clench into fists as they drop to his side. That son of a bitch... Lower than a shoe-! ...god, he's even thinking in ancient egyptian, isn't he? Stupid language and it's stupid insults...]

What? You want something?

[stealshinies]

Why should I waste my time if I'm not going to get something? After all...

[He casually leans back against the wall, folding his arms. Maybe if he riles his AKh up enough, he can make him agree to something stupid and get something good out of this!] You won't be any challenge.

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[fluffydeathdealer]

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[fluffydeathdealer]