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

[moderndaydragon]

[Oh! She nods a little, understanding now.]

Ryou-kun ha amarini mo, migi nihongo wo hanasu ka? Odoroku beki koto ha ari mase n.
(Ryou-kun speaks Japanese too, right? That's not surprising.)

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Folding his arms on the table, he rests there for a moment before tapping his head and miming banging it against the table. It really did give him a headache.]

[moderndaydragon]

Anata wo nani ka wo tazuneru to omotta baai Ryou-kun ni hanase masu?
(I could talk to Ryou-kun if you wanted me to ask anything?)

[fluffydeathdealer]

[He just shoots her a blank look and offers her the sketchpad.]

[moderndaydragon]

[Sigh.

She draws herself and a chibi Ryou close together, then draws a single speech bubble and connects it to both of them.]

1/2

[fluffydeathdealer]

...

[That's true, but he can't monitor Ryou's words if they can't understand one another. Tch... Well, if he fucks things up for him, he'll have to patch them up. It'd be suspicious if he said no. If Karasu wants to talk to Ryou, then he'll do it.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

Ah... Kurokawa-nee-san, is something the matter?

[moderndaydragon]

Oh, thank god! You really do speak Japanese!

[Yes, it's an obvious and dumb statement, but she's just so happy to finally understand someone.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

U-un. I always have been able to, you know...

[Yes, Ryou is in fact utterly clueless as to what's going on other than that the spirit can't understand him.]

[moderndaydragon]

Sorry, it's just... this place has done something weird. It's not translating for anyone anymore, and I think everyone's stuck with their original language. Even I can't read, write, or speak in English anymore, no matter how hard I try.

It's just nice to have someone I can understand.

[fluffydeathdealer]

I thought it was just him... I've been sleeping for a bit today. It's confusing, both of us being awake. Like our minds can't mesh.

But at least we can talk to each other! You're right that that's a good thing.

[moderndaydragon]

No, everyone else is the same. I can't understand anyone at all anymore. It's... a little scary.

[She shifts a little, then suddenly sits up, looking out into the kitchen.]

...Ah, Ryou-kun! The cake's almost ready.

[fluffydeathdealer]

It's only natural to be scared. It's like the tower of babel. Language separating people. But... I'm sure it'll be something we can work through. The other things this place has done faded away, right? Even the people who forgot everything a while back remembered the day after. So maybe it'll all come back.

[Ooh, cake!]

Ah! Do you need any help frosting it or anything?

[moderndaydragon]

Yeah... it can't last forever, if this is another of its little "tricks." But... I guess with me it's because I lost a language I learned naturally that it's so scary.

[She gets up, nodding a little as she heads towards the kitchen.]

Sure! I've got a bunch of frosting and sprinkles and other stuff, so we can go crazy on it!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Yeah... It feels like it can do anything to our minds if it wants, right? If it can take away things we've learnt too, then nothing's entirely safe...

We're kind of lucky this place only messes with people, or else we'd be in real danger.

[Hopping up, he follows her into the kitchen, looking a little more lively.]

That sounds like fun!

[moderndaydragon]

That's not making me feel much better, Ryou-kun...

[But forget that, CAAAKE. And it's done! Which means there's now a chocolate cake sitting on the counter as she digs around for icing.]

Cake makes a lot of things better, so I figured I'd make one!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Sorry... But it's true that we aren't in danger! Because all it does is inconvenience people.

[That was his point. And oooooh, chocolate cake. He goes to root through the cupboard to get the sprinkles and things.]

It looks really delicious!

[moderndaydragon]

Yeah... I guess we should be thankful for that. But I think I'll wait until this actually wears off before I start writing it a card.

[Ah, here! She comes up with about five different flavors of icing, putting them on the counter so they can pick which one.]

Thanks! I really hope it tastes as good as it looks.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Ooh, strawberry.

[That's definitely his pick. Not too strong, like raspberry, and not as bland as vanilla.]

We should make buttercream icing next time! If we layer the cake it'll be really nice with it.

[moderndaydragon]

That actually sounds really good... maybe once everything's back to normal, we can make it to celebrate?

[She'll snag a couple of knives, then, offering one to Ryou and opening the container.]

If we do, though, we should make a huge cake for everyone. I'm sure they'll all need it!

[fluffydeathdealer]

[Ryou nods, thinking it over as he takes the knife and sets to work.]

Un! We'll do it to celebrate, then. But maybe we should make a lot of little cakes, rather than one big one. The oven might not be able to handle a cake big enough for everyone.

[moderndaydragon]

Ah, that's true...

[She gets to work as well, on the opposite side.]

And if we made a lot of little cakes, then people could just take one and have it all to themselves.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un! It'll be better for people, since they can eat them at home if they're not hungry yet.

We can make personalized frosting for the people we know, too.

[He makes a little Blue Eyes on his side.]

[moderndaydragon]

And having cake to take home is better than just having cake to eat!

[She notices him drawing, peering over at it and giggling.]

Yeah, definitely. That'll be sure to make them feel even better.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Of course! It's always more comfortable eating at home.

[Says the shut-in.]