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]

That guy, huh... [He rubs the back of his head ruefully.]

If you're not sure, then he doesn't count yet. But someday he might, I guess.

Then, nee-san, we should have lunch together sometimes!

[moderndaydragon]

Maybe. He's not as bad as I kept thinking, even if he's still a little frustrating.

[She blinks a little, then smiles brightly, nodding happily.]

I'd really like that! Especially while this is going on... maybe we can eat together so we have at least someone to talk to.

[fluffydeathdealer]

Yeah... he's good at that. But I don't think he's really a bad guy. When I first found out what he and I were, I was pretty freaked out, but I guess as past selves go, he's pretty okay. If kinda frightening at times.

[Oops, he got icing on his thumb. Just gonna lick that off.]

I'd like that! If people are being reset to their natural language, Malik-kun and Vaughn-san won't understand me at all... so it'll probably be pretty frustrating otherwise.

[moderndaydragon]

What you -- [Wait, WHAT?] -- past selves?

[Okay sorry, but the rest of what you said just got lost in the wave of what the fuck that just hit her.]

[fluffydeathdealer]

...eh? Ah... sorry. He's so blunt about talking about it that I didn't think it was a secret or anything.

But... apparently Bakura, and Bakura-sama and I... we're all the same person, technically. Just changed by our experiences and lives.

[moderndaydragon]

I knew Bakura-kun was, but... you too, Ryou-kun?

[Geeze, this is just crazy... she rubs her head a little.]

I guess that explains the looks...

[fluffydeathdealer]

U-un... We're two parts of the same soul. I don't understand it entirely, but basically... when you die, apparently your soul splits, and part of it reincarnates, while the rest goes onto the afterlife? Or something like that. So I'm him, but not him. I don't have his memories or experiences or anything... But I'm still technically him.

[moderndaydragon]

I remember that... the Thief King explained it when talking about my other side. Ba and Ka...

[Hmm. Well, if Ryou thinks he's okay, then maybe she's not just going crazy by getting more used to him.]

Well... in the end, you're you, but thank you for telling me anyway. [Back to decorating!] He has seemed to be... a little calmer now, anyway.

[fluffydeathdealer]

You're right. I don't think of him as me. But in a way... I kinda feel responsible for him even so.

He's a bit rough around the edges, but I don't think he's as terrible as he likes to act. He was pretty scary at first, but I think a lot of it is just that he's really impatient and more used to people who'll push back.

[He really doesn't like Ryou's meekness after all.]

It was a rougher time back then, after all. He probably doesn't know how to deal with people all that well unless he's bartering with them.

[moderndaydragon]

I see...

[Someone who'll push back, huh? That would explain some things... and she's gotten snappy with him a lot. Maybe he was just pushing back the same as he got?]

I think that helps a lot, Ryou-kun. I appreciate it!

[fluffydeathdealer]

I'm glad to help! You said he'd calmed down a bit, right? Then that's a lot of progress right there. If he's handled right, maybe he'll calm down a lot more and then everyone'll be a lot happier with him.

[Unwittingly enabling a friendship, Ryou smiles and finishes off his side with a little wedjat eye.]

[moderndaydragon]

...Maybe.

[She remembers him dismissing needing anyone, so she doubts that will happen, exactly.

Hers is done now too, though she doesn't seem to know what to draw on the last space she has.

Oh well!]

There we go.

[fluffydeathdealer]

It looks so delicious... Oh!

[Grabbing the sprinkles, he puts some on.]

[moderndaydragon]

I hope it is!

Let's see... icing and sprinkles... are we missing anything?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hm... I don't think so. Anything else might be overkill on the sweetness, unless you wanted to cut the cake and spread some of the frosting inbetween the layers.

[moderndaydragon]

Mmm... nah, this should be okay!

Let me grab a couple of plates and we can have the first pieces!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Un! Can I raid your fridge? I'd like to get a drink too.

[moderndaydragon]

Sure! You can always help yourself here, don't worry!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Hehe... you might run short of food a lot if I do that. So I'd better ask first.

[Still yaaay. He'd have just made tea, but if they're having cake, they should have something sweet with it. So soda it is!]

[moderndaydragon]

Take a good look at how much is in there, Ryou-kun... if I run short a lot, then you're eating more than me!

[fluffydeathdealer]

I can eat a whole lot of food, nee-san! My food bills are usually pretty big...

[moderndaydragon]

I'm a dragon, remember? I bet I eat more than you!

[fluffydeathdealer]

Maybe we should have a competition, then!

[moderndaydragon]

[Snrkgiggle.]

What, we just take all the food from the Home Ec room, cook it, then see who can eat the most before they pass out?

[fluffydeathdealer]

Unless you're afraid of losing.

[Ryou smiles as brightly as the sun.]