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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[stealshinies]

[Damn, it's not even in English!

Bakura skulks away to copy the note quickly. Or...not so quickly. Japanese wasn't a beginner's written language, and he had trouble writing out a lot of the symbols. Bakura does manage eventually, and then slips the paper back into her pocket so she'd be none the wiser.

Without being able to speak, he just leans on the counter with his elbows and watchers he curiously, wondering what she'll make.]

[moderndaydragon]

[From the amount and variety of everything on the counter or pan, it looks like she's cooking the entire contents of their fridge. Meat and fries and everything that's even remotely cookable seems to be on the menu today, and she's barely even noticing the Thief King as she tends to it all.

By the time she's done, the counter's full of plates, and she sinks into the chair with a sigh. Dammit. That note made her lose all her appetite...]

[stealshinies]

[The small of good food cooking is too much! Bakura has to retreat to the living room before he drools all over the counter.

As soon as she starts putting things onto plates he wanders back in, picking at them before she's even finished setting up.]

H-hehe... �и Ї� ا Ů� е╪╣┘й.

[It's good as always. He mumbles the compliment with a smile before gathering up a few plates for himself. Taking a seat across from her, he eats pretty obliviously for awhile until finally noticing something is wrong.

It wasn't like her to not eat. What the fuck was she looking so dejected for?

He gets up and grabs another fork, skewering some meat onto it and then waving it dubiously in front of her face.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She nods and flashes him a smile almost absent-mindedly when he comes back in, closing her eyes for a moment. Hearing him shift around after a bit makes her half-open an eye, then open both of them at seeing him waving the food at her.

...Oh, yeah. With how much she usually eats, it's probably strange.

She smiles a bit, though it looks more upset than anything, and shakes her head a little, indicating he can have all of it, if he wants.]

[stealshinies]

...Їй� ╪зД╪. [Suit yourself.

He shrugs and takes a bite of the meat he'd offered her and sits back down. For awhile he just goes back to eating, but as he starts to fill up and run out of food, he starts to stare over at her with narrowed eyes.

Maybe it had something to do with that note? But it didn't look like she had had time to read it.]

[moderndaydragon]

[If she notices the staring, she doesn't react to it at all, just sitting with her head back and eyes closed as if she was sleeping, but definitely breathing too hard to be anything but awake.

Finally, after a moment, she just stands up, running a hand through her hair and going into the living room.

A game... that should do it. That should take her mind off it again.]

[stealshinies]

... [Finishing off the last of his food, he nosily follows her out into the living room, staying only a few strides behind her.]

[moderndaydragon]

[Karasu fumbles with the disk a little, but eventually manages to get the right game in the console and the TV on. The volume's turned down low like always (Karasu not wanting to spook TK again), so she just grabs a pillow from the couch, throws it on the floor, and lays down on top of it to make herself comfortable there while playing.

Don't mind the cords, there, Bakura.]

[stealshinies]

[He grimaces at the sight of the TV, but by now he's gotten used to the idea enough to not hide behind the couch in fright. He's mostly sure it's not going to steal his soul now.

Besides... The interactive shows she would play were usually more interesting. It didn't look like real people in those at all.

He sits beside her, criss-crossing his legs.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She glances over, as if just noticing he was there, then relaxes and turns back to the game.

It's that fantasy game of hers that she's playing... so he should be at least remotely entertained by the fact that she's going around taking everything that's not nailed down to pawn it off later.]

[stealshinies]

[Oh yes, he is quite amused by that. He can even be heard chuckling when she goes through the trouble of raiding an entire house.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She chuckles back a little too, though her concentration doesn't break.

Eventually, she ends up dropping a bunch of plates and cups in a nearby barrel so she can actually move again, then starts off towards the Thieves Guild to sell it.]

Kore ka?
(Did you ever do this?)

[stealshinies]

й� я╗┘┘ ДЖ� ��Řš �Ů, �Ů �╗┘.

[I still don't understand you, you know.

He shrugs in response, looking amused.]

[moderndaydragon]

[It wasn't a question she was really expecting an answer to, more just a noise to break the silence on their end.

But soon enough, everything's sold and she's sitting on an a pretty nice sum of money from it all. Rather than keep playing, however, she just stares at the TV for a moment, then lets her head fall between her arms to rest fully on the pillow, letting her hair fall over her arms and hiding her face.]

Dono you na watashi ha hitsuyou ga ari masu... tabun birudo doko ka atarashii ie no daro u ka.
(I wonder what I should do... maybe build the house somewhere else.)

[It's not addressed at much of anyone, this time. But it does sound a little musingly, if quietly so.]

[stealshinies]

[Her down mood was starting to put a damper on his own--it was annoying! What was wrong with her?

He pokes her shoulder, frowning intently.]

[moderndaydragon]

[The poke gets her attention and she lifts her head up, looking at him questioningly.

The food was still out in the kitchen if he was somehow still hungry! What else did he need?]

[stealshinies]

[He narrows his eyes at her suspiciously.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She blinks, tilting her head confusedly. She has no idea what's up with him.]

[stealshinies]

[He lays down to mimic her pose, his expression unchanging.]

[moderndaydragon]

Nani?
(What?)

[She just looks even more confused, now.]

[stealshinies]

[He reaches out, pinching her cheeks and forcing her to smile, all while leering.

Cheer up, Karasu, because you're boring like this! And there's few things he hates more than being bored.]

[moderndaydragon]

[She blinks at that, looking utterly baffled as hell. What... was he even...

She just stares for a moment, then tries to smile, but it's as glum as it was before.]

[stealshinies]

[Bakura grumbles, letting go of her face and rolling onto his back. He folds his arms behind his head and lays there to stare grouchily up at the ceiling.

It was frustrating...her mood, their inability to communicate--not just with her, but with everybody. What if things were stuck this way?]

[moderndaydragon]

[Karasu just stares at him a little, breathing quietly. After a moment or two of this, she shifts over suddenly, resting her head and shoulders on his chest and closing her eyes.

In all honestly, she expects to be immediately shoved off. But while the game did help with the distractions, Bakura trying to figure things out forced her a few steps back, so right now being close with someone is a very, very inviting prospect.

Even if she is expecting to taste the floor at any second.]

[stealshinies]

...Eh? [His fingers tense, hidden behind his mess of white hair as Karasu suddenly half-drapes herself across him.]

H-heh heh... [It takes all his will to not start laughing more than that. Was this how low she really felt right now?! Looking towards him, of all fucking people, for comfort.

Who did she think he was? Well, if she wants him to be affectionate so much that she'd go as far to by lay on him like this, then he'll be happy to oblige...by scratching her head like a dog's.

She's the one acting like one, after all. Now who's a good Karasu~?]