[ there's an immediate sense of a smile, one that verges on playfully cocky, but the moment comes and goes before she focuses on the image of what's in front of him. ]
Yeah, that's the English alphabet. [ for the first time since her arrival, she realizes that others here might not be able to read it. ] That's probably the language you'll encounter most here.
I've been told they represent the spoken language (sound) rather than carrying a symbolic meaning— [ a pause ] I guess what I'm asking is where I start with the sounds.
I'm thinking in Piltovian. You're probably understanding it in English, somehow.
[ jayce barely manages to filter the second theorizing thought about how that works— math. variable still doesn't match up; L ² = ......... please don't go down that rabbit hole. it's easy enough to ignore. ]
It works inversely, but I still can't make sense of what sound matches what letter. Else I can't begin to read anything.
[ The math is momentarily distracting. There, and gone. Jayce must be one smart fucking cookie. ]
I am understanding it in English, which... I can't even... Nope, not even going to try. [ She isn't one to dive too deep into the reasons when it's beneficial. She just accepts that they can understand one another, and moves on. ]
All right, you're right that our letters (A, B, C, etc) represent sounds, but the sounds vary according to the surrounding letters. It's... a whole thing. Hold on, lemme... [ The first thing he receives is her singing the alphabet, complete with the appropriate letters popping up through the Murmur in her sharp, slanted handwriting.
The next, a simple rundown of how certain letter combinations change the sounds, along with an explanation of ghost letters (k in the word knife, etc). ]
[ a nursery song— turns out not so many things are different about them after all. jayce catches one, quick. he learns quickly, visually and with just about anything that's stimulating. and despite his head complaining about the little extra push, his boredom thanks this and focuses enough to treat it as a light exercise rather than a marathon.
after some back and forth, jayce writes something simple down. his name. MY NAME IS JAYS. YOR NAME IS CSHARON. ]
Holy shit, you're a fast learner. [ It seems she was right: Jayce is one smart fucking cookie. ]
J-A-Y-S could technically be correct, but I've been going with J-A-Y-C-E. It's just what it sounds like to me. And, minus the first letter, you got my name right. I'm surprised you didn't use a C!
I was going to, I just remembered what you said about the difference.
Ch and Sh are subtle but perceptible sounds— Sh sounds more like you're hushing someone.
[ and he supposes that's universal, hilariously. jayce knows he's fucking smart but there's a reason why language doesn't come with too much difficulty, especially if there's direction. ]
I'm a scientist, used to study runes on top of engineering. Traveled around Runeterra when I was younger for stones. It's helpful to learn how to communicate quickly. Or just read the signs.
[ there's a touch of humor there. like, uhhh. going into the wrong. places. yeah. that's. yeah. ]
[ Like you're hushing someone. That makes her smile.
—wait, what the shit? A scientist. An engineer. It's no wonder he's capable of picking this up so quickly. She is thoroughly impressed, but then she picks up on the humor. ]
Miss a big, important sign I'm guessing? [ Everything about her connection screams deets, please! ]
[ he is. partially baffled. partially amused. when has he, scruffy ragdoll fresh out of a hole and little to no beard trims in the last month, come out sounding "adorable". ]
Any one else hears that and they'll expect me to be cute on command.
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Yeah, that's the English alphabet. [ for the first time since her arrival, she realizes that others here might not be able to read it. ] That's probably the language you'll encounter most here.
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I've been told they represent the spoken language (sound) rather than carrying a symbolic meaning— [ a pause ] I guess what I'm asking is where I start with the sounds.
I'm thinking in Piltovian. You're probably understanding it in English, somehow.
[ jayce barely manages to filter the second theorizing thought about how that works— math. variable still doesn't match up; L ² = ......... please don't go down that rabbit hole. it's easy enough to ignore. ]
It works inversely, but I still can't make sense of what sound matches what letter. Else I can't begin to read anything.
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I am understanding it in English, which... I can't even... Nope, not even going to try. [ She isn't one to dive too deep into the reasons when it's beneficial. She just accepts that they can understand one another, and moves on. ]
All right, you're right that our letters (A, B, C, etc) represent sounds, but the sounds vary according to the surrounding letters. It's... a whole thing. Hold on, lemme... [ The first thing he receives is her singing the alphabet, complete with the appropriate letters popping up through the Murmur in her sharp, slanted handwriting.
The next, a simple rundown of how certain letter combinations change the sounds, along with an explanation of ghost letters (k in the word knife, etc). ]
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after some back and forth, jayce writes something simple down. his name. MY NAME IS JAYS. YOR NAME IS
CSHARON. ]Like this?
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J-A-Y-S could technically be correct, but I've been going with J-A-Y-C-E. It's just what it sounds like to me. And, minus the first letter, you got my name right. I'm surprised you didn't use a C!
[ She is so damn impressed. ]
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I was going to, I just remembered what you said about the difference.
Ch and Sh are subtle but perceptible sounds— Sh sounds more like you're hushing someone.
[ and he supposes that's universal, hilariously. jayce knows he's fucking smart but there's a reason why language doesn't come with too much difficulty, especially if there's direction. ]
I'm a scientist, used to study runes on top of engineering. Traveled around Runeterra when I was younger for stones. It's helpful to learn how to communicate quickly. Or just read the signs.
[ there's a touch of humor there. like, uhhh. going into the wrong. places. yeah. that's. yeah. ]
Especially read the signs.
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—wait, what the shit? A scientist. An engineer. It's no wonder he's capable of picking this up so quickly. She is thoroughly impressed, but then she picks up on the humor. ]
Miss a big, important sign I'm guessing? [ Everything about her connection screams deets, please! ]
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[ dad jokes: unlocked. ]
It was a communal bathing tent. I hope you're happy.
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Oh.
Oh, shit. She's laughing, her amusement twinkling like Christmas lights. ] Very! Don't tell me you got all flustered over a little nudity!
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"A little", she says.
I'm not as awful as you say. And I'll have you know there's more where that came from.
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[ he doesn't know how old she is, so he's just guesstimating here. ]
A lot happens in ten years.
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How old are you?
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[ the unfiltered waves of his mind says: 32. ]
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[ not like it mattered . . . he still feels a feedback loop of tickled from this. ]
At least someone is having fun at my expense.
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And, hey, it's a little adorable, too.
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Any one else hears that and they'll expect me to be cute on command.
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And I'm going to need to lay down, for now. Head's killing me.
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