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commandertoolbelt) wrote2021-06-19 10:17 pm
commandertoolbelt) wrote2021-06-19 10:17 pm
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Well... Here, let me write it down for you first, and then we can go through the sounds. Might be easier to have the visual.
[ he'll just keep talking as he pulls out a pen and notebook and starts writing the alphabet. besidw each letter is a series of dots or dashes. you know how morse works I don't need to explain it ]
Morse code is all long or short sounds, and each letter has a set that belongs to it. See?
[ he'll just keep talking as he pulls out a pen and notebook and starts writing the alphabet. besidw each letter is a series of dots or dashes. you know how morse works I don't need to explain it ]
Morse code is all long or short sounds, and each letter has a set that belongs to it. See?
[Tsuyukusa watches him intently! He's actually very attentive when he's not flipping out about any little inconvenience or verbal slight.
Also me trying not to think about how the universal translator handles this.]
So if it's just a series of taps how do you know when one letter ends and the next begins?
Also me trying not to think about how the universal translator handles this.]
So if it's just a series of taps how do you know when one letter ends and the next begins?
[ we don't think about the language barrier they would encounter here it's fine ]
To do that, you just leave a longer gap when the letter ends. So, kind of like this.
[ he writes his name in morse code! three letters are easy enough to take in, and sure enough - there is a slightly longer gap between where each letter should end. ]
It's a little hard to portray on paper, but yeah. That's why I said you have to know what to listen for.
To do that, you just leave a longer gap when the letter ends. So, kind of like this.
[ he writes his name in morse code! three letters are easy enough to take in, and sure enough - there is a slightly longer gap between where each letter should end. ]
It's a little hard to portray on paper, but yeah. That's why I said you have to know what to listen for.
...Huh. You know, I never would have thought about it that way, but yeah, you're right. It's the same when you're on the run. So you'll probably be pretty good at it, actually.
[ probably a good thing that leo isn't in the mood to call him out on that ]
I ran away from foster homes six times when I was a kid and the government hated me for it. Now I'm a demigod with a goddess who wants me and my friends dead, so - yeah. On the run.
I ran away from foster homes six times when I was a kid and the government hated me for it. Now I'm a demigod with a goddess who wants me and my friends dead, so - yeah. On the run.
[ throws his hands in the air ]
Thank you! Everyone always expects you to just go along with it like it's no big deal, but it's never that simple. And some foster parents shouldn't be parents at all, if you ask me.
Thank you! Everyone always expects you to just go along with it like it's no big deal, but it's never that simple. And some foster parents shouldn't be parents at all, if you ask me.
[ oh... hm. leo's not a little jealous or anything. he's looking sullen for just a second, but brushes it off easily. ]
Yeah. Yeah, that - makes sense. Blood only means so much when they want nothing to do with you, so why not find your own? That's a popular genre in TV shows and stuff for a reason.
Yeah. Yeah, that - makes sense. Blood only means so much when they want nothing to do with you, so why not find your own? That's a popular genre in TV shows and stuff for a reason.
[Well he's talking about him in the past tense so like. At least he has "my dad is alive" over on Tsuyukusa.]
... I don't know what TV is, but sure. Tree spirits don't have like, birth parents the way humans do. So there wasn't really any other option.
... I don't know what TV is, but sure. Tree spirits don't have like, birth parents the way humans do. So there wasn't really any other option.
[ does "alive" really count for much when he's only spoken to the guy once though ]
Stick around here long enough, and you'll figure that one out in no time.
Anyway... You can take this, if you want. [ the reference sheet. he carefully tears out the page to offer to tsuyukusa. ] And if you want to practice with someone, hit me up.
Stick around here long enough, and you'll figure that one out in no time.
Anyway... You can take this, if you want. [ the reference sheet. he carefully tears out the page to offer to tsuyukusa. ] And if you want to practice with someone, hit me up.
[ gods, he just starts laughing ]
Putting it to good use already!
Putting it to good use already!
Confidence! I like that in a tree.
You better be ready, because I'm definitely gonna throw a pop quiz your way when you least expect it.
You better be ready, because I'm definitely gonna throw a pop quiz your way when you least expect it.
[ tsuyukusa can find the local demigod out near the woods, kicking at the dirt. ]
This sucks. How long is this keep happening?
This sucks. How long is this keep happening?
[ leo winces. tree boy really doesn't know a thing about subtlety, does he. ]
Well. The only plus side there is that the year seems to be going by pretty fast in this place.
Well. The only plus side there is that the year seems to be going by pretty fast in this place.
[ blinks. ]
Is... that a tree thing? But even evergreens usually live through winter, don't they? Just without leaves?
Is... that a tree thing? But even evergreens usually live through winter, don't they? Just without leaves?
[ internally: the fuck is a gingko ]
"Was?"
And I thought you said your dad chose to be your family...? Or is there some biological thing in the mix there, too?
[ very quickly learning that he knows nothing about how tree spirits work ]
"Was?"
And I thought you said your dad chose to be your family...? Or is there some biological thing in the mix there, too?
[ very quickly learning that he knows nothing about how tree spirits work ]
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