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[ashenscipher]

[Bitterblue looks a bit excited when the video starts. She's holding a dark, leather bound book, it's thin, but thick enough that the gold lettering on the spin can be seen.]

It worked this time. I hoped for a book from my memories and I got one.

I didn't think about this before I discovered it on my table, but of course I should have realized this: it's in a different language. I understand it because I did in my memories.

[This is where she looks really excited.]

A whole new language! See-

[She holds up the book and opens to a page. There is a hand painted picture of a castle on it with a word underneath - but not a word recognizable. She flips through other pages showing pictures with singular words underneath. All words that are not readable.]

This is much better than a dagger!

Comments

[traceofeffort]

Well, it'd be cool to see it too, but even knowing it's out there is pretty wild. But... I think it's just a perception thing? It feels really selfish when I lay it out in my head, but, well. You have a thing, and it's really different from everyone else's things, and that's kinda cool.

...If just wanting something doesn't pan out, I'm gonna try your way next.

[ashenscipher]

Your guitar is unique, too. Every instrument, though made in the same manner as others of its kind, is unique. Yours more so because it is from another universe. No one will ever have anything close to similar to it.

[traceofeffort]

I guess I... didn't think of it like that. Thanks, Bitterblue. Don't mind me, I'm being weird again. Especially when we have important things to think about! Like, how complicated is it? Is it going to actually be helpful to you?

[ashenscipher]

Is the language complicated? I don't think so, but these are just straight forward concepts. Castle. City. Graceling. Monarchy.

I don't know how helpful... [Oh she is thinking of something that she can't say on the network.]

Do you want to see it. It's quite beautiful.

[traceofeffort]

[Lisa blinks.] I know... most of those words. And if you don't mind, I'd enjoy seeing something like that? If there's time.

[ashenscipher]

You should come over, I can explain all about the book. [And her thoughts which she shouldn't share over the network.]

-> action;

[traceofeffort]

Mm, that sounds like a plan! Text me an address and I'll be over in a bit.

[Once she has an address, it's not long before she makes her way over, traveling fairly lightly - no guitar, no backpack. Boy, it's nice not to have classes.]

Hey, Bitterblue. Sorry to drop in on... well, you invited me, but it's still kinda short notice.

Re: -> action;

[ashenscipher]

It's not a problem. [Bitterblue waves Lisa into her small apartment. It's one bedroom, the kitchen and the living room blend together. And there's nothing flashy about the decorations. Mostly neutral tones.]

So, you want to see the book.

[It was right there on the counter and Bitterblue only had to take a few steps to get it. She promptly handed it over to Lisa. None of the words are in English, but Bitterblue is here willing to translate.]

[traceofeffort]

[Not that Lisa can say anything - Lisa doesn't exactly live in a swanky place, and shares it with someone else anyway. Still, it's nice enough, she's not judging.]

Mm, I'd like to see it. I've had a new appreciation for languages lately, y'know?

[She accepts it gingerly when it's offered to her; at first she just looks through the pages, trying to match the image to the word. Except boy, that really isn't in anything she could hope to read. She puzzles for a moment more, before she looks over to Bitterblue.]

You weren't kidding, huh? So I know this is probably city, but how do you say this? [There's a reason she never took more foreign language classes in school - she's probably gonna mangle this...]