=04= [Video] - mglw'nafh Freckle R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[officerwhiskers]

[Oh, the panic! A string of odd glubbing and croaking sounds like an attempt at speaking English. It's a failed attempt, at first, but once he gets the hang of speaking through a mouth of tentacles, Calvin sounds quite horrified.]

Bwrrwlwwwwhyrrl Glyublrgh! Wwwwwwwwhys this qurrlbhhh...happening! Wwwbble... I hate thyis.

[The video snaps on, revealing a piercing pair of red and orange octopus eyes staring with a look of concern and sorrow... If such emotions could even be seen on a fishy character.]

Could anyg-gwuone exblain why I'm a monster.

[A tentacle creeps up and covers the journal, before it closes out.]

Comments

[Audio]

[fallintheriver]

Well, your first mistake is trying to use Common.

[Text]

[officerwhiskers]

What do you mean use common? Like language, or something?

[Calvin's going to need to learn another language?!]

It's the only one I know!

[Audio // Nixan + translated text]

[fallintheriver]

[Hope you like the sound of clicks and squeaks. They're a bit awkward right now, since Ezra's fancy new human voicebox isn't built for them, but heck if anyone else can tell.]

Like the language you're writing in right now. See, something like this would be easier on your mouth.

You should learn Squid. Or Water Common, at least.

[Audio] - Nixan + translated text => Regular text

[officerwhiskers]

[Calvin sees the translation, and unwisely tries to imitate the bunch of clicks and squeaks. To anyone else they may sound the same, but to Ezra it is going to sound like a load of idiot-speak. The translation in the journal will prove this.]

Horse Apple Grunt Heel Sky Beast

[There's a pause, then regular Common writing.]

I don't think I'll be able to learn a new language that quickly. I didn't even know squids had their own language.

[Audio] - Nixan + translated text

[fallintheriver]

Uh. Good try.

[But not really.]

Well, usually squids aren't that smart, they don't use that many words. But whatever kind you are probably has a proper language, right?

[Text]

[officerwhiskers]

Maybe. The clicks felt kind of natural to make, but I'm going to have to find out if there's actually a language. Do you think they have books like that in the library?

[Audio] - back to common.

[fallintheriver]

Dunno. It'd be pretty hard to learn from a book, I think.

There's a squid in the lake, maybe you should try to go talk to it.

[Text]

[officerwhiskers]

Oh yeah, there is! That's a good idea. I hope it's not one of those squids that would eat smaller squids. I don't think I'm a very fast swimmer, yet.

[Audio]

[fallintheriver]

Practice in the baths first.