chanteuser | SHARON

[ thus proving to the world that jaws is superior to jurassic park. in this essay i will-- ]

It probably doesn't even take that much money to make. And I bet parents would buy it to keep a kid entertained easily enough.

[ she jiggles the shark's jaw a little, as though it is MONCHING. ]

[BINCH I'LL FIGHT YOU]

Heehee. Perhaps I should try to bring a few home to the Chairman and Lady Alisa. They aren't children, but they may find these devices just as curious as I do.

[anyway now she is PULLING THE T-REX BACK and trying to chomp the shark. om nom]

[ THE ANIMAL GRABBERS HAVE SPOKEN THE TRUTH, AL. ]

That's not a bad idea. I'm not sure if Nicholas would be interested in something like this, but W-- [ ... she goes quiet for a moment, before shaking her head. ]-- well.

Maybe they'd make Nina smile.

Are those friends from home? Or... [ those are quite formal titles, aren't they? ] Are they people you work for?

[THE ANIMAL GRABBERS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU CAN'T BEAT JURRASSIC PARK]

[also that pause doesn't go unnoticed, but. . . Sharon doesn't pres]

The Chairman and Lady Alisa are my employers, of course. But more than that-- they are my family.

[she sounds so fond!!!]

I've been a humble servant of their household for nine years now.

[ the fun fact here is i've only seen each of them once and am not fussed about seeing them again okay bye ]

So they employ you, but you're family as well? [ ... it sounds a bit like loretta, with galahad and marco. the idea sounds... nice. ]

That doesn't leave sort of... lines you feel you can't cross with them?

[I actually haven't seen jaws I'm just a dinosaur child at heart so I have biases]

Not at all. [her smile is a bit wistful now] I may be the Reinford family maid, but I may act and speak as freely as I please.

[neither Irina nor Alisa have ever made her feel like anything but family. . . and that's why she serves them with every ounce of her heart]

[. . . except when it comes to-- well. no. nevermind]

It just so happens that my desires align with those of both the Chairman and Lady Alisa. There is no conflict at all.

[ jaws theme intensifies ]

That sounds ideal, then. If you respect and care about the people you work for, it's only going to have positive outcomes really.

[bowing a little]

Precisely.

[BUT ANYWAY]

You mentioned someone by name, too. A Sir Nicholas?

Right, I did. I guess I work for him? But it's not really as formal as what you mentioned.

It's probably easier to say he's my roommate.

Your. . . roommate?

[and then, lightly teasing]

Oh my! How scandalous. ♥

[OH NO SHARON]

[ oh my god ]

Not like that.

Heehee. I thought as much; I couldn't help but tease.

Regardless, he sounds as though he is important to you.

He saved my life. Technically.

[ it’s a little more complicated than that but... yeah ]

And then gave me somewhere to stay. He scared me a lot at first, and sometimes he still does but... he’s a better person than a lot of people I’ve met before.

[ her fingers are subconsciously moving slightly as she talks — not involuntary, but purposeful. but the motions are so small it’s difficult to see what she’s doing. ]

[aw. . . how sweet. and the motions may be so small Sharon can't see what she's doing, but. . . she still notices the movements, anyway]

He sounds like quite the dashing and brave soul

[hm]

Your hands. . .?

[ erm. hm. ]

Is that what you'd call it...?

[ nicholas brown, a DASHING soul. well. he is brave. she supposes. ]

Oh--[ she looks down at her hands in surprise. ]-- oh, I'm signing. Sort of. Nicholas is deaf.

That's precisely what I'd call it. You wouldn't?

[she may be teasing a bit]

And I see. It must be muscle memory to sign everything you speak, then.

[ she makes a sort of amused, noise. the dashing part is still amusing her. ]

It's good to practice. I'm not that good at it, honestly. So... ... [ she shrugs, almost a little awkwardly ]

Practice makes perfect.

[a thoughtful pause, and Sharon lifts one hand to her chin]

Would you mind teaching me what you know about sign language? I'm afraid I've no experience with such a thing myself.

[ oh... the pressure ]

I can, but... I'm really, really a beginner myself. But I know letters and some basic phrases, so if that's enough...?

Heehee, that's more than enough. Any bit of knowledge is more than I had before.

[ twirls aggressively into al's arms YOU! GOT! YOUR! GRADE! AND! CAAAAKKKEEEE!!! ]

Alright then. Um... did you want to start now, or meet up later?

[ ... her shark is probably still biting at sharon's dino's head while all this is going on, for the visual. ]

[I DID!!!!!!! IT WAS DELICIOUS CAKE]

Is there a reason we cannot start now?

[it's fine, the dino died a long time ago]

No? I didn't know if you were still exploring or had anything to do. We can start now.

[ she's looking for a spot where they can comfortably learn! and not! just be standing there for hours waving their hands at each other ]

[idk the Emporium probably has some bean bags somewhere? anyway, Sharon delicately places the T-rex toy down to find a bean bag chair]

Don't worry, I have no appointments that need to be kept. ♥ You have my full attention, Lady Alex.

[ cosy. ]

Alright then... I guess I'll start with the alphabet? If you can't sign a word you can finger-spell it. It takes longer and it's a bit awkward but... if you're only saying one word it isn't too bad.

[ i don't even know where gangsta is in the world and even though the anime used JSL for obvious reasons i'm gonna keep assuming it's au-America and use this ]

[ she makes a fist with her thumb sticking up. ]

This is "A". And then you extend you fingers and curl your thumb into your palm for "B".

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