[ 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. ]
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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That sounds ideal, then. If you respect and care about the people you work for, it's only going to have positive outcomes really.
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Precisely.
[BUT ANYWAY]
You mentioned someone by name, too. A Sir Nicholas?
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It's probably easier to say he's my roommate.
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[and then, lightly teasing]
Oh my! How scandalous. ♥
[OH NO SHARON]
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Not like that.
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Regardless, he sounds as though he is important to you.
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[ 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. ]
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He sounds like quite the dashing and brave soul
[hm]
Your hands. . .?
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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.
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[she may be teasing a bit]
And I see. It must be muscle memory to sign everything you speak, then.
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It's good to practice. I'm not that good at it, honestly. So... ... [ she shrugs, almost a little awkwardly ]
Practice makes perfect.
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Would you mind teaching me what you know about sign language? I'm afraid I've no experience with such a thing myself.
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I can, but... I'm really, really a beginner myself. But I know letters and some basic phrases, so if that's enough...?
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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. ]
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Is there a reason we cannot start now?
[it's fine, the dino died a long time ago]
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[ 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 ]
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Don't worry, I have no appointments that need to be kept. ♥ You have my full attention, Lady Alex.
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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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I see. Like this?
[mimicking that motion! also since we started another PC Becks this is probably a good place to FADE INTO ETHER]
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