it can get so much worse - o, language class

[redvox.]

REDVOX "VINNY" ABRAMO - cis male - goat-bat hybrid - harbinger

Vinny knew very little about Aslisk's old home, and anything he knew about her old wife or family were just brief whispers in the wind, information that was occasionally allowed to slip when Aslisk was feeling generous or emotional. Needless to say, that wasn't exactly an occasion that happened very often, and while Redvox didn't exactly relish it when it did, he did find himself pretty curious about what her old world was like. There were times were Vin wished that Aslisk's family had come with her through whatever strange portal or teleportation had ended up dumping her here on the island. From what he could piece together, her wife was much more kindhearted and better at controlling her, and there were certainly times where the hybrid wished they had a steadying hand like that around. He hadn't really actually heard enough about Aslisk's kids yet to form any mental image of what they could be like, considering the only time he had heard of them for more than a brief moment was when Aslisk went around stealing a bunch of bowls from people. He hardly thought that they could be quite as bad as Aslisk though, if they had at least one other parent to watch over them. He found himself wondering if they all spoke the same language where Aslisk came from, like most of them did here with English, or if there were many different additional languages that existed too. He hoped Aslisk didn't expect them to learn anything beyond Nitisian, because he was fairly sure his brain didn't have enough space for an entire other world's worth of languages.

Stretching out one of his long wings until he heard a pleasant pop and felt the release of pressure from earlier in the day, the harbinger found himself chuckling a little bit as Aslisk introduced the name of her language. He smiled a little bit at the regent, fangs flashing as he spoke, "Well, I can't really say that languages 'round here are much better. English is from England, 'n' the people from there are the... English." He could tell from the way that Aslisk was eying him that she was a little bit pissed at him – not exactly an uncommon occurence, honestly – most likely because of how he had treated her language before. So, he found himself trying to lighten the mood a little bit, joking around with the other so that he wouldn't find his head ripped from his shoulders, although he wasn't sure she'd go that far. Vinny found himself perking his ears up when Aslisk launched into the introduction of greetings, and he listened closely, the bridge of his nose wrinkling a little bit at the whole "don't acknowledge filth" thing. Aslisk launched into a joke about it near immediately afterwards, but Redvox didn't find it very funny. He didn't like to think of others as beneath him, even with his current position as leader. Still, he didn't say anything, not wanting Aslisk to think he was insulting her language further. Instead he just opened his mouth, pressing his tongue against the roof of it experimentally before he spoke, "Balayor Aslisk? I do that right?" As he practiced the greeting – which still honestly just sounded like nonsense to him – he found himself wondering if Aslisk would use 'bisisiy' for him, given their rank difference. Probably not, she never really seemed to think they were anything but equals.