Yeah! I got through with/uploaded my newest chapter on a Saturday night! I
made the deadline! Do you want to know what this ch. is about? READ THE
TITLE!! Sheesh, I'm trying to get reviewers actually smart enough to think
of that on their own. *Gets beaten up by people who fit in that category*
OW!!!! N e way, this signal here,^, means you click your tongue. I dare you
to try and say the first word Freya learns! Which could be difficult. On
with the fic!!! (I know, I can't think of anything original, LEAVE ME
ALONE!!!!)
After I finish getting my fake emotions under control I explore the cage more thoroughly. I test the thickness of the bars. Each one can fit between my thumb and forefinger formed in a circle. The tips of my fingers barely brush each other. Bars of this thickness I can usually break with very little effort. These, however, are made of an unusual metal. I have never felt any like this before. I shall have to test it later, to see how hard it is.
The chains creak above me. I look up. The trapdoor is open, and I'm being drawn up. That means either I have to meet with the royalty group or I have to teach the Dragon Knight. I walk over to the bed and sit down. I look at the ground until the cage stops moving, looking up only to see the dragon knight spin the lock on the trapdoor. She walks forward and let's me out.
"Hello," she says.
I might as well do this right. "Fen^o (hello)," I say, clicking my tongue. I walk to the. chair and sit down. She looks confused.
"Fencho?" She asks.
"Fen^o. F-e-n-t-o. On the t click your tongue against the roof of your mouth instead of saying the letter t. T, mind you, not ch." I lecture. I sound like Kuja.
She smiles. "Fengo." I nearly scream. This'll be a looooooooooooooong day.
"Fen. Say fen." I instruct, trying to be more patient than Uncle and not beat her up.
"Fen."
"Now click your tongue against the roof of your mouth." She does so. "Say o."
"O."
"Congratulations, you have just said 'hello' the way a nine-month year old with a lisp would. You need work but it's a start."
"You know, I expected you to teach me. Not insult me."
"What's the difference? It helps you remember, doesn't it?" She has nothing to say to that. "Now, what's the word, faster this time.
"Fento," she says, getting it almost right.
"Click your tongue for the t sound!"
"Fen^o." She finally stutters out.
"It means?"
"Hello."
"Congratulations, you can know say your first word without making a fool of yourself or gaining enemies for life."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"This language has only one feature that makes it easy. Over half the words sound almost exactly like one another, with an amazing variety of curses."
"Such as?"
"I'm not teaching you those, just in case I use them when talking about you."
"Alright, I get the idea. I'm not a bundle of roses to teach, am I?"
"What's the first word and what does it mean?"
"Fencho, hello."
"You said it wrong." By this time my head is in my hands and I'm exasperated.
"Fento, hello." She states, without clicking her tongue.
"Fenticlanchay (what an idiot)," I say under my breath.
"What's that mean?"
"It means your teacher was smart in refusing to teach you how to insult people. Now click your tongue when you say it!"
"Fen^o, hello." She says, finally getting it right.
"Good."
"Really?"
"No, I'm just saying that because you've been doing extraordinarily bad and need all the encouragement you can get."
"Hey, I'm not that bad," She claims.
"No, but everyone else must have twice your I.Q."
"Impudent jerk."
"I heard that, and I'm about twice as smart as you." She doesn't have anything to say to that. "First word, definition!"
"Fen^o, hello."
"FINALLY!!!!!!!" I shout in exasperation, "THE DODO-BRAIN GETS IT RIGHT!!!!!"
"Dodo-brain?"
"Don't even ask."
"Is that all I am going to learn today?"
"Yes, because that's all I'm patient enough to teach." Saying this, I walk into the cage. She shuts and locks the door behind me, then undoes the lock on the trapdoor. I slowly get swung down, and soon I'll be in my original position. Just terrific.
This means if I get so exasperated I bang my head on the wall they'll notice.
~******************************************~
The remaining members of the world's heroes, this time including Amarant, though not Quina, meet in the secret room.
"Well, Freya, how'd it go?" Asks Zidane, leaning against the wall.
"A nightmare," Freya responds without hesitation.
"That bad, huh?"
"No, that's a light and very happy description of it."
"I take it she was difficult?" Asks Garnet, looking a bit awed. The last person who made Freya the least bit mad was soon on display as the world's weirdest waterproof umbrella. A little, mind you. Burmecians are well known for having very little tempers, but when they do finally get angry, they get dangerous.
"Difficult doesn't begin. I was sorely tempted to kill her in a gross and inhumane way."
"How many words did she teach you? You were in there for three hours, I'd guess about a hundred." Guesses Eiko, very incorrectly.
"Wrong. Guess again."
"Way too low?"
"Way too high."
"Fifty."
"One."
"No way!!!!!" is the general cry heard from that room. Steiner manages to ask, "Which word?"
"Hello."
"Three hours to learn how to say hello?" Inquires Amarant.
"Yes."
"How do you say it?" requests Beatrix.
"Fencho. wait, that's not it. fento.wait. fen^o!" They all stare at her.
"Three tries to get it right, with practice? That must be tough."
"The creative insults she uses don't help."
"Such as?"
"Dodo-brain."
"Dodo-brain?"
"She told me not to ask. I'd advise you to do the same."
"I've heard of tough customers, but that's just strange," Comments Amarant, looking a bit awed.
"She also claimed I was very lucky."
"How can she call that lucky?"
"According to her there are a lot of words in that language that sound similar to one another. She also claimed it has an amazing number of curses."
"Did she tell you any?" Asks Zidane, looking amused.
"No. She said she wouldn't just in case she uses them on me."
"Did she have the nerve to do that?" Wonders Vivi.
"Yes. I wish I knew what it meant."
"Oh. So why were you lucky?"
"I managed not to insult her by mistake."
"Oooooooooooooookaaaaaaaaaaayyy. Let's finish this discussion later, shall we?"
~~~~~~~~******************************************************~~~~~~~~~~
"Finally," Whispers Catalina as she gets to the top of the mountain. "That took ages."
"It would've been a whole lot easier if you took the path through Gizamalukes Grotto, Kupo!" Insists Michimi. They had been having that argument for the past six hours, and he was proving to be extraordinarily stubborn.
"I told you, I'm an outlaw. I would've been arrested if I'd used the pass!"
"If you hadn't done bad things you wouldn't be an outlaw, kupo."
"Stop it! You don't know a thing about it."
"Then why are you killing people, kupo?"
"I was told too."
"Whoever told you that isn't a very nice person, kupo."
"How do you know?"
"Why else would they want to kill kids, Kupo? They didn't do anything, and they'll be missed, kupo."
".Shut up."
"Make me, Kupo!"
I glare at him. His mouth suddenly slams shut and his nose is blocked. All the openings in his body are closed up. "Oops," I whisper, and undo the spell.
"How did you do that, kupo?" Asks Michimi, looking scared.
"None of your business."
"Okay, kupo. I'll keep quiet, kupo."
~~~~~~~~~~~~*************************************************~~~~~~~~~~~ Heeheehee. I'm having fun. What happens next? How did Catalina do that?
Catalina: As I said before, quite easily.
Clara: Isn't it obvious what happens next? She's told us all about the next chapter.
Eika: Will you two shut up??!! I'm trying to build suspense here!
Clara: You weren't polite in asking, so no, we will not shut up.
Catalina: How can you close a nonexistent hole in the ceiling, anyway?
Eika: Ravyn, please steal my characters for your story, and reviewers review! Hehheh, I'm good at stealing things!
After I finish getting my fake emotions under control I explore the cage more thoroughly. I test the thickness of the bars. Each one can fit between my thumb and forefinger formed in a circle. The tips of my fingers barely brush each other. Bars of this thickness I can usually break with very little effort. These, however, are made of an unusual metal. I have never felt any like this before. I shall have to test it later, to see how hard it is.
The chains creak above me. I look up. The trapdoor is open, and I'm being drawn up. That means either I have to meet with the royalty group or I have to teach the Dragon Knight. I walk over to the bed and sit down. I look at the ground until the cage stops moving, looking up only to see the dragon knight spin the lock on the trapdoor. She walks forward and let's me out.
"Hello," she says.
I might as well do this right. "Fen^o (hello)," I say, clicking my tongue. I walk to the. chair and sit down. She looks confused.
"Fencho?" She asks.
"Fen^o. F-e-n-t-o. On the t click your tongue against the roof of your mouth instead of saying the letter t. T, mind you, not ch." I lecture. I sound like Kuja.
She smiles. "Fengo." I nearly scream. This'll be a looooooooooooooong day.
"Fen. Say fen." I instruct, trying to be more patient than Uncle and not beat her up.
"Fen."
"Now click your tongue against the roof of your mouth." She does so. "Say o."
"O."
"Congratulations, you have just said 'hello' the way a nine-month year old with a lisp would. You need work but it's a start."
"You know, I expected you to teach me. Not insult me."
"What's the difference? It helps you remember, doesn't it?" She has nothing to say to that. "Now, what's the word, faster this time.
"Fento," she says, getting it almost right.
"Click your tongue for the t sound!"
"Fen^o." She finally stutters out.
"It means?"
"Hello."
"Congratulations, you can know say your first word without making a fool of yourself or gaining enemies for life."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"This language has only one feature that makes it easy. Over half the words sound almost exactly like one another, with an amazing variety of curses."
"Such as?"
"I'm not teaching you those, just in case I use them when talking about you."
"Alright, I get the idea. I'm not a bundle of roses to teach, am I?"
"What's the first word and what does it mean?"
"Fencho, hello."
"You said it wrong." By this time my head is in my hands and I'm exasperated.
"Fento, hello." She states, without clicking her tongue.
"Fenticlanchay (what an idiot)," I say under my breath.
"What's that mean?"
"It means your teacher was smart in refusing to teach you how to insult people. Now click your tongue when you say it!"
"Fen^o, hello." She says, finally getting it right.
"Good."
"Really?"
"No, I'm just saying that because you've been doing extraordinarily bad and need all the encouragement you can get."
"Hey, I'm not that bad," She claims.
"No, but everyone else must have twice your I.Q."
"Impudent jerk."
"I heard that, and I'm about twice as smart as you." She doesn't have anything to say to that. "First word, definition!"
"Fen^o, hello."
"FINALLY!!!!!!!" I shout in exasperation, "THE DODO-BRAIN GETS IT RIGHT!!!!!"
"Dodo-brain?"
"Don't even ask."
"Is that all I am going to learn today?"
"Yes, because that's all I'm patient enough to teach." Saying this, I walk into the cage. She shuts and locks the door behind me, then undoes the lock on the trapdoor. I slowly get swung down, and soon I'll be in my original position. Just terrific.
This means if I get so exasperated I bang my head on the wall they'll notice.
~******************************************~
The remaining members of the world's heroes, this time including Amarant, though not Quina, meet in the secret room.
"Well, Freya, how'd it go?" Asks Zidane, leaning against the wall.
"A nightmare," Freya responds without hesitation.
"That bad, huh?"
"No, that's a light and very happy description of it."
"I take it she was difficult?" Asks Garnet, looking a bit awed. The last person who made Freya the least bit mad was soon on display as the world's weirdest waterproof umbrella. A little, mind you. Burmecians are well known for having very little tempers, but when they do finally get angry, they get dangerous.
"Difficult doesn't begin. I was sorely tempted to kill her in a gross and inhumane way."
"How many words did she teach you? You were in there for three hours, I'd guess about a hundred." Guesses Eiko, very incorrectly.
"Wrong. Guess again."
"Way too low?"
"Way too high."
"Fifty."
"One."
"No way!!!!!" is the general cry heard from that room. Steiner manages to ask, "Which word?"
"Hello."
"Three hours to learn how to say hello?" Inquires Amarant.
"Yes."
"How do you say it?" requests Beatrix.
"Fencho. wait, that's not it. fento.wait. fen^o!" They all stare at her.
"Three tries to get it right, with practice? That must be tough."
"The creative insults she uses don't help."
"Such as?"
"Dodo-brain."
"Dodo-brain?"
"She told me not to ask. I'd advise you to do the same."
"I've heard of tough customers, but that's just strange," Comments Amarant, looking a bit awed.
"She also claimed I was very lucky."
"How can she call that lucky?"
"According to her there are a lot of words in that language that sound similar to one another. She also claimed it has an amazing number of curses."
"Did she tell you any?" Asks Zidane, looking amused.
"No. She said she wouldn't just in case she uses them on me."
"Did she have the nerve to do that?" Wonders Vivi.
"Yes. I wish I knew what it meant."
"Oh. So why were you lucky?"
"I managed not to insult her by mistake."
"Oooooooooooooookaaaaaaaaaaayyy. Let's finish this discussion later, shall we?"
~~~~~~~~******************************************************~~~~~~~~~~
"Finally," Whispers Catalina as she gets to the top of the mountain. "That took ages."
"It would've been a whole lot easier if you took the path through Gizamalukes Grotto, Kupo!" Insists Michimi. They had been having that argument for the past six hours, and he was proving to be extraordinarily stubborn.
"I told you, I'm an outlaw. I would've been arrested if I'd used the pass!"
"If you hadn't done bad things you wouldn't be an outlaw, kupo."
"Stop it! You don't know a thing about it."
"Then why are you killing people, kupo?"
"I was told too."
"Whoever told you that isn't a very nice person, kupo."
"How do you know?"
"Why else would they want to kill kids, Kupo? They didn't do anything, and they'll be missed, kupo."
".Shut up."
"Make me, Kupo!"
I glare at him. His mouth suddenly slams shut and his nose is blocked. All the openings in his body are closed up. "Oops," I whisper, and undo the spell.
"How did you do that, kupo?" Asks Michimi, looking scared.
"None of your business."
"Okay, kupo. I'll keep quiet, kupo."
~~~~~~~~~~~~*************************************************~~~~~~~~~~~ Heeheehee. I'm having fun. What happens next? How did Catalina do that?
Catalina: As I said before, quite easily.
Clara: Isn't it obvious what happens next? She's told us all about the next chapter.
Eika: Will you two shut up??!! I'm trying to build suspense here!
Clara: You weren't polite in asking, so no, we will not shut up.
Catalina: How can you close a nonexistent hole in the ceiling, anyway?
Eika: Ravyn, please steal my characters for your story, and reviewers review! Hehheh, I'm good at stealing things!
