Text @ Soldier, August 7

[worthallthis]

This is Soldat.

It seems like there is only me and the Ambassador left who speak the spirit language well. We should not be the only translators in case something happens to us. And also we can't go with everyone on every expedition.

On Sundays and Tuesdays at 1900 I will teach people more of the language at the church. I sing it but I have worked out how to make the notes on the instruments in the general store and also you can whistle it. I'll have instruments for anyone who needs them. The first one will be in two days.

Please let me know if you would like to attend so I know how many to expect.

[And so they know how many people to be prepared to be stared at by.]

Comments

[worthallthis]

Sorry the only instrument we have multiples of is the one at the general store. Called an ocharina.

Fitz has a guitar but his is the only one. The piano got ruined in the flood.

[clarius]

Ah- Those instruments being offered for free. Yes, I saw them on my first day here in Beacon.

I'll make sure to retrieve one of them before the lesson. While it's a shame the piano has been damaged, the mobility of the ocharina trumps the classicality of the piano, I think.

[worthallthis]

I'll have some at the church too if you forget.

[clarius]

How kind! Thank you in advance if I do forget.

Do you have any tips or advice when learning the language, by the way? I would like to continue studying the language before the lessons. So I'm not completely clueless as to what we're doing.

[worthallthis]

Compare the notes in the phrases recorded in the app and look for common melodies and patterns. The biggest hurdle is vocabulary because grammar almost does not exist for them but some related words have similar melodies.

[clarius]

That's fascinating to know. If not for the fact this is being so thoroughly documented and studies, I would think this is an argot or cant and not really a type of vernacular.

All the same! Thank you for the advice. I look forward to the lessons in the coming days. Is there any way I can repay you?

[worthallthis]

[Soldat has no idea what an argot or cant is, so they, uh, just kind of skip over that.]

You are welcome. We do not really pay each other for things here. We all work towards the same goal and help each other.