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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 2, 2017 13:37:53 GMT -8
A genuine look of surprise flashed on Lucien’s features as Priscilla spoke. The worst she’d ever done was— Huh. Well, like… heh, that was pretty relatable actually. He’d dated plenty of people his dad wouldn’t have been pleased to know about, and as much as he hated to admit it, that was half the fun.
The question had him looking thoughtful for a moment before he shrugged. “I mean… “ he tried to find another way to describe it but came up with nothing on the spot. Instead, a chuckle broke from him. “Kinda? But ah’ve done it for like … ferever now and talking all professional and clear is actually kinda weird.” Weird enough that he was spending an extra couple of seconds mentally going over correct phonetics before actually saying them.
“Though I guess my Kalosian’s actually pretty clear,” he switched to Kalosian as he said these words as if for some unknown emphasis.
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 6:06:19 GMT -8
Priscilla supposed she could understand that, to a point how she spoke wasn't considered "Normal" but it was what she was used to, it was clear and precise but not the way you'd catch the average trainer speaking, a bit of sharper pronunciation and such. "I suppose I can relate but-" She was caught off guard a little by the sudden Kalosian language, smirking just a little. While not a widely used language outside of Kalos, her family tended to think it gave an air of sophistication to know such an elegant language, and in turn, she reciprocated her accent just faintly shifting in an effort to properly pronounce the words.
"Well Yes, I'd imagine so~ I mean, you've hardly trained yourself to speak Kalosian slang so to speak, so it's not like it's going to be natural to do so. Perhaps I should talk to you only in Kalosian to make sure we understand one another.~"
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 6:47:06 GMT -8
Lucien jolted a little as Priscilla spoke. OOOOOHH? She knew Kalosian?? “Holy fuck it’s been forever since I’ve talked to someone who speaks more than a couple words of Kalosian!” he was speed talking now, his Kalosian becoming a little less nuanced and smooth but still very understandable in comparison to his Common. “I mean aside form like Antoine and Ellie and the family in general but! Where’d you learn? Somewhere in Veria?” Lucien couldn’t even really explain why he was so excited, yet in some ways the language felt like an old friend. Sure, he used Common frequently, but Kalosian had such pretty and useful words and it was great!
The quick talking of her trainer had Alamea stirring again from her resting spot. Sitting up in the bag, she looked around slowly. Hmmmm? What had Lucien so excited all of a su- oh? He was speaking his other human tongue, now wasn’t he? That was nice, she guessed, even if she didn’t understand exactly why he was so personally invested.
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 6:56:08 GMT -8
Priscilla couldn't help but find it quite cute, giggling behind her hand as Lucien got excited, a light roll of her eyes as she poured herself another cold glass of juice, taking a sip before she thought to speak again, her speech was a little slower but definitely clear, she didn't specifically need time to think about her words, but a normal pace was the best she could manage rather than Lucien's excited speed. "Well I'm glad I can impress.~ The school I attended taught a few words as a required subject, but my father ended up getting me a tutor. I can speak Kalosian, Kanto-nese, and Orrish, though I don't use the last one all that much." Mainly because Orre wasn't the most "classy" of regions to say the least, but she omitted that little fact as she listed the regions off on her fingers.
"I must say though you speak the tongue with a fair bit of grace!~ The speed is impressive too, did you live in Kalos long? I hear even some of the people from there speak the common tongue more to the point Kalosian is lost on them. I'm pretty sure my Cousin's girlfriend said as much when I last-" She halted herself, getting a little carried away and not wishing to turn the topic to her cousin. "Well, suffice to say, if its not common even in Kalos, I'm impressed.~"
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 8:00:48 GMT -8
Kalosian, Kanto-nese, and Orrish. Lucien grinned quite a bit as each was spoken. That was so neat! “Man I have been looking for a tutor or something to learn more languages!” he laughed brightly, excitedly. Even if it was just to brush up on his own Kalosian or perhaps properly learn Alolan finally, he couldn’t help but be excited for the languages.
Another wide grin flashed across Lucien’s features as Priscilla spoke. “I was born and raised in Kalos! Spent ten years there,” he explained. “Like I said, my family comes from some kind of knights or nobility or something like that but yeah. I learned Kalosian at home and some in school. Some people do use Common more at least where I grew up, everyone used Kalosian more” Lucien gave a swift nod. “I like it~ It’s a pretty language.” He spoke a little softer now. His features relaxed some, and he seemed just vaguely happy overall.
“Hey uh… have you actually been out to Kalos before?” he asked not quite off topic but somewhat.
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 8:22:49 GMT -8
Chuckling softly as Lucien talked about needed a Tutor, she offhandedly waved her hand and spoke through a light snicker. "I'll be sure to ask my father if he recalls the name of the tutor, though I'm sure he has it written down in one of his old diaries somewhere.~" Smiling brightly back at Lucien, finding some weirdly more relateable ground with him definitely made her a fair bit more comfortable conversing with him, a bright smile across her lips constantly.
"Well it's certainly good you grew up somewhere it was so common, I mean, if Verian had a native language I'd love to learn it, it'd be like keeping a nice piece of my heritage around at all times...does that make sense?" She gave a faintly nervous chuckle, hoping it did, but as the conversation moved on Priscilla paused for a moment, resting a finger against her chin. "Well...No. But i'd certainly love to." She smiled a little softer, perhaps a tad Somber. "I've never actually left Sinclair in reality. I mean, it stops at cities, and I've visited them, but never for longer than Sinclair does. I haven't, say, stopped in Alterna for a week or anything, let alone left the region...why do you ask?"
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 8:32:31 GMT -8
“Merci ma dame~” Lucien slowed his speech some and accented it a little bit more in thanks. Even if they couldn’t find the name of the exact tutor, he could start asking around maybe even in Sinclair itself even. He paused as she hit the nail on the head of sorts and gave a quick nod at that. “Yeah! Exactly that! It’s really nice.” Some part of him had known Veria was a region of diversity, but he did have to stop and be legitimately surprised it didn’t have some ancient tribal language or something. Huh, well. No region could be as old and historic as Kalos or even as natural and unique as Alola.
As Priscilla explained her experiences even within her own region, however, Lucien blinked in surprise. Sure, a good deal of his time was spent in Caravella, but he got around whenever he got the chance. He’d get on Sinclair, stay for a week or two, and see the sights of sorts. He’d stayed a week or two in almost all of the cities when he was first looking around too. Realizing someone whose home was so mobile didn’t do that was.. actually kinda surprising. “Really?” he blinked before chuckling. “You should try it sometime! You don’t really experience a place until you’ve been all up and down it and know all the locals.” He laughed a little at that.
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 8:38:36 GMT -8
Glad their views on learning their native tongue was pretty much on the same track, Priscilla took a moment to think if Veria actually did have a native language she was forgetting...probably? She couldn't really think but Alto did have some very old local tribes who may have had their own tongue. Sinclair had pretty much been invested in and built by a foreigner anyway, so it wasn't exactly like she had much Verian lineage anyway...hm...she'd have to ask dad if he knew where the family originated from when she got a chance. She supposed she had Verian heritage on her mother's side but...well, she didn't care much for that side of the family in numerous ways.
At Lucien's comments on her lack of travel, she narrowed her eyes and furrowed her brow, annoyed, but not enough to kill her mood by any means. She was just...comfortable? Yeah. She liked seeing the places when she could but Sinclair was her home...maybe living on a traveling city just made her feel like REAL travel wasn't a neccesity...but...
"Hm...lets say for arguments sake, I do decide to go to Kalos, or even just stay a week in Caravella...just...any sort of travel...where would you suggest?"
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 8:57:52 GMT -8
A goofy grin flashed across Lucien’s features as Priscilla entertained the thought. “Well let’s see.. in Veria— Caravella’s got a lot of different festivals and parties! Staying there for a week, you’d get to see how the streets change and how the people area always moving. You could also try out the gondola rides— oh! But only go in the evening hours when the sun the water has that hazy warm look. Or even in the early morning actually! Or even just walk down the stret way in the early morning and then at evening and if you go out further there’s some beach front that is really nice! I love the beach, the sun, the surf, the smells~ My ranch is out that way actually too.”
He considered mentioning what was in Kalos but stopped a moment. “Though the best beaches are actually in Alola,” he emphasized instead with a cheesy grin growing on his features. “Four islands, water all the way around and if you run fast enough you can probably circle one of the smaller ones in a day.” He laughed a little at a possible hyperbole before shrugging his shoulders.
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 9:04:46 GMT -8
Priscilla wasn't entirely sure why, but she couldn't help but giggle. Hearing Lucien talk about the city of Caravella in such detail was a delightful experience, he was so enthused about it and oddly cute in his display of knowledge surrounding the city and its environement. With Sinclair's schedule, early morning or late noon weren't exactly points she could make it to the city at normally, beyond the winter months of course, but being so close to the ocean this time of yeah probably required a thick coat. She lightly rolled her eyes in the end though, a beach vacation did sound nice, but it'd defintiely need to take place some other time of year..
Unless she went to Alola of course...she was almost sure that place was warm all year round...hm...that could actually be quite delightful if she saved up for a trip sometime in the future, maybe a little after christmas...? Yeah. Yeah. She could invite some friends for a vacation. Maybe-oh. No. She was just getting too excited and she barely knew him...maybe if they did get to know eachother more in the future. "Well it sounds like a delightful place...Caravella too, of course, but maybe diving into somewhere a little more foreign would be best. In at the deep end, so they say, hm? Maybe I could even see the Sevii islands...I hear they can be quite the nice location for a vacation."
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 9:12:08 GMT -8
Man… man he missed Alola. Just talking about it, just thinking about it, was enough to make him want to go back. He doubted he could live there again any time soon what with such an established breeding business among other things now going for him, but … but he missed it. The way the sun set, the way the sand felt between his toes, the way he could do nothing or everything all day long just… Gosh, he missed it.
The mention of the Sevii islands had him recentering a little. “Ah, yeah I think I’ve heard of those,” he grinned a bit. “The seven tiny islands that belong roughly to Kanto? Or … are they part of Kanto or Jhoto or?” Reaching up, Lucien pressed a few fingers to his temple and shrugged. He probably should know this since he’d just had a class in World Geography and History but here he was regardless.
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 9:21:05 GMT -8
"Kanto, I believe." She wasn't too sure herself but it seemed like a very strong fact as she recited it. Johto and Kanto shared the same land mass but those Sevii islands definitely hit more of a Kanto vibe in her head...yeah. Yeah cause she'd once heard the 3 bird legendaries of Kanto made their homes there, so it definitely seemed like a strong fact in her head now. With a light smile as she assured herself, she continued. "They're no Alola, but maybe they'd be a bit quieter. Plus, it'd be good to go somewhere I know the local tongue. Alola seems like a fabulous place, but I doubt I can learn my 5th language in a few months...maybe I can get down enough words to be a tourist though!~" She stuck out her tongue just a little playfully, resting her cheek against her hand.
"It'd definitely be nice whatever the case...wherever I go...I've never really thought about travel, its just always seemed like something i get "naturally" living here, you know?"
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 9:47:21 GMT -8
Kanto, Kanto right that sounded right too. Lucien gave a small nod at Priscilla’s words. No Alola but quieter. A small chuckle escaped from Lucien. He liked busy places though! The next explanation made a little more sense, but he still laughed. “A lot of Alolan’s speak some kind of Common,” he grinned sticking his tongue out back. It was.. honestly the only way he as a ten year old had managed to make it going so far from home on his first official trip out. Granted, he might have made it with enough pantomiming and weird noise repetition, but that would have been a lot harder for sure.
The mention of Sinclair nad Lucien’s eyes rising and flicking around the room, as if perhaps he could see through the walls into Sinclair itself oh wait he could now couldn’t he? “Sinclair is neat… I’ve never seen anything like it…” he commented before looking back at Priscilla. “But it’s still mostly metal and air conditioning.” He flashed a grin and a small shrug. “Not quite the same as the outside world.” It occurred to him entirely too late, but blurting it out he went on now. "And there are a lot of different contests in different cities too!" Had she been to the Star Festival? He was pretty sure he mentioned it but what even was memory anyways?
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Post by Priscila Sinclair II on Nov 3, 2017 9:55:11 GMT -8
Prissy smirked just a little, both at the praise and the truthful fact about the city. As impressive as it could be, it was, to her at least, sometimes just an oversized train. There was likely an IMMENSE amount of engineering that went into the city, a lot of work that went into making sure it never took too sharp a turn when working out the rails, or some high level mathematics making sure it was always correctly balanced or consuming the right amount of fuel to be efficient, but Priscilla knew none of it. The most she knew was what to charge for a select amount of land on each car, and how to manage rules on stock transfer between the cities like her father had been idly teaching her to do. Their ancestor may have known a lot about how the train ran, but that wasn't for them, or at least, it wasn't needed.
As the topic seemed to take a rather abrupt back step, Priscilla was a little caught off guard, but given their conversations earlier... "Heh...well I'd always planned to take to a city if there was ever a contest...I might actually try and talk my father into letting our family host one aboard Sinclair however. I doubt I could enter it due to bias, but it would be great to see performers up close..."
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 3, 2017 11:08:14 GMT -8
Oh? Yeah, that did seem pretty neat. A contest that was constantly on the move as it was going on had a certain appeal to it. People could come and go, visiting different areas during the times that the contest wasn’t running. “That’d be super great! If you need any help let me know!” he offered with a bright, cheesy grin. “It’d be a lot of fun to go see and participate and –“ he shrugged and flashed a grin again. He hadn’t done anything since the Star Festival after all~!
As if on some unknown cue, however, his phone vibrated. Lucien blinked and checked it pretty quickly. “Oh shi- shoot,” he stammered with a frown. “Hey uh… I know we were having an awesome talk and all but one of the people working on my ranch’s got a problem.” He explained running some fingers through his hair slowly. “And unfortunately it’s me who’s got to deal with it.” He flashed another silly grin and shrugged his shoulders.
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