Entry Fifty-five

[dreamermoa]

[a sigh. Shuffling.]

...does Santa read Orokan? What sort of things can he give?

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[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Santa Claus is supposed to be able to give presents to all the good boys and girls around the world, and so I'm sure that he can read Orokan.

As for what he can actually give... um... Sometimes he can give you something you want the most.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Just objects, or...other things?

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[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Other things?

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

...yeah....

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[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Maybe. He can do lots of things, and so I don't know why he couldn't give other things too.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

...okay. Thanks, Nill...

[yankeedoodledr.livejournal.com]

...now there's a voice I haven't heard in a while.

1/3

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

2/3

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

...Hawkeye?

[yankeedoodledr.livejournal.com]

The one and only!

How have you been, Moa?

1/2

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

...they took Mom away, Hawkeye. And I hear buzzing again.

[yankeedoodledr.livejournal.com]

Oh. I'm sorry to hear that, Moa. Looks like a lot of people disappeared while I was gone again

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

.....

But you came back. And you remember everything....

[yankeedoodledr.livejournal.com]

Looks like you guys have to try a little harder to get rid of me.

It's good to hear your voice again, kiddo.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

...it's nice to hear you too, Hawkeye.

[quirky-sitar.livejournal.com]

Uh...I....don't know, Santa has got good translators, but...you could ask somebody to help you write it down? Maybe?

Ask for a few nice things.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Maybe...my teacher is gone....

[shockinglycool.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't really know, but back home there are hundreds of different languages and I've never heard of a problem, so maybe he's universally fluent?

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Are there that many languages on Earth?

[shockinglycool.livejournal.com]

Sure! If we count dialects and languages no one speaks anymore, that's even more.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Wow...

...How many do you know?

[shockinglycool.livejournal.com]

Not... a lot.

I know my dialect of Japanese, and I guess I know standard Japanese and so on, too. And I took English in school, but I'm not real good at it. And I know a little Chinese, but not really enough to do anything with. And some random words from other languages here and there.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

I know Tick-Tap.

[shockinglycool.livejournal.com]

What's that language like?

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[a bunch of tapping noises that sound sort of like Morse code.]

[shockinglycool.livejournal.com]

...I see. How complex.

What did you say?

[skybound-love.livejournal.com]

What's that?

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

...what?

[skybound-love.livejournal.com]

Orokan.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's our language. It must sound the same, since I can talk to you, but it's written differently.

[earthsmasher.livejournal.com]

It's worth a try, isn't it?

I know you'll get something, Moa. There's no way you wouldn't.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

I guess so...I've never really written a letter before...

umm...thank you. You get things if you're good, right? You'll get stuff too.

[earthsmasher.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'll do fine.

Haha, you think? I'm probably too old to get presents...

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

You have to be a certain age?

[earthsmasher.livejournal.com]

Well, I heard that Santa usually gives gifts to kids, since they usually need them more, sooo...

[whitenoisenurse.livejournal.com]

Don't you know who Santa is?

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

No. I'm not from Earth.

[stupei-iori.livejournal.com]

I don't think that languages make a big deal to him, dudette.

Otherwise, I guess not knowing English, I'd be in real trouble.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Oh, Junpei...

Have you ever...written a letter to him? Did he get it?

[notballerina.livejournal.com]

He can read any language, duh. And he can give you anything you want.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

If you're sure...

[onceahuman.livejournal.com]

What's Orokan like?