First Prayer [video]

[faithstaynight]

[When the feed turns on, the face of a teenaged girl shows up! The short-haired blonde, violet-eyed girl might seem familiar to some of you. In a vast contrast to her fierce arrival, she seems a bit... nervous?]

Ah, bonjour... my name is Ruler, and I have been here for a little over a week now. It may seem forward, but I... have a request.

[Whatever it is seems to be bothering her, because she hesitates for a few moments before she speaks up again. She sounds almost timid now.]

Are there any residents here with... teaching experience? N-Not training, I am quite capable in that area! I mean...

[Ugh, she has to just spit it out.] I require... reading lessons. Writing, too, if that is possible...

[And now she's just. Steeling herself! Ugh, being illiterate in this day and age must be so horrible...]

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[Video]

[alephbet]

I'd like to help, but I can really only write Japanese, and it's not an easy language to pick up.

[Video]

[faithstaynight]

[She sighs.] I see... even if that is no help, thank you anyway.

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[alephbet]

I'm sure someone else will offer.

[Video]

[absolute_perception]

[A young boy's face appears on the screen. He seems a little shy, and definitely soft spoken.]

What language are you trying to learn? I might be able to help.

[Video]

[faithstaynight]

My native language is French, so that would be ideal. I know how to speak Japanese [Thanks, Holy Grail!!], but I have heard that is a very... difficult written language, so I would prefer to avoid it, if possible.

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[hero_of_smiles]

Wait, we have to learn stuff here?

[What madness is this!?]

But, uh, I can write english and read in english, does that help?

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[faithstaynight]

Eh? Not that I know of... it is mostly a personal interest, in my case.

I've been told that everything is translated into our native language, but I don't think that would help much, in a case like this...

[disbear]

A professor's work is never done. Be thankful that I was peepi, er... eavesdropping on you just now. I'll have you know that I'm fully certified to teach several different languages including Englishspanishfrenchportuguesejapanesechinese...

[The list goes on.]

... lobsterelderthing and my specialty, bear.

[faithstaynight]

[W-What the heck is that thing?! And why is she getting a seriously bad aura off of it...?]

Ah, no... I think I'll be fine. Someone else has offered their assistance...

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[terraformagica]

[ Oh wow roomie, you seem really different in attitude all of a sudden. ]

Ruler?

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[faithstaynight]

[O-Oh dear.]

Ah, Amalia. Is something wrong?

[hachitaro]

[... Oh. French. He's taken French! His French isn't very good, but...]

I might be able to help. I've done tutoring in the past before.

[faithstaynight]

Indeed? I've had an offer to help already... but to be honest, I could use as much help as I can find.

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[capax_infiniti]

I may be able to assist you. My position as a master lends me experience in imparting a variety of practical knowledge, and I do have some experience in that regard.

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[faithstaynight]

[Wow rude, responding to someone asking for reading lessons with a text comment. Jeanne switches to audio instead, to avoid showing a stranger just how frustrated - at herself, naturally, never at someone else - she is trying to read this.]

Are you... saying you can help me?

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[fatherssins]

[ And there's Alucard, beautiful, awkward and trying desperately to remember the poorly studied French he'd learnt as a child. ]

Ah... hn, je connais un peu le français, mais je ne suis pas un enseignant. Um... Si personne ne va vous apprendre, je le ferai.



[OOC: French lol dunno! It's meant to read: "I know a little French, but I am no teacher. If nobody will teach you, I will." - without the ums and ahs :D]

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[faithstaynight]

I have had many people offer, but thank you anyway. I greatly appreciate it.

[This mun doesn't know a lick of French either, so let's just say anything in italics is in that language. u_u]

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[rewindingly]

[ She seems kind of... shy, maybe? Homura is reminded of Madoka, which both brings her a sweet fondness for this girl and a pang of pain, knowing the state of the Madoka here. ]

I would be happy to help... My English writing isn't as strong as my Japanese, but I do know a bit, if that helps? [ She manages a soft smile, something she shows more often in the tower. ] I'm Homura Akemi.

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[faithstaynight]

I'm afraid Japanese might be a bit... difficult, for me. It's a complicated language when written out, no? I'm not sure that would be a wise idea...

Ah, but it is a pleasure to meet you, Homura! [What is Japanese-style politeness...] You may call me Ruler.

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[septette]

What is your native language? Everything becomes translated, here, but I know of Japanese, English, Romanian, and French.

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[faithstaynight]

Mm, I'm aware of the way things are translated - into French, for me, as that is my native language. But learning a language, or how to write it out... those are things that just can't be translated, I think.

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[tsunball]

[ huehuehuehue guess who's here to talk to you again, jeanne.. ]

Yo! [ he looks so stupidly eager to speak to her, like a dog getting a treat.. ] You mean you never had to do any of that stuff in school?

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[faithstaynight]

[O-Oh god how can she look so bad in front of her friends!] A-Ah, no... school was not exactly a priority, for my family. I was taught basic things, of course, but reading and writing was not among them.

[It wasn't something she felt embarrassed about then, because it wasn't really uncommon to be illiterate in her era. But now, she feels a little... behind...]

[Video]

[cutestprogrammer]

Would... would you be willing to trade reading and writing lessons, and perhaps some mathematics lessons for training?

[Video]

[faithstaynight]

[Jeanne's had more than enough offers, so she was planning on just rejecting any others. But this child...]

If you would like help training, I'll gladly help. No need to return the favor.