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I was wondering...if anyone would like to play a game! After everything that's happened I thought maybe something fun would be good to take people's minds off of things.

It's called word association and you basically start off saying a word and then the other person has to think of another word they associate with it! It's really fun, and I think everyone could learn a bit more about each other playing it. Feel free to play with each other too. I. I just want everyone to enjoy themselves. So I'll start with the word: white! Now you have to think of a word that you associate with it.

But! That's not what I...really wanted to talk about. I. I also wanted to ask if anyone would be interested in learning sign language. I know we can all understand each other inherently here, which is amazing, isn't it? People can understand speech and writing but I'm not sure I've met many people who know sign language off the bat. I...think that learning a new language might be fun for some people, right?

[ Maaaybe?! He's so bad at this. Maybe this wasn't a good idea?! He doesn't even know. He's awkward so please don't rag on him too bad!! He's so not good with addressing entire networks of people and offering to teach people stuff. ]

Anyway. If you have any questions, or would even like to offer up your own language to teach or learn...please don't hesitate to speak with me! It could be like an exchange of sorts! And we could have weekly meetings, it might be fun! [ Or not. ] Thank you for taking the time to read this, I really appreciate it!! And please have fun playing this game with one another!

[ Shigeru?! He forgot to mention to keep it PG-13, whoops. Please don't be too naughty. Think of the children!!

Ooc: assume this is after the Port Sylvel disaster! ]

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( LMFAO HONEY...!!! )

I'm sure it would, yes; you could play a game just like this to help people learn, too. Some of it is straightforward. It'd be like charades, don't you think?

Sky.

[ He's still embarrassed about the fact that she had to see and take care of him as a 10 year old?! It's so...unbelievable that it even happened. He's never going to try any weird drink here ever again!! And just when he thought he was being adventurous too...

But you know Shigeru is just going to put off talking about it for however long he can, yup. ]

That's not a bad idea! I think it'll make it more engaging then just a typical school lesson, so we should definitely do it!

Sun!

( PLEASE??? He was her angel. If Angela ever ended up with kids she'd hope they were as well-behaved and sweet as he had been. He'd been an absolute dream. And far be it from Angela to acknowledge it had happened at all; let them put it in the past and move forward. )

I thought the same; everyone likes to have a bit of fun after all. And you've received some good interest!

Warmth. ♥

[ Shigeru would very much like to put it behind him, so he's all for it!! Even if he still feels...silly for having fallen for that light-year float nonsense to begin with. ]

I'm...glad that people are so willing and open towards learning it. I didn't think so many people would actually be interested? But I've always found learning new languages and things to be really interesting.

Compassion.

I've always appreciated the thought of a mostly-universal language that didn't rely in dialects or extensive grammar rules. So many versions overlap in my world. I was even able to understand what you signed to me and I'm sure what you know and what I know aren't nearly called the same.

Shigeru.

I guess every world is like that, then? There's lots of different languages in my world too, and a lot of them have different dialects due to slang and abbreviations. But sign language seems to be universal in its meaning for all the continents and places, barring a few different words, of course.

[ And then his replies just drop off because?!? Angie why?!! You can't do that! He doesn't know what to say that isn't self-depreciating or terrible!! ]

That! You...you can't use people's names!! [ Yes you can, Shigeru, don't try to worm your way out of this! He's just flustered, ah, what does he even say?! ]

The sign language itself could be quite different where I'm from, but I'm glad that wasn't the case for you; I'm sure it made things much easier.

Oh, I can't? I wasn't aware.

( It was obviously pushing to say something nice about yourself!!! But she can take pity on his flustering: )

Shall I answer this once, then? "Green".

Oh, really? What other kinds are there?

[ He's curious now...to learn them too. ] There's no universal sign language then?

[ Strange, but, he can understand it.

And Angie don't expect miracles here! Shigeru would be hard pressed to actually say something nice about himself. It's really hard to do...even for people without his obvious self hate. ]

You definitely can't! And garden.

Nearly every country has their own. Most of what I learned is British Sign Language, from Great Britain— or England. Some countries have written languages in an Arabic script, or Latin, or kanji, which are symbols written in a number of strokes that encompass an entire idea in one "letter". Their sign language is just as varied as their cultures and their languages. There are different ways of communicating, but some are universal enough— gesture-wise, I mean.

But no, there's no universal sign language. I suppose much the same way as everyone here can understand one another while speaking, I too understood most of your sign language. The rest was context and interpretation of your gestures, I think. And sometimes you mouth along. That helps.

( It might be their next recovery game; first was going longer periods between washing his hands, then practicing with contact with others, and... self-love had to count, surely. He may not be so anxious and tense if he could tolerate himself a little better, surely. )

I think you're making up rules on me, but I won't argue too badly.

Herbs.

Symbols? The language I grew up with is...symbol based too. Aphalonian is a symbol based language, but Kasuitigaian is more like...English I guess? Kasuitigaian is the universal language of my world though, so it's easier to learn than Aphalonian.

[ Which is really exciting to learn! He's glad to know that other places have a symbol based system of language too. ]

I'm not! Not...really! [ He totally is. ]

Medicine!

That sounds quite nice, to have a universal language. I suppose most places teach English these days as ours, back home, but it's far from a guarantee in many parts of the world yet.

And you're a terrible liar, even in text. 🤭

Recovery.

Oh I see! I never really thought about it before...but I guess I'm lucky in those regards.

[ And ghtiheds! Angie please don't call him out?! ]

I. I just don't have anything to really say about myself! [ Anything decent is what he means. Shigeru...that's just sad. ]

Health.

Edited 2020-04-03 01:08 (UTC)

( TOO LATE. )

Perhaps that will be our next exercise, then. Identifying things you can say about yourself.

Strength!

[ WHY!! ]

Why would we have to do exercises in that! I. I can barely do the ones you give me every week. [ He's dying, Squirtle. But honestly...the exposure therapy is going as about as good as he could have hoped for. ]

Confidence.

I think you've been making great progress. And it's just something to think on, really. A sort of downtime or meditation or shower thoughts thing.

You never know when you may need to describe yourself to others. I think I would have a great many nice things to say about you.

Peacocks.

I. I guess so. I don't really...feel that way. Sometimes I go back to my old habits and it gets hard to break them.

[ Especially when he's having a really bad episode. ]

I don't know. I'm not. I'm just not that good at it...and I don't...know what to say when someone shows interest in me. People tend to ignore me back home so I never really had trouble keeping to myself. I'm not used to it! So it's...weird for me to think about having to do it on the spot.

[ His first encounter with James was really bad. He just dunked on himself the entire time, good job Shigeru. ]

Colorful.

But it's only "sometimes". And it's getting less and less. It's still progress.

No one is ever really good at speaking about themselves, but sometimes necessity calls for it and you have to have something at the ready. If I had to speak about myself I'd say I'm dedicated to good causes and intelligent, and easy to speak with. Thinking about it ahead of time means you won't have to think of it on the spot.

Landscapes.

But I still can't...eat food from restaurants. And I still have a hard time touching things in public places like libraries.

[ And lets not forget he still needs to use his gloves for literally everything still. ]

I guess I just thought it would...be faster, since I've done it so many times before. [ But there Shigeru goes again...being hard on himself. ] But I guess doing it like that would make it easier...maybe I could write something and have it saved in my device...

[ At least he doesn't have to speak it. ]

Painting.

That's all right, isn't it? You'll get there. You go longer without washing your hands and you've been braver in trying food and drink with me, and I'm sure with others. It's all right to need a few safeguards still. It's only been a few months. You have an entire lifetime's worth of routine to overcome.

Things you may not even expect might set you back. What's important is that you keep trying despite it. And I think you've done just that.

It would be good if you did write something down. Keep adding to it as you think of it. You never have to show me, but I would enjoy it very much if you could find good things to say about yourself. I'll cheat a little and give you the first one, ok? "I always listen to others and remember little things about them that matter."

( Because he absolutely does. )

Palettes.

I...I guess so. I have done things that I never thought I would be able to do, so I guess I have made some progress. [ Being intimate with anyone in general has been a major breakthrough for him. Of course it hardly counts when the moons are involved though, right? He couldn't exactly help himself when he was in Iris induced heat...

But he should be a little lenient on himself, given how hard it was to really go through with things. Shigeru's wandering thoughts are brought back to the present as he reads what Angela write about him. He flusters momentarily unsure what to say... ] I. I guess I could use that one...remembering things about people isn't all that special though.

[ Shigeru just take the compliment!! ]

Watercolor.

You've made quite a lot in just a few months; it's all right to own that and not hold too tightly to it that it drags you down if you backslide a little. I'll always have ahold of your other hand. We've both stumbled through it a bit, but I'm proud of you.

( He's done great, well and truly. And he's made important strides and overcome quite a lot of difficult things, even if it was only with the assistance of the moons— it still counted. It gave him solid proof that the worst never came. )

Sure it is. It creates a deeper connection between you and makes them feel understood by you when you remember those little details.

Lily ponds.

( No, Angela, you're thinking of impressionism, like Monet. Oh well. Water = color palette = Monet's landscapes and rivers, close enough. )

Thank you. I...really appreciate everything you've done for me here. I really wish I could make it up to you somehow though...maybe I can come over and cook for you.

I feel...bad, I guess. You always help me but I've never done anything to help you.

[ He just doesn't want to feel like he's taking all her help but not providing his own. ]

What are...lily ponds? [ Shigeru's world has weird flora, thanks Malnemnious. But, no really, what the hell are Lily ponds?! ]

( Give her a few minutes before she answers again: she's painting. )

You make it up to me every day by being my friend. You give yourself too little credit; I enjoy our time spent together very much.
Though I certainly wouldn't turn down more of your cooking!
It's always been a pleasure.

As for lily ponds, water lilies are a sort of flower that grow on very large leaves allowing them the surface tension needed to stay afloat. They look like this:

( Attached: a slightly poor recreation of impressionism )

There was a famous painter that did a style... similar to this, but much better than I can manage on a tablet— Claude Monet. Some of his most famous pieces were of water lilies on a pond in his garden.

I can definitely cook! Anything that you really miss or want, it's no trouble at all!
I like...cooking for people so if there's ever a time you need anything, just let me know!

[ He does enjoy making people happy with his cooking. But he reads what she writes and makes note of how they look. Huh they are really interesting looking... ]

That's amazing looking! It's very...simplistic but also has a dream like quality to it due to the strokes of the brush. The artists on Earth must be really amazing if they can all paint things like this!

I'm always willing to try any and every kind of pasta dish you can think up.
I've even had one made with squid ink before! It was... interesting? But very silky!

It's one of many known styles; I wouldn't say they can all paint like this, and this is a poor enough imitation of it, but it was from roughly 200 years ago. He and a handful of others are internationally historic and incredibly famous. You would have to be quite the hermit to have never heard of them. Still, I would love to see your take on it, some time.

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