[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[The broadcast is audio only, and the voice that comes across is quiet and more than a little bit ragged. But he speaks evenly.]

Good day. This is Miles Edgeworth.

These past days have been chaotic, and as such it has been easy to lose track of time; however, it must be remembered that in spite of everything that has happened we have received no indication that the jump will not go forward as scheduled. It will occur in five days. Please bear this impending deadline in mind; there will be more reminders as we approach the event, but be sure that you are prepared.

I manage a service, in which I recommend that all individuals on board to take part. It is a "buddy system," in which you are assigned someone to check to ensure that you have made it safely to the jump. For more details, please inquire here.

Additionally, if any are interested in joining the security force, please speak with me; I should be glad to direct you the right way.

[A slight pause. He's searching frantically for distraction, but this isn't enough - so he adds more.]

What languages does everyone speak? I should like to find a conversational partner; my skills are becoming rusty.

[And:]

I should also like someone with whom I might be able to discuss certain aspects of physics.

[And then another pause, and then quietly:]

Quite.

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[voice]

[falsehoods]

Miles....are you well?

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[Why must that be the first question? Edgeworth frowns and lifts his chin and says:]

I am fine. Is there something wrong with taking care of these points of business?

[bruxisms]

And what, pray tell, are physics, Miles Edgeworth?

[ Yet another matter he has little knowledge on. Ignorance was a thing he truly loathed, yet time and again, he found himself the fool aboard this vessel. ]

[jurisimpudent]

...Ah. [He clears his throat; his tone is embarrassed, now, rather than quite so grim.] It's a branch of science having to do with motion, matter, and spacial relationships. I'm attempting to educate myself in it.

text;

[mingus]

A friend of mine speaks Portuguese, Spanish, German, English, Italian and Russian. She also has a decent grasp of Hebrew, Turkish, Farsi, Sinhala, and Tamil. Maybe I'll introduce you one day.

text;

[jurisimpudent]

[Oh god why are you responding to this post why does he have to talk to you and how is it that you use text]

If I might inquire, what is her name?

video;

[stimulations]

If you're hoping to actually converse in another language, I believe you'll be disappointed. It appears everything is translated automatically.

voice;

[jurisimpudent]

[His voice is standoffish.]

I had actually, in point of fact, noticed that, as I'm not an imbecile. I'm confident that there are ways to work around it.

[voice]

[doc_pompous]

Have you been able to rest since the power came back?

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[A slight pause, and then a non-answer.]

I have had time to do so.

video;

[meddler]

I can help you if you'd like. I speak most languages.

voice;

[jurisimpudent]

..."Most."

voice.

[shoyu]

I speak a little Italian!

[ pause. he actually says the next bit in Italian, forgetting about the nanites, assuming Edgeworth isn't going to understand it, but -- ]

-- are you feeling alright?

voice.

[jurisimpudent]

[Just a bit harshly - ]

I am fine.

[logicals]

I speak several European languages. What do you intend to brush up on?
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[jurisimpudent]

Which languages do you speak?

video;

[heltersskelter]

[hi edgeworth, have a mask looking out at you.]

"Certain aspects" huh? Gettin' a little restless?

voice;

[jurisimpudent]

[What
the
holy
what]

...I...Merely seeking to increase my knowledge.

» video

[thenormalsquint]

French and English.

[A beat.]

How are you holding up?

» voice

[jurisimpudent]

...I am fine. What level of fluency?

video;

[inspirited]

Languages? Well aside from English I know French, Swedish, German, Chinese, and Japanese.

voice;

[jurisimpudent]

Is that so? With what level of proficiency?

Audio

[atmnumber0001]

Why, pray tell, do you want to discuss the science of physics?

Audio

[jurisimpudent]

[...Oh. Edgeworth takes a moment before responding, because - Well, because he'd nearly stayed silent purely because he was very conscious of von Karma listening. Finally, quietly:]

I thought, given the circumstances, that it would be best to gain some degree of knowledge in the area.

text;

[puppydogeyes]

Know some.
Not great at conversation though.

[But you already knew that, Edgeworth, and she'd debated even replying because of it.]

text;

[jurisimpudent]

Conversational skill isn't what I'm looking for; language skill is.

text;

[tigers]

[ Oh, hey, you're one of the guys who want him to pay for shooting Wichita, aren't you? Welp, best stick to text for now. ]

My first spoken language was Farsi. I fancy I can still scrape together enough of it to politely inform someone that they're an ugly bastard or that their mother is a cow.

text;

[jurisimpudent]

[You should be glad he doesn't recognize your number right now, you unspeakable Moran.]

I don't think that's necessary.

voice »

[anomalies]

[ did somebody say physics?

connor's voice, comparatively, is also a bit ragged—but it's worn with tired curiousity, not exasperation. a few days holed up in engineering trying to fix an unfixable problem can really get to a bloke, especially when sleep comes about fourth on his immediate to-do list. (plus the whole... mask... thing, but at least he's attempting to pick and choose what weighs most on his mind. distractions: really, really key technique here.) ]

What sort of aspects did you want to know about?

[ because there are a lot. ]

voice »

[jurisimpudent]

[He clears his throat, and because he's not entirely comfortable because he's already sort of been chided for his interest he asks:]

Can you perhaps make this private?

( voice )

[mathematically]

Ego latine loqui. Which you probably just heard as English or because of the device translating or whatever. Latin, archaic and classical. English. French and Spanish. Italian and Portuguese are kind of boring. I was working on Romanian at home.

[ Lydia Martin, everyone, the girl who calls languages boring. ]

You could always ask the science people.

( voice )

[jurisimpudent]

[Oh you. You're a bit terrifying.]

When you say you "speak" Latin, that means you've more than simply a reading proficiency?

[voice]

[throwsdown]

What's jumping?

[you're the worst at explaining things

how'm I supposed to know what a jump is

kids don't expect their surrounding to squish them at any one time]

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

...The ship. Are you a new arrival, then, young man?

[majestyofthethrone]

Russian.

[jurisimpudent]

With what level of proficiency?

[voice]

[biffail]

...hey, Edgey?

You feeling...uh, okay in there? [Tentatively. Somewhat unsure. Larry had just sprung the future on Manfred and he doesn't know if it has reached Edgeworth.]

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[He clenches his teeth and struggles to get himself under control.]

I am fine. Why.

visual

[unparental]

Any interest in learning to speak MTV?

[ it's a joke, miles, try and smile. ]

voice forever

[jurisimpudent]

[No smile. Solemnly:]

I'm not familiar with that language.

voice;

[faderbroderson]

You've had many offers. Are you interested in dead languages?

voice;

[jurisimpudent]

I am.

awkward voice;

[coffeeking]

...Welsh.

awkward voice;

[jurisimpudent]

...I see. I do not...know that one.

[andblockbuster]

I'm with Jenna. Teaching you how to speak pop culture ought to top everyone's lists. That or Jive.

[jurisimpudent]

...Fine. Maybe you'll inform me, then. Emteevee.

[video]

[cl_cl_claudius]

G-good day and g-good health to you, sir.

I have n-never made much study of the n-natural sciences, and find myself knowing m-much less of the subject than is common among the rest of the Tranquilitii. But I believe I m-may c-claim some expertise in language. Besides Greek and Latin and dialects thereof, I c-can read and c-converse in P-Punic, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Et-t-truscan. [slightly flustered tone after having struggled with that word] I believe I am the l-last man of m-my time to s-speak Etruscan, th-though you m-must excuse m-my imp-pediment in any language, which m-may make c-conversation m-more trouble than it is w-w-worth. I have also some languages which I can read but cannot speak - P-parthian, for example, and the New Eg-gyptian script but n-not the old.

Are any of th-these of interest to you?

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[That's...quite impressive. Actually. Edgeworth hesitates a moment before answering, just because he doesn't know whether it would be kinder to switch to the text function, but - ]

I will confess, sir, that all of those are quite thoroughly of interest to me.

[voice]

[fuckinghysterical]

[Ever since power shortage and especially after the masks started showing up, LB's been too paranoid to go out of her Octopus suit, so her voice might be a little... different that Edgeworth is used to hearing. More specifically, it's as if two different voices are speaking at once -- a harsher, more masculine tone mixed with her regular voice.]

Why does there need to be a buddy system? Ahaha? Are people really too stupid to save their own hide?

[But hey, he kind of tried to help her when she first arrived, so she could at least respond to one of his requests.]

I know Norwegian and Swedish. Eeheehee -- French too, but I'm not as refined in that language.

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[He frowns - both at the tone, and at her sentiment.]

...Madam - [He thinks - it's odd - ] In the past, people have been physically restrained from making it to the Jump, and consequently they have been brutally killed. We seek to prevent that.