Ninth little lie ♰ Can anybody hear me? Can you even see me?

[beingdifferent]

[Esther looks quite relaxed as she turns on the feed, half a smile on her face as she settles down on her bed and tilts the communicator's camera up to catch her. When she speaks it's accompanied by American Sign Language, basically allowing her to self-translate.]

Интересно, что вы знаете.

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[routemistress]

[One day, Iris thinks, she should learn that particular sign language; the one she knows best is three milliennia older.]

You're awake, sweetheart! I know you don't understand me but welcome back.

[beingdifferent]

[This is not a language Esther has heard before but she's not entirely surprised. Iris knows strange things.]

Can you understand me?

[darknessb4me]

Þú ert forvitinn. Ég hef ekki í vandræðum að sjálfsvígi börn.

[beingdifferent]

[The sweetest smile and a little wave, Arthas. Good morning!]

[video; All ASL]

[velocette]

[He doesn't know Russian--and wouldn't hear it right now even if he did--but sign language, thankfully, is something he's learned.]

I didn't know anyone else knew to sign. Are you deaf?

[video; All ASL]

[beingdifferent]

[Sign language works as well as spoken language, and has the benefit of being almost entirely private; on the Barge, it's they two and Harvey.]

My little sister is deaf. Are you, too?

[video; All ASL]

[velocette]

[He's not sure how to explain that the answer is 'yes' and also 'no'. Right now, he's completely deaf, though, so he goes with that.]

Yes. Nice of you to learn for your sister. My brother wouldn't have the patience.

[video; All ASL]

[beingdifferent]

Your brother doesn't seem very understanding.

[video; All ASL]

[velocette]

He's not. Thinking scares him.

[Which seems to amuse him, but.]

How old is your sister?

[video; All ASL]

[beingdifferent]

That's very sad.

She's five.

[video; All ASL]

[velocette]

Do you remember being five?