russian intensifies

[constellates]

[When you wake up on this fine morning and check your Retrospec feed, you'll find... Russian spam? It begins - ]

Доброе утро. Меня зовут Аня. [ - and it continues on from there, resulting in a full paragraph.

For anyone who can read Cyrillic, they'll find the following message: Good morning. My name is Anya. Is anyone able to understand this? I recognize it as Cyrillic, as Russian, however I don't recall ever being able to speak this language. I woke up and suddenly it's all I knew. If the people on here remember horses, maybe they remember me speaking differently? Properly? Maybe? Please let me know.

In an entirely separate text, she tries again. In two more languages.]

おはようございます。私の名前はAnyaです。わかりますか？これは日本語です。でも昨日でAnyaは日本語を話しません。

[ - and that also goes on. An English message, with the same approximate fluency level as the Japanese, to explain the whole situation is finally provided at the end. Third try's the charm?]

good morning. my name is anya. i am sorry to try again but i am confused. today i know how to speak russian and japanese. the russian is easy but the japanese is harder. english is also harder now. even though yesterday i only spoke english?

??? why?

if the people here remember horses do they remember the anya that did not know russian? please help. please. thank you.

[ ACTION ]

[ a: авария

Normally Anya is full of life. There's a skip in her step, there's a smile on her face, there's a whole-hearted willingness to tackle the day and everything that it brings her. It was easy to call Anya cheerful and friendly.

That doesn't appear to be the case anymore.

She avoids her friends. She ducks her head and doesn't make eye contact at school. She doesn't open her mouth to speak once, brows furrowed and lips pressed into a thin line.

Yet with her head bowed as it is, it's hard to steer clear of others, isn't it? Which is why she bumps into you - somewhere. She still wanders, even if she isn't at her best. Whether it's at school, at the dance studio, wandering around the city, she seems to have accidentally run right into you.

Startled, she exclaims in smooth Russian:]

Извините! [Then her eyes widen and she seems to pause, having to take a sincere moment to recall the words she's looking for. Even now, a distinct Russian accent colors her words.] Ah, um... I'm sorry...

[There's no helping the sad, defeated look on her face - but Anya is still a very gentle girl. Even though she wants to be by herself, she finds herself looking up to whoever she ran into uncertainly.]

Are you okay...?

[ b: секрет

Distracted as she is, Anya isn't really noticing any of the secrets that are posted around today - or her own. So there's a neat little sign posted on her back, whether it's detailing something small like:]

i ) Anastasia sometimes sneaks out to climb the rooftop of her house even though her mother has told her not to.
ii ) Anastasia used to be a cheerleader.

[Or something a little bit more telling like:]

iii ) Anastasia doesn't like to be left alone.
iv ) Anastasia is too scared to be an idol anymore.

[ ooc: anya's regain was her canon language tick! an example can be found here! complete with sprinkles of Russian and accent. an additional note is that if you hover over the different alphabets, the exact translation should come up! AND FINALLY, Anya's hair used to be the lightest shade of the blonde in the world - and now it's gone full silver, but that's the least of her problems.]

Comments

[constellates]

program... to see if i understand?

i talked to my friends who speak russian and i understood everything they said

is that what you mean?

[true_noir]

Yes, this is exactly what I mean. And you are not pulling the leg on us, I assume. I do not entirely understand how this is possible. I have seen some things lately that defy even the most broad of imaginations.

Are you well otherwise?

[constellates]

pulling the leg? [she had to google it but now she's actually a little distressed?] you thought anya was lying? why?

i am healthy.

[true_noir]

It is not that I think you were lying? It is that what you are saying is impossible, as impossible as singing and dancing fruit and horses becoming chocobos. I don't know that I think anyone right now is really deceiving, other than Souji, who is just being silly.

But it is a hard thing to believe, yes?

[constellates]

[she's not wrong.

but anya finds herself feeling a little silly. it's not as if she can really take a picture of her language barrier and she'd rather avoid speaking today if she can. so she frowns a little bit at the message before responding]

you doubt because i do not have pictures?

now the impossible is possible. please believe me.

[true_noir]

Oh, I am willing to believe, but at this point I feel I must at least attempt a brief skepticism. Just in case.

However, I am unsure what to say. I cannot even begin to imagine why your English would grow poor and the languages appear in your mind. iIt is like something in your mind is being rewired, and that is terrifying to imagine.

[constellates]

[ . . . . well.]

yes.

it is not easy.

[though this conversation isn't exactly... letting her feel better about her situation? she's finding it a bit difficult to reply. she doesn't ask to be coddled, but well - repeating her scared feelings back to her isn't exactly helping?]

[true_noir]

[And Chloe isn't sure how to help, so she went with the most obvious thing to ask right at that moment, even if it might not have been that useful.]

Is there something I can do to help? If you wish to return things to normal, you could always come with people out to places where everyone speaks English. It will come back quickly to normal, I imagine, yes?

[constellates]

i am going to school and in the city. everyone here speaks english. i understand them and learn some new words but i do not know if it will all come back to normal.

thank you for the offer. i am still looking for answers.

[true_noir]

Accents take time to lose, and I've never quite lost mine. But, the English definitely becomes much easier the more that you use it. You should be back to normal mostly soon enough, rather like riding a bicycle.

And besides, if it is any consolation, many people think a Russian accent is attractive. You must always look for the silver linings somehow.

[constellates]

[that's all fine and dandy but]

!! attractive?
oh no!
i do not need that

[true_noir]

Perhaps not today, but one of these days, it would not be terrible to be thought that way, would it? Unless you already have your heart set, of course, in which case you just need it to be attractive to them.

[constellates]

is chloe teasing me?
but i do not have a need to be attractive
there are too many misunderstandings already
anya is [tired, ok] asked too much

[true_noir]

Quite so, though I do not wish to tease too much. This is meant to be fun, to take away some of the concern.

If you are getting asked too much, then perhaps it is not so good a tease to have. I wasn't aware that there was so much interest.

[constellates]

last month i made mistakes....
i do not want to make them again because i do not understand
that is all

[it's admittedly a really strange problem to have]

[true_noir]

I see. You needn't say more. I don't wish to pry further, but then. We will simply have to find the other silver lining. Something that you can enjoy about this, even as we get your English back, yes?

After all, knowing many languages is very good for finding jobs.

[constellates]

is it?
do people need to speak russian in jobs?

[true_noir]

It depends upon the job, does it not? There is a good market for translators and interpreters, and in business if you trade with them, it is good to know the language. Many jobs, no. But it would be good for some very well paying ones.

[constellates]

maybe i will
it is not what i dreamed of
but maybe it will be easier

[yuri's going to get mad at her for even entertaining the idea she can feel it in her bones-]

maybe a safety net

[true_noir]

It is not bad to have a safety net, if there are problems with your dreams. But, first focus on those. You should be able to seek out your dreams one way or another, I think. Options never need to take the place of one's hopes.

Sorry for being a little confusing. It is a confusing situation, yes?

[constellates]

do not say sorry
all advice is meant well, yes ?
then i do not mind even if it is confusing

[true_noir]

You have a point. And it seems you have a lot of people helping. So, that should mean that you get the right advice somehow. You have quite a few friends, don't you Anya?

[constellates]

that is true
everyone is doing their best to help me with this
so.... it will be ok i think

[true_noir]

It will be ok. One way or another, it will be ok. And, I think at this point that we can all work together, since we seem to be dealing with many of the same tings. No reason to do this alone, yes?

[constellates]

not alone... that helps to know
at least it is not dangerous
has chloe been feeling changes too?