Tre | Dictated

[alltenfingers]

[Dictated in Italian.]

Can anyone tell me what exactly is going on? What happened to make everyone suddenly unable to communicate?

[Even he could gather that there was something allowing them to all communicate despite languages.]

Does anyone speak Italian here? Or French, perhaps?

Comments

Italian;

[longaevus]

Both, actually.

As for what is happening? I have heard that it is to do with the castle - apparently whatever allows us to communicate is currently nonfunctional.

Italian;

[alltenfingers]

This castle is full of surprises.

I suppose this forces us all to branch out, to speak with people simply because we share a common language.

[longaevus]

That certainly is one way to look at it.

[alltenfingers]

Perhaps that is what the castle wants. If it ever wants anything, that is.

My apologies, I have not introduced myself. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and you are?

[longaevus]

Helen Magnus; it's a pleasure to speak with you.

For me it still seems odd to hear of the castle itself having motivations, although I have yet to know of anything more plausible.

[alltenfingers]

As with you, Miss Magnus.

It is odd, but I'm sure it's the only explanation we have right now.

[longaevus]

And one can only hope that one day that may change.

May I ask as to where you're from?

[alltenfingers]

Indeed.

Italy. I was born in Firenze, lived there until I was seventeen.

[longaevus]

I presume that learning French came later?

[alltenfingers]

Yes. There was a French girl I knew for a time. [A few actually, but that's no one's business.]

And what about you, Miss Magnus? Where are you from?

[longaevus]

[ She smiled - the joys of learning a language with someone ]

England; Oxford specifically, although I have travelled frequently over the years.

[alltenfingers]

[Or at least the joys of learning how to speak dirty to them in their own language!]

I hear England is beautiful. I haven't had the chance to visit, unfortunately.

[longaevus]

[ She wouldn't know, she's a respectable lady... although Nikola did provoke the need to curse at him in Serbian ]

Unfortunately I am unable to return as frequently as I would like, but it is.

[alltenfingers]

A pity, but I'm sure we are all experiencing that now. The desire to go home but the inability to do so.

[longaevus]

In certain respects, yes. [ Although when you weigh up seeing James compared to having someone try to kill you... well... ]