Case 3: The Offer

[jamesholmes]

[James is sounding oddly tired considering he hasn't been up to much recently, well not physically at least.  But he also sounds, slightly excited really.]

If anyone would like to learn another language, I am more then happy to teach you, if you would like.  As a precaution of course in case things happen again like they did the last few days.

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[longaevus]

[ And someone looks up from where they've been sat reading ] With the filter now again in place would we be able to speak another language or would that be automatically translated?

[jamesholmes]

[He looks up as well, looking thoughtful.] I do believe that if you choose to speak in a different language you may, it will not automatically be translated, unless of course you want it too.

[longaevus]

Oh? [ She smiled ] It gives you the opportunity to practise your accent.

[jamesholmes]

If only someone besides you and Nikola spoke German. [Really Helen he doesn't need the reminder.]

[longaevus]

[ There is German here ] And that means you can't practise?

[jamesholmes]

[There is German with a slightly better then 1944 Bavarian accent here.] I am more then happy to practice if you want to help me practice.

[longaevus]

[ And the book is now being closed. Challenge accepted ] Of course. We can't have you giving false lessons.

[jamesholmes]

[He's putting his own book aside as well, and settles back better in his chair.] Of course not, though my grasp of German is flawless, it's the accent that needs work.

[longaevus]

Accent is part of the process.

[jamesholmes]

True yes, but I have never heard you attempt to fix that in your French.

[longaevus]

[ Mock offence ] And what is wrong with my French? [ It was so close to working back then too ]

[jamesholmes]

[A grin.] You're being English slips through rather noticeably. [It was, but so was his German so.]

[longaevus]

I haven't consistently spoken French for over a century. [ Excuses excuses ] I think we should return to the matter at hand.

[jamesholmes]

It's only been, 65 years by the time of my death that you haven't spoken French consistently. [He see's those excuses missy.] But what would the matter at hand be?

[longaevus]

[ She was including pre-war from when she'd learned it ] Your accent. If you're offering tutelage you should perhaps have a little practise first. [ And if she hadn't had enough of teasing him in one language she had many more to do it with, also ]

[jamesholmes]

[Of course she was.] I have a feeling most will not be interested in learning the finer points of German however and be leaning more towards English. [As does he, this could go on for a while really if they really wanted to go at it.]