Language issues.

[fieldofvision]

Ay... just go learn Español already. Watching you pull up that translator is getting more and more painful every time you do it. Look- I get that you want to "role-play" me, but frankly? I'd be happier if you just put me back. No offense, this is just a little bit awkward.

And creepy. Reaaaally creepy.

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[babelbouncer]

Ah... Translator bad for speaking?

[fieldofvision]

It's embarrassing. Makes me sound like I'm a kid or a robot.

[babelbouncer]

But you not robot or kid. That silly.

[fieldofvision]

Kind of the point, amigo. [And then a shrug and a small sigh. He's not mad at Asami and it's kind of mean to keep giving her flak like this. So, change of pace.] What about you? You doing okay with this... mun thing?

[babelbouncer]

Not... play me much?

[ She shrugs her shoulders. She wants to get out more and hang out with her new friends like Eduardo! ]

[fieldofvision]

Oh... [Well now he feels kind of bad. Being stuck with nothing to do is probably worse than what he's dealing with right now.] But it's bugging you too, right?

[babelbouncer]

[ She nods her head. ]

It... lonely? Yes lonely.

[fieldofvision]

... Lo siento. [It's an awkward apology, but hell this whole thing is awkward for him. He's not like Virgil who can turn this casual with a shoulder pat or a shrug. He's not like Tye who rams through any kind of tension. What he is like is angry or evasive, and neither of those things helps him here.

SO HERE COMES THE AWKWARD SILENCE.]

[babelbouncer]

[ Awkward silence can be good too? She doesn't help situations much herself. Then again that might mostly be because of the language barrier that she's slowly getting past. ]

...Lonely too?

[fieldofvision]

What? No- of course not! I've only been here for like 5 minutes. There's no way I'd be lonely. [Evasion mode engaged. That little outburst aside, Ed is quiet for a few more seconds before averting his gaze and jamming his hands in his pockets.]

Besides, kind of hard to be lonely around a friend.

[babelbouncer]

[...!! ]

[ She immediately smiles at that. ]

[fieldofvision]

[And she can have the back of his head as he hunches up and hides the lower half of his face in his scarf.

SHUT UP HE'S COOL]

[babelbouncer]

[ WOW EDUARDO. YOU'RE NOT A TURTLE WHY ARE YOU HIDING? ]

[ She gives him a curious look. ]

[fieldofvision]

[IT'S A DEFENSIVE REFL- I MEAN HE'S NOT HIDING. After a few seconds of silence, he glances back at her and-]

What?

[babelbouncer]

...Oh um... nothing?

[fieldofvision]

If you've got something to say, spit it out. [Sorry Asami, he's just naturally hostile in tone.]

[babelbouncer]

[ She bows her head and shrinks back a little. ]

[fieldofvision]

[dlaknglknea no don't do that!]

I'm not- [deep breath, Ed, deeeeep breath] ... sorry. Didn't meant to get all... you know. I'm not mad. Not at you, amigo.

[babelbouncer]

Okay... [ She gives him an awkward smile. ]

[hasnomentor]

I know how you feel ese. My mun uses Google Translator all the time for me too.

[fieldofvision]

Seriously? Then why bother snagging our "voices" if they can't understand half the stuff we say anyway?

[hasnomentor]

My mun says subtitles help. Not the best answer...

[fieldofvision]

Except subtitles don't show up in real life.

[... role-play life.]

Ay...

[hasnomentor]

...It could be worse ese? I mean, they could be lazy and just ignore the Español all together.

[fieldofvision]

[Don't mind him, he's part of the "can't be happy if he's not complaining" club.]

Should have known you wouldn't care. [... yeah he's going there.]

[hasnomentor]

... [He isn't sure what to say to that.]

I do care...

[fieldofvision]

Yeah, well as you say in América, I'll believe it when I see it.

[hasnomentor]

...I get it. You don't like me right now. I don't blame you. But that wasn't me you met. Not the real me.

[fieldofvision]

... [Eduardo falters slightly. Jaime sounds sincere enough... but then again, he sounded sincere when they first met too.] And this is? This is Jaime Reyes without the Reach?

[hasnomentor]

Yeah, it is. I'm just me. No Reach control or anything.

[fieldofvision]

... prove it. Show me you don't have el escarabajo.

[* The scarab. Ed also looks annoyed. |D]

[hasnomentor]

...I can't. I mean, I still have the Scarab but it isn't in control anymore. I don't know how to prove that.

[fieldofvision]

So I'm supposed to start trusting you again with only your word as proof that you're one of the good guys?

That's a lot of boludez to swallow, hermano.

[* Bullshit, Argentina style.]

[hasnomentor]

I know it is but I don't know how to prove it. The team freed me. I'm in control now, not the Reach ese.

[He rubs the back of his neck trying to think. If Tye was here he would be able to tell.]

What could I do to prove it?