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[heroforhobby]

[Along with the English is a post in Japanese that is pretty much the same thing, but the comm is translating it to English for him and he figures he might as well post both. It's a big world, and surely Japanese is still spoken on this Earth, so maybe he'll get lucky and find a speaker. Either way, it becomes clear why he's posting in text and not any other way as the viewer reads on.]

Hi.

Does anyone out there know how to change the translator voice on the phone they gave us? I can't figure it out... Mine might be broken or something. [Or he has no patience for a complicated piece of technology...]

Don't get me wrong, the British woman's voice is nice, I guess, but it's weird hearing stuff I'm saying coming out that way.

I don't mind hearing everyone else that way when it translates back to me, though. It's kind of funny.

(I hope this thing is actually translating right. It would suck to ask for help and it just comes out as asking about goldfish poops....)

Oh. And.

I'm living in Maurtia Falls. What's the best stores to go to for guys on a budget for food and clothes? I can't keep wearing and washing my costume every day. It probably wouldn't be good to wear it for this "job" they gave me, either. Hell if I know what you would even wear to a "job" like this, anyway, so shorts and a T-shirt'll have to do. IF I can find a good store.

Comments

[heroforhobby]

I only know what I remember from high school. That was...awhile ago.

[penthesileia]

Really? I've found my high school classes fairly instructive, though I suppose I do benefit from my external tutoring. It might help to brush up on it, if possible. Saying it yourself reduces the risk of miscommunication.

[heroforhobby]

Yeah, well...

[He wasn't a particularly exceptional student, but he supposed he could have been worse at English than he was.]

I guess I could. I've at least ordered coffee on my own.

[Her was pretty proud of that.]

[penthesileia]

It's certainly a start. I'm fairly competent in English, though I'm not sure I'd be much of a tutor, or I'd offer.

[heroforhobby]

...Thanks for the not offer?

[penthesileia]

...apologies, that was somewhat awkward of me, wasn't it? I'm just not sure I'd be a good teacher, I'm sorry.

[heroforhobby]

It wasn't like I was asking you anyway.

[Beat.]

But if you felt like trying out your hand at teaching English, I guess I could help with that.

[This communicator translator thing was really inconvenient]

[penthesileia]

I don't know if I'd I've never really tried [Have a little confidence, Mitsuru.] I mean... yes, I'd be willing to give it a try.

[heroforhobby]

Great!

I won't be able to pay you for it!

[penthesileia]

That's all right. Our monthly stipend is more than I need, to be honest.

[heroforhobby]

Awesome.

So...

How does this work? I guess I should know your name. I'm Saitama.

[penthesileia]

I think it works however we'd like it to work.

My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. A pleasure.

[She wonders if he'll react to her last name. If not, that means he's not from her world.]

[heroforhobby]

[He doesn't react at all. In fact, whenever they next talk, he will probably call her the wrong name. No offense ahead of time.]

Yup.

When's a good time for you? I'm pretty much free whenever.

[penthesileia]

The weekends work better for me. I tend to work in the evenings.