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[couldbebeautiful]

Where I'm from, "righteous" means both "morally upright" and "amazing; excellent", but you're not gonna find that last one in a dictionary. A while ago, I talked to someone who understood the word as the first meaning, but not the second.

I've also had to tell people what some of the swear words I'm used to hearing mean. [Nothing like telling your seven-foot-tall robot friend about swearing, right?] And they've got swear words that I don't get either.

I guess the point of this is: what's slang like in your world? What's swearing like in your world? Would you know what I was talking about if I said fuck or asshole, or would we have to have a very awkward talk about that?

[A pause, then:] I'd also love to hear a sample, if you've got some.

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voice;

[couldbebeautiful]

"Cool" isn't lame, what kind of bizarro world are you from that somehow it's not cool anymore to say it?

[couldbebeautiful]

I'm gonna guess you use it more casually than we do? Or did. I don't know, have trends in swearing changed in thirty years?

[trouvaille]

Lots have, but not that one.

video;

[couldbebeautiful]

I already taught my roommate the ro—droid some of the basics when I got here. Sure, why not?

But I would appreciate some help.

[couldbebeautiful]

[Veronica blinks at him, and actually smiles, a corner of her mouth turning upwards.]

Aww. Thanks. [A second's pause, then, still smiling and with a teasing fondness:] Bitch. [This is clearly the best way to make friends, right?]

Right? Plus if you really want to piss someone off it's a great way of telling them you think they're talking out of their ass—I mean, pretending they know something they don't.

[couldbebeautiful]

Second Time Around Clothing Shoppe. I'm on my break, but I can help you out.

[couldbebeautiful]

So what has changed?

[trouvaille]

As you've found, mostly the slang. We don't need new swear-words, particularly, but every single generation needs to feel like they invented illicit cigarettes and fingering, which means having their own language for it. Nothing is cool if you're using the same words for it as your grandad.

[nuns4money]

I live over at De Chima... do I have to take a trip?

[couldbebeautiful]

There's nothing wrong with using our language.

[About a half-minute later, during which Veronica just sits there in dawning horror over what she just sent:] Jesus Christ, I get it now. I sound just like my grandfather.

[couldbebeautiful]

It's in De Chima, actually. I'll give you the address.

[Insert address in a fairly busy and not quite upscale part of town here.]

[trouvaille]

( SOMEWHERE GWEN IS LAUGHING. not unkindly. but. yes, tiny, now you get it. )

I was born in 1992. Me calling something 'righteous' would be as convincing as you calling someone 'big daddy'.

[reexamined]

You're welcome. Bitch.

[Yes, this is the best way to make friends.]

"Talking out of their ass" is another new one. Everything really does seem to revolve around the lower half of a human, doesn't it?

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[maevelous]

[ Robots. Droids. They're all the same thing, aren't they? Artificial Intelligence. Like her. ]

And who says you can't teach an old droid new tricks? But you do seem to have more faith in this lot than I, darling. I believe most of these imPorts are hopeless half the time. But there are a few diamonds in the rough.

[aboveand]

"Cool" is "cool" if you're someone's mom trying to be "hip" with the kids.

[nuns4money]

Sweet, I'll check it out sometime,
V.

[couldbebeautiful]

I know I'm going to regret asking this in a minute, but what does that even mean?

[trouvaille]

I don't know, you'd have to ask the '50s.

[couldbebeautiful]

Christ. [A disbelieving huff of breath. Why does slang keep changing on her?] It was hip in 1989. When are you from, Mister, uh, Schway?

video;

[couldbebeautiful]

[At heart, Veronica does have faith in people. It's dented and tarnished by everything she's been through, but it's still there. She props her chin up in her hand.]

It can't hurt to have a little bit of faith. Anyway, I'm just going to be telling them how to swear, even somebody with the intelligence of a rock could probably get it.

Hey, uh, these diamonds—friends of yours?

[couldbebeautiful]

[Veronica should probably feel guilty about introducing Kaytoo to the wonderful world of cussing people out. She does not feel that sorry.]

See, you're getting it now. [A pause.] Maybe don't tell Cassian or—Tanith I taught you that. [Jyn, she'd almost said.]

Yeah, I guess it's because talking about the lower half of a human, and what you can do with it, is generally considered a little rude. So there's a lot of rude words that are about that very thing. Except "tits", I guess, those belong to the top half of a human.

[reexamined]

They already know.

[Seriously, who else would have, that he spends enough time with.]

I've come to the conclusion I don't think I'll ever understand why "what you can do with it" is considered rude. It's part of organic existence, and something most experience at some point.

[Which could explain why he bought a lot of NSFW doujinshi at Fanport. It's fascinating,
in it's own way.]

What are "tits"?

voice;

[bespin]

[ Lando chuckles. ]

Don't worry, you'll get there. Even this backwards world will make it to the stars someday.

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[maevelous]

Is that not a popular saying? Diamonds are a girl's best friend? I tend to hand pick only the best.

But you don't seem to be without your own glowing properties. How long have you been here, sweetheart?

[aboveand]

2040.