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[sprent]

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[elegiaque]

Captain Flint left it for me, ( is agreement, not correction. ) An occupation in his absence for book club.

( what a dick (affectionate) )

[sprent]

Oh, I see! (Perhaps a test, then.) And so you'd like to learn Nevarran — from scratch?

It may take you a while before you can start to read the book. (Especially because it's poetry... the layers of metaphor, the rhyme.) Is that okay?

[elegiaque]

( lightly, ) Unless you know of a different way to learn a language.

But I do speak three. I'm not unversed in how it works or how much time needs to be invested.

[sprent]

Alright. When would you like to have lessons?

[elegiaque]

( with the air of having relaxed a little for getting her way thus far: ) Cedric suggested dinners for the four of us; he's a bit worried Vanya doesn't get out enough. Their schedules won't be too challenging to coordinate, but if you're free a particular evening...?

( vanya "i have guard duty that night" orlov vs gwenaëlle "not any more you don't" baudin, we all know who's winning. )

At my cost, obviously. You're doing me a favour.

[sprent]

(Actually I think you'll find Gela is getting her way, because she gets to have free dinners with nice people. So there.)

I'm free the evenings I'm not working — I will check my schedule for the coming weeks and get back to you, if that's okay?

[elegiaque]

More than, ( agreeably. ) Let me know— I'll be working out if it's easier to go somewhere or just have the houseboat catered.

( maybe the latter. intimate.)

[sprent]

(Happily,) I do love your houseboat.

I'll come back to you soon, then. Thank you for organising this, I'm looking forward to it!