...He asks a lot of questions. Jasnah isn't bothered, but it does make her wonder whether this is what it's like for other people when they're on the opposite end of one of her barrages. Regardless, she takes a beat to lift the cup from where it floats — leave the saucer — and hold it carefully in her right hand.
She answers in reverse order, like dragging a finger up a card catalogue index from the bottom up.
"I was trying to go somewhere else. It's limited to the local tongue — it's a Connection to place, not strictly to language. If there's more than on common language in," a pause, "New York? I might be able to understand others. And, yes, by touch. Frankly, I wasn't sure it was going to work..."
Jasnah trails off, holding the cup close for warmth but not yet daring to take a sip.
"...Do you rule the city?"
A guess. Not a bad one, incidentally. Just a wrong one. But it tells a lot about where she's come from that she would look around, look at him, and assume ruler.
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Date: 2025-12-19 06:47 pm (UTC)She answers in reverse order, like dragging a finger up a card catalogue index from the bottom up.
"I was trying to go somewhere else. It's limited to the local tongue — it's a Connection to place, not strictly to language. If there's more than on common language in," a pause, "New York? I might be able to understand others. And, yes, by touch. Frankly, I wasn't sure it was going to work..."
Jasnah trails off, holding the cup close for warmth but not yet daring to take a sip.
"...Do you rule the city?"
A guess. Not a bad one, incidentally. Just a wrong one. But it tells a lot about where she's come from that she would look around, look at him, and assume ruler.