#rsv malaya

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Can we get headcanons on the farmer attempting to learn the languages of the non-human characters of the valley? Jio, Krobus, The Dwarf, and Malaya?

Yea :3

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Malaya:

Ah, the pouring rain... Malaya had been looking forward to this weather for weeks now, to walk to Ridge and feel the droplets falling on her shoulders and head from the sky.

So there it was - the loneliness, the forest and the chill drops falling on her skin. Malaya has this wonderful urge to dive headfirst into the nearest pond!

Before she could do anything, she noticed a figure coming out of Ridge Forest. Who on earth could that be coming out of such a dangerous place?

Ah, the Farmer! Malaya breathed a sigh of relief, for the young farmer was one of the few who knew her secret. The green-haired woman greeted them with a warm smile.

Farmer smiled back at her, and said something that made Malaya's eyes widen in surprise. It had been so long since she had heard her native language, the language of her parents and sisters... The mermaid language...

Farmer scratched the back of their head and wondered if Malaya understood them. They speak her language!?

Ah, just learning? Well, if Farmer was so interested in the language of mermaids, Malaya would gladly help them.

The memory of her mermaid speech was... not a pleasant one, for the last thing she had heard in her native tongue were the demands and threats of her greedy family. Now, Malaya can now converse in her language over other, more pleasant topics.

Her native speech is pretty easy for humans, so Farmer should have no trouble learning all the basics.

Dwarf:

Dwarf was not at all surprised when the Farmer, having first broken their way to them with their iron pickaxe, understood nothing of what Dwarf had told them. Not many humans know Dwarfish.

A pity, they were already starting to get a little bored in the Mines, without clients and company...

Time passed rather quickly for Dwarf in the Mines, so they didn't notice that a whole month had already passed.

And then the Farmer showed up again. Interesting...

And then, the Farmer addressed them in the Dwarf language! The language of their people!

Pretty amazing to learn their difficult language in a month! Well, the Farmer's accent is still kinda weird, and they carry a Dwarfish translator, from which they must have learned.

Nevertheless, amazing results!

Dwarf, in principle, already trusted them, a strange chaotic person with excellent mining skills.

So they will tell the Farmer about the history of their people, the great forges and the underground cities that were as lively as human metropolises.

At the same time, they will help the Farmer to improve their spoken Dwarfish, for their language is still not very polished.

Jio:

Jio thought he could meditate in peace and quiet, sitting cross-legged on the roof of Ninja house.

But the spirits had apparently decided that the elf had had enough peace for the day, and there was a noise from behind him that made his keen ears perk up.

In another situation, Jio would have already raised his weapon and pinned the stranger against the wall, questioning who they were and what they were doing here.

But he immediately sensed the familiar aura (and the peculiar odor of dirt, grass, and monster blood).

Whatever the Farmer wanted to tell him, he didn't have time. So without even turning around, Jio continued his meditation, hoping the Farmer would leave.

But when they greeted Jio, the elf nearly broke his neck when he abruptly turned to face Farmer.

What had they just said? It.. that was... Elven language. And of an old dialect spoken by his ancestors who lived even before humans.

How do they know that language? And is this really the Farmer standing in front of him?

In a rather rude form and threatening to pierce their shoulder with his katana (merciful Yoba, Jio, calm down...), the elf demanded an explanation.

It's unclear why the heck the young Farmer needed to learn a dead language, but Jio isn't about to waste his time on those and teach them how to properly speak the language of his people. And no, Farmer, he doesn't have to explain why. Now shoo, or he'll call Kiwi and tell her he's found a live knife-throwing target for her.

Krobus:

Krobus knows the language of humans perfectly well, so he had no difficulty in communicating with Farmer.

What was his surprise when Farmer addressed him not in human language, but in the language of the shadow people.

Krobus was also surprised that the Farmer had managed to find a translator somewhere. It's just that shadow people people don't keep any diaries or books. Hmmm, probably the notes of other adventurers....

Though Krobus admits - he only understood half of the sentence, for Farmer's knowledge of the shadow people's language still leaves much to be desired.

But if the Farmer is willing, Krobus is happy to help them hone their language. They have helped Krobus learn a lot about humans, and he would like to repay Farmer's kindness and patience.

Eventually, Krobus will even start telling the Farmer jokes in his language, the meaning of which cannot be translated into human language. It's pretty funny to watch when the Farmer didn't understand for half a minute what was so funny, and then they realized and laughed at the pun.

Krobus began to catch himself thinking that if at least one person did not wish him harm, was interested in the language of shadow people and behaved peacefully, then maybe in the future, shadow people and humanity will live together peacefully.