{4th Flight; Text}

[wontbeforgotten]

Looks like the one person I had from home went back. I can't seem to reach her on her bracelet, at least. Or find her in her housing. I haven't been here that long myself but from what I gather, that's what I assume has happened.

I need a drink. All this fighting and everything has been frakking crazy. Anyone wants me, I'll be at the pub.

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[dyingisnotdead]

Our ability to treat injuries is not as advanced as what I have seen here--nor is their magic to help heal, either.

[Or if there was, he would not take it.]

I would rather not, either.

[wontbeforgotten]

I didn't think your medical knowledge there would be this advanced, from what you've told me. Sounds like you could use it though, if your brother is any indication of what happens when someone gets injured.

Pretty sure Doc Cottle has seen enough of me in the sick bay anyway.

[dyingisnotdead]

[Loras nods, ordering himself another drink.] Aye--even a small wound can fester and cause someone to lose a limb, if one is not careful.

[wontbeforgotten]

Can't say as I would be keen to go through that. Heck, with some of my injuries over the years I've had frak knows if I'd even be alive if I was at your home.

[dyingisnotdead]

Excuse me but--you keep saying that word--

'frak'

--what does it mean?

[Loras has been trying to learn about different languages.]

[wontbeforgotten]

It's....a swear word. Like shit. [She can't compare it to 'fuck' because thus far nobody has exactly corrected her or anything on it.]

[dyingisnotdead]

...ah. I think we use the term 'fuck' where I come from.

[wontbeforgotten]

Huh. That's a new one. Sounds similar enough.

[dyingisnotdead]

Well frak and fuck do sound quite the same.

[wontbeforgotten]

I guess they do. Probably just one of the differences with languages.

[dyingisnotdead]

Seems the little translation things do not work on everything.

It is strange, though, how we can all speak a common language?

[wontbeforgotten]

Who knows. I don't know how it all works. Maybe one of the gods as the patience to explain it or one of the other Travelers might be able to answer that. I don't care, so long as I can understand everyone.

[dyingisnotdead]

I am grateful for it as well, in truth. Though you do have to think how interesting it would be to have a bit of...diversity?

[He shrugs.]

A friend said he would teach me something called Italian.

[wontbeforgotten]

It could be interesting. I suppose some of us might likely still be able to understand each other all the same, depending where we are from perhaps.

Italian?

[dyingisnotdead]

It's the language, from where he's from--he tends to pepper a great many of our conversations with it. Thought it might be interesting to learn what it means, without needing his translations.

I'm not much of a scholar, though.

[wontbeforgotten]

Ah. I guess it could be interesting. Never been too much of a scholar myself though. I mean, I've read the scriptures, some novels. But I'm more of a hands on person, not an academic type. I leave that to the likes of Baltar. Hopefully you'll enjoy it though.

[dyingisnotdead]

Baltar?

[Loras shifted in his seat, shrugging.]

Well, I don't know if I'll enjoy, but it is something to do.

[wontbeforgotten]

Our resident Cylon expert and scientist of sorts. Recently he seems keen on politics for some reason.

I suppose that's something. Main thing I have to occupy myself is to keep training.

[dyingisnotdead]

Cylon?

[Loras had to raise an eyebrow again.]

Forgive me, but there are many things in your world that I am not familiar with.

[wontbeforgotten]

They're these machines we built to make life easier for us on the colonies. But they rebelled, and we're at war with them. In a nutshell.

[dyingisnotdead]

[And Loras...well. That went well over his head.]

Perhaps I shouldn't ask questions.

[wontbeforgotten]

You asked. But that was part of the reason I hadn't mentioned them to you before. I wasn't sure if you would understand what I'm talking about, since you don't seem to have anything like them back home.

[dyingisnotdead]

Well you were right--I don't understand.

[Man, sometimes he truly feels an idiot.]

[wontbeforgotten]

Didn't think you would. But there's nothing like them from what I gather of your home, so that's to be expected. Not your fault.

[dyingisnotdead]

You have those 'robots', we have dragons. I suppose there will always be things we don't understand of each other's homes.