09 - Accidental Video

[alternia_strength]

[The feed comes on accidentally, one of the last 'hiccups' in the network before Loki is back to full health. Equius is staring to the side in what looks like a gas station, a rumbling growl coming out of his throat. He seems to be trying to make sounds over and over again.]

Le... le... le...

Language of love indeed. It sounds like idiotic cluck-beast babble.

[He growled, shaking his head and looked up at the door, scratching at the door when it opened. There was a dingling sound from a bell above the doorway and he leaned forward, a hand on top of the bowl of free fire-hot candies he'd set out on an 'impish' whim.]

Ah, Nepeta... good. [ahem] [ahem] [AHEM]

Voulez vous avec moi se swoi...

[His small, cat-like moirail comes bouncing in, the candy-bowl getting a pointed look before her attention swerves back to Equius.]

Ooh, are you still purracticing that? Try it again!

[He nodded and grunted, handing her a candy that was not tricked to be overly spicy.]

Of course. I see no reason not to attempt to broaden my horizons, and if I am to express romantic intentions then my moirail is the most appropriate to do so with.

[ahem] Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir?

[It is really, really, unbelievably creepy to see Equius trying this hard to offer a french leer to the words, especially with the way his lips quivered and his broken, snaggled teeth seemed to quiver. The feed crackled and cut off right about then.

No, he has no clue what he's just asked her to do.]

(OOC: This color is Equius and This is Nepeta)

Comments

[Video]

[fowlisfair]

[Artemis can't help picking up on the French and then just. Stares. Until Equius says it again and wow.]

If you're going to be asking those sorts of questions, would you please keep it to private conversation? I don't believe such activities should be broadcast for all to hear. It would be embarrassing for the both of you and simply awkward for everyone else.

[Video]

[alternia_strength]

Hmmmph. So this confounded article elected to engage itself without my expressed wishes. I shouldn't be too surprised. It's been wretched lately.

But I do not know what you are talking about. Affection and romantic gestures are meant to be expounded upon publicly. Why should I not wish people to know my attention for my moirail.

[Because he doesn't know that this wasn't that sort of romantic gesture...?]

Action;

[bestestfurrend]

I think you're getting better at it, oh yes!

[Not that Nepeta has any idea what it's actually supposed to sound like. The praise is probably more due to having just been handed a sweet, which promptly disappears.]

[Video]

[fowlisfair]

It certainly hasn't been the most stable from what I've observed.

[Artemis is just going to file the word away for later questioning since the French question needs to be addressed.]

That's true, however when there are sexual connotations to it, then that's an entirely different matter outside of certain establishments.

[Video]

[bestestfurrend]

[There's a sound very much like someone strangling a cat, and Nepeta's face pops onto the screen.]

What connotations?! [She looks away, presumably at her moirail.] Equiuuuuus!

Re: Action;

[alternia_strength]

Slowly. The language is poorly crafted for use by our species. It is hard to get the l's just right. [He grunted and blinked.]

It also would appear that this was observed by others.

[Video]

[alternia_strength]

Exactly what do you think I am implying with my profession of affectation for my moirail? The assumption that I am behaving as if I were her matesprite is scandalous in the extreme!

reaction

[alternia_strength]

Do not look at me. I was following the human named Roxy's suggestions. She said this was a common statement to use when one wished to express deep affection for their romantic partner.

[Video]

[fowlisfair]

In English it means, "Will you sleep with me tonight."

Re: [Video]

[alternia_strength]

What is the harm or scandal in that? She's fallen asleep with me countless times. It isn't as if we have proper sopor here, after all.

[Nope... still doesn't get it.]

[Video]

[fowlisfair]

It's a polite way to ask to have intercourse with her. A popular phrase in a movie and song called Moulin Rouge, if I remember correctly, which I probably am.

[bestestfurrend]

Didn't you bother asking her what it meant furst??

Action;

[bestestfurrend]

Uh huh, I don't think I'd manage to say it at all! [Of course, even that sentence was barely intelligible. Mouth full of candy, you see.]

...oh. Oh well! I suppaws it doesn't really matter, does it?

[Video]

[alternia_strength]

What would a person's recuperation from the day's events have to do with copulation?!? [He sounds offended] There is no sleeping involved in that act whatsoever!

[alternia_strength]

She hadn't said it had anything to do with the reproductive act. I'm incredibly confused by the whole matter now. It appears to have something to do with recuperation in sopor, but I don't see what that has to do with copulation.

Re: Action;

[alternia_strength]

There are certainly worse things in the world than being heard. We could be in another shouting match with one of our fellows, after all.

video

[getinthechariot]

Learning a new language, are you?

[bestestfurrend]

Oh my paws, why are humans so complicated...

[Dawning horror.] What if the others hear you purrpositioning me like that?!

Action;

[bestestfurrend]

And that's definitely not something you want everyone listening in on!

[alternia_strength]

I have no clue. They are almost impossibly foolish about these things. Thankfully it seems that few pay attention to my personal missives, so there is no harm and besides that I do not think they know this degraded language.

[He grunted]

Still, I am mortified. It is more than a touch scandalous to assume I would say such a thing to my moirail.

Action;

[alternia_strength]

Glob forbid it. We already had enough of that on the asteroid. Do you remember those idiotic missives Karkat would put forward? I was pleased that you usually didn't delve into that morass.

Video

[alternia_strength]

I believe that this particular tongue was a mistake of epic proportions. I am not inclined to continue this venture personally.

[bestestfurrend]

[She dramatically flings a hand against her forehead.]

It's so pawful, Equius! I don't know how I shall survive it!

Action;

[bestestfurrend]

Well, it was more fun sitting back and watching it all! Everyone was so silly in those.

[alternia_strength]

[She was roleplaying again, wasn't she? Well, he'd apparently made a bit of a horse's ass out of himself, so....]

Whatever will I have to do to remedy this calamitous situation? It almost seems as if there are but two solutions.... errr, [sweat sweat] One solution!

...this will require sugar to bribe the furry maiden won't it?