It takes him a few moments of staring, and he has to ask Yosuke to repeat the motion, but after a moment, it hits him, and wins a visible and audible expression of surprise. ]
That's... wow. That has to be hundreds of years old.
[ He knows more specifically how old it is, but doesn't want to freak Yosuke out. This ... this really raises more questions than it answers, but Yu is suddenly alight in a way he wasn't quite before. His interest is now readily apparent. ]
Those characters you pointed out are called hiragana. They're one of two simplified alphabets that we use, aside from kanji. You must not have seen them. But you know kanji...
[ How? Why? Were Yosuke's ancestors taught, or did mermaids and humans once have a much closer relationship? What's the history here? This is fascinating in ways Yu can't quite help.
He's practically vibrating with the need to ask questions, but still refrains. It feels rude, and also invasive, but he so much wants to know more about Yosuke's world. ]
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he is somewhat familiar with it.
It takes him a few moments of staring, and he has to ask Yosuke to repeat the motion, but after a moment, it hits him, and wins a visible and audible expression of surprise. ]
That's... wow. That has to be hundreds of years old.
[ He knows more specifically how old it is, but doesn't want to freak Yosuke out. This ... this really raises more questions than it answers, but Yu is suddenly alight in a way he wasn't quite before. His interest is now readily apparent. ]
Those characters you pointed out are called hiragana. They're one of two simplified alphabets that we use, aside from kanji. You must not have seen them. But you know kanji...
[ How? Why? Were Yosuke's ancestors taught, or did mermaids and humans once have a much closer relationship? What's the history here? This is fascinating in ways Yu can't quite help.
He's practically vibrating with the need to ask questions, but still refrains. It feels rude, and also invasive, but he so much wants to know more about Yosuke's world. ]