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Lil's Atelier
Social Life Begins and Ends With Etiquette
<ooc>
Actually, this is my babelfish:
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?...oogle.com/ig/modules/dictionary.xml
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*smiles tentatively at the little lobster, but stays away...bug phobia still triggered by lobsters*
Wouldn't it be easier (and much less politically correct) to give little Segovia a babel fish, instead of hoping we have a dozen of them on-hand? Just askin'.
This lobster has nothing to fear from me, I don't like seafood.
What if he thinks it's a food present?
And where would he stick it? 
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 by KimikoMuffin
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I've got "telepathy-assisted translation" as my Babel Fish.
[in Spanish, with subtitles in English] Pleased to meet you, Segovia. My name is Yar.
<Google Translate>
Encantado de conocerte, Segovia. Mi nombre es Yar.
</Google Translate>
*The squid squadron returns from around the corner where they disappeared and comes to a halt on the far side of the rift clearing. The leader calls out a series of numbers and the squadron spreads out into roughly equally spaced individuals.*
PRESENT ARMS!
* Each of the squids pulls out a fork-sized trident from a holster of sorts strapped around its middle. All except one, who just waves his tentacles and, giggling, says something about not having arms, just tentacles. The leader gives him a stern look and he straightens up and pulls out his trident. *
CHOOSE TARGETS!
* The squids look around at the adventurers and each one focuses on a particular adventurer and point his trident that way.*
CHARGE!
* The squids fly at their chosen targets, tridents at the fore. The squid's attack is subtly aimed so that the only line of retreat for the adventures is toward a particular opening into the maze.
EEK!
Guys, I think it's time to run!
*prods lil gently with the crochet hook*
go go go!
mini
On second thought, perhaps I should just have the whole salon repainted.
*whips out her nanogun, twirls the little dial to scattershot and shoots*
*the air fills with 50 or 60 small nets, and Lil dodges toward where the lobster was last seen*
Hold tight mini!
*Mr. D draws and fires one of his flintlocks. Without even stopping to see if he hit anything he turns and heads for the maze.*
Run away!
*gesturing with his larger claw* ĦThees way! ĦAqui! Do not go where they are driving you...
*Gracelessly changes direction to follow the lobster.*
*Draws his mini-crossbow, loads and fires. Gets off three shots before the squids are too close. Puts the mini-crossbow away while backing slowly, draws his sword*
Perhaps today is a good day to die!
* fumbles with her messenger bag, pulling out her invisibility cloak, dons it and dashes after Mr D, who's dashing after Segovia*
OUCH! Dang squids, trust them to spot the hole in my cloak, and stick me in the butt! RUN!
*quickly brandishes his axe so that a few kelp tree-like thingies on both sides fall towards each other and forms a tunnelish thing towards where the lobster is and proceeds to run that way, trying to hit more kelps to prolong the tunnel but is rather winded by the process so the tunnel is rather incomplete*
<ooc> I can't do much in Spanish. I can order four beers, though: I can say 'dos cervezas por favor' and I can say it twice </ooc>
*Corrupt stands fast in front of the squids, daring them to attack her. Hair on fire and eyes blazing, who would dare mess with her?*
We can talk, or I can have calamari tonight. Your call. 
Tod sets off with his little trolly, a samovar perched precariously on top, a tray of fresh doughnuts on the shelf underneath. Zig zag zig zag It's hard pushing a trolly through sand. 
Tod spots corrupt making a stand and smiles in encouragement.But runs on focused on saving the  and 
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Posted Jul 18, 2011 by KimikoMuffin
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[Yar dodges and flips around in a sort of three-dimensional zig-zag pattern. He frowns as he realizes they're being herded in a particular direction, then sees Segovia and changes directions to follow him.]
[He eyes Lil's nanogun.] I gotta get me one of those. Y'know, instead of sticking to weapons that don't really have a "nonlethal" option.
<OOC>
All right, I've just got to get this out of my system: in Portal 2, there's a malfunctioning AI personality-core which is obsessed with going into space. The creators were inspired by some commercial involving a fish which was similarly obsessed with going to an aquarium, and voices this obsession incessantly ("Space. Space. Gotta go to space. Gonna need to buy a telescope, see me in space. etc"). So I'm holding back the urge to bring in a one-track-mind fish which would adapt lines from the Space Core's babble. "Aquarium. Aquarium. Gotta go to the aquarium. Gotta go to the aquarium. Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Hey! Lady! Hey! Lady! Let's go to the aquarium! [high-pitched voice] Dad, I'm in the aquarium! [deep voice] I'M PROUD OF YOU, SON. [high-pitched voice] Dad, are you the aquarium!? [deep vioce] YES. NOW WE ARE A FAMILY AGAIN."
</OOC>
<ooc>
To be fair, Adventure Core was my favorite. 
</ooc>
*Follows the lobster, not really trusting it but deciding it's better than getting pierced by cocktail forks wielded by the table turning squidlets.*
<shout> Corrupt, I have cocktail sauce in my tote bag. </shout>
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