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[shufti]

The table is set neatly with a white cloth, and a few covered plates of food. Jack has been bathed, and is asleep quietly in a cot nearby.

Shufti fidgets, tidying various baby things.

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[shufti]

"I'm learning." she says with a smile.

"But a little help would be much appreciated, thank you. I want to be able to teach Jack."

The baby is sucking his thumb as he sleeps.

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Amanda nods, "I learned when I was thirty. Didn't think it was that important at the time but it has proved most useful.

[shufti]

"Well so many people send notes around here, I really ought to try harder." she says, tucking into some chicken.

"I was sent something earlier and I'm still only half way through reading it."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"It does get easier with practice and English is a rather difficult language to master. Espcially with it long history of evolution. There is something called a Dictionary that contains most words and their meanings."

[shufti]

"... I thought I was learning Morporkian, but in any case I'm more or less bilingual. I just need to make the words go on the page."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Amanda didn't know that. Being self centered as she is she just assumed that Shufti was learning English, "Well then I probably can't help as much as I would like." grinning, "Who is teaching you Morporkian?"

[shufti]

"I think they're the same. People from Earth have been writing me notes and they can't be in Morporkian."

A small smile. "I'm more or less teaching myself. Molly leant me an electronic thing to help."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"A computer?" and shrugs, "I think Bar translates for us."

[shufti]

"I'm not sure. Like a flat box with a special pen and a screen."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Probably." smiling, "I'm impressed most people don't take it upon themselves and wouldn't be able to leanr it on their own." Taking a few more bites.

[shufti]

"I'm not very good yet. I can just about work out words when I read them, but the spellings are so strange I can't always work out how to write them."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"Sorry I can't be of much help. But I'm sure you'll get it in time." a brief pause, "What do you have planned for your future? Are you going to keep working at the inn with your friends?"

[shufti]

A pause.

"No. The inn... might not even be there any more."

Looking up. "Polly's reenlisted. Paul and I were driven from the inn about a month before I got back here. We nearly starved and... he's in a bad way. I'm taking a small rescue party back once I'm deemed fit enough. The next time I go home after that, Jack and I will be making the trip to Lancre."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

Her fork stops halfway between her plate and her mouth, which is gaping open. "Oh dear." finally putting her fork down, "May I join you?" Amanda likes Paul and would like to help him.

[shufti]

She nods.

"Of course, if you want. CJ, Guppy and Sam are coming. Guppy wants me to get a little more weight on before we try it. I'm leaving Jack with Molly if I can."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"I do. I definetely want to help. And if Guppy's going I would like to be there to keep an eye on him too. But don't tell him I said so."

[shufti]

She tilts her head a little.

"Why? Is he particularly likely to get hurt?"

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"I worry about him is all. Can't help it." mortals seem so fragile to her.

[shufti]

She nods.

"Fair enough. But he's a grown man, and I'm sure with a bit of training he'll be fine."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"He is a grown man I just worry that even with training he wont have the heart to use it to hurt another human being." their is warmth in her voice.

[shufti]

She hesitates, then nods.

"Yeah, I see your point. He's a bit on the soft and gooey side."

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

"And I wouldn't want him anyother way. Anyway I wont worry about him as much when he's within eyeshot."

[OOC: sorry can we slowtime again. I am really tired.]

[shufti]

[ooc: Ok. Do you want to fade this one since we have another Shufti/Amanda thread running?]

[amanda-darieux.livejournal.com]

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