text; @The Seventh Crown of the Seventh Demon King;

[unrequite]

[ Four lines of text. ]

This is written in Victorian.
Kore wa Laterano-ji Higashi-go de kakareteimasu.
This is written in Higashinese.
This written by in Yanese. (Might be bad. Sorry.)

Please do let me know how many of these sentences you understand.

[ The first is in what would be considered Earth English, the second is what would be known as Japanese written in Romaji, but he's called it "Laterano-ji Higashinese". The third was written in Japanese, the fourth was written in some rather poor Chinese. He's called the languages themselves clearly incorrect names. What's more important, though, is that only the second one should parse as phonetic, and should only be understandable to fellow Japanese speakers. The rest are in whatever language is most understandable to whoever reads it. Funny, huh? This city sure is strange! ]

Comments

[fussiest]

Oddly enough, I do. Someone who's as sophist as you are is very likely to be well-educated, and nosy.
That, and the first time we met with our better selves, you were conducting a miniature experiment all on your own. Your curiosity tends to get you into trouble, doesn't it?
So yes, I do believe that you're curious and you like to learn. But I also don't believe that you don't have ulterior motives. Well? What do you have to say for yourself?

[unrequite]

[ That gets another laugh out of Midnight on his end. “Well-educated”. That‘s very good. ]

What do I say for myself? Let’s see, what linguistic mischief have I gotten up to, outside the quo...

Well, it wasn‘t deliberate on my part, nor do I have any machinations building upon it, but I suppose I’m acquainted with your friend now. Alhaitham, was it?

[fussiest]

... Fine, alright. I'll concede.
You've met Alhaitham. That does mean you've met trouble.

[ ... ]

We aren't friends, though.
And before you ask - it's complicated, and he would say the exact same thing.
So? Is your curiosity satisfied for the day?

[unrequite]

It's quite rare to find someone who asks my own questions for me. Very kind of you.

[ Teasing, of course, but also the truth. ]

I'm never quite sated, darling, but one must carry on in spite of such injustices.