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eames (_eames) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-04-03 12:33:00

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!open, ~greg house, ~marian of knighton (oe)

Since I have very little else to do around here

Does anyone need any help leaning English?

Est-ce que quelqu'un besoin d'aucune aide à apprendre l'anglais?

Кто-нибудь нужна помощь изучения английского языка?

Weet iemand een hulp leren van Engels nodig?

有谁需要任何帮助学习英语？

Oh, I love all of the fancy characters!

Does anyone speak or read Latin?

Quis indigeat adiuvari cognita Anglorum?

Anyway. I'm leaning Hebrew too, so if any of you Hebrews or Shebrews don't speak English, I can be on hand for that too.

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	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 11:47 am UTC (link)
	A subtle way to advertise your piece for the women. Nice. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 11:51 am UTC (link)
	I have so many things to say I'm having difficulty whittling it down to just the one. Something about oral skills. But no, I hadn't thought of using my oral skills to attract the ladies, but if it's doing it for you I'll certainly throw it out as an idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 11:55 am UTC (link)
	Are you offering me oral? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 11:58 am UTC (link)
	No, sir. Just observing that if the promise of my oral skills please you then I'm sure if I apply them as a form of mating dance I will be mightily successful. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	Your oral skills do not please me. I am not pleased by your oral skills. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 12:05 pm UTC (link)
	You, sir, have broken my heart. Take your harsh words and leave here. I will be alone. With my oral skills. (which would be awesome, but only wishful thinking) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	It's not completely wishful. Only requires the removal of a few ribs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	I don't have the time for that kind of thing. I've had all of the invasive surgery I'm willing to have this lifetime. Unless something goes horribly wrong and it's the only way left for me. I feel now would be the time for an introduction. My name is Count Vernacular. Some people call me Eames. Make your choice, sir. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 12:49 pm UTC (link)
	Count Vernacular? What are you, Walmart's Count Dracula? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	Tesco (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 01:36 pm UTC (link)
	So apart from whoring yourself out, are you useful here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 01:50 pm UTC (link)
	Not particularly. I'm trying to do various things. I sometimes do some handy work. And I was helping move things around the hospital. I was in the army. My various skills will all come to some good at one point I'm sure. If not, I make a handsome whore. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	Fine. I'll be your pimp. You can give me 60%. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_eames
2013-04-03 02:43 pm UTC (link)

Sixty?

I might be pretty, sir, but I'm not stupid. What's your game plan? To whom will you be pimping me, and what will you be offering as my services? Because the percentage is dependent on various factors. Like the amount of effort put in on each of our parts. Just for instance. I'm going to have to keep myself looks like an adonis, and whilst it is a God-given gift, it does take time to maintain. And time is money, sir. Time is money.

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	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	60%. I don't know the homosexual market well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 02:49 pm UTC (link)
	You don't think the women will want this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gregory_housemd 2013-04-03 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	Shut up. Less for you. More for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	I'm getting more and more dubious about the nature of our working relationship. Can't help but feel I'm going to get the short straw... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Eames living_history 2013-04-03 04:19 pm UTC (link)
	So when are you going to tell the nutcase that money doesn't exist here? 60% of nothing is still nothing. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ms. Reese _eames 2013-04-03 04:22 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't say anything about money. Just sixty percent. Sixty percent of a hundred Easter eggs is sixty Easter eggs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eames living_history 2013-04-03 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	you're right! I didn't think of that. If I weren't hippo sized and exhausted just by walking from one side of the apartment to the other I'd look into how much he wanted to charge for your services. Easter eggs are plentiful. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ms. Reese _eames 2013-04-03 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	For you, darling, my services would be free. Would you like a foot rub or a cup of decaffeinated tea? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Eames living_history 2013-04-03 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	Charmer. :) You're a prince among men! Both of those sound good actually, these days I never turn down foot rubs. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gatz 2013-04-03 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	Well, that was mightily impressive. [Eames.] I can help a little with the Hebrew, if you like. Not that I think you'll need it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 12:39 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, sir. I'm glad I can impress you. That's just a small taste of my oral skills. I'm mostly fluent in all of those. Except Cantonese. I'm still working on that. [Gatsby] That would be a delight, old sport. Much appreciated. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gatz 2013-04-03 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	Goodness, that is certainly a talent you have. How on earth did you pick them all up? [Eames.] Oh, splendid. It would be a pleasure to help out. ~~Why do you want to~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_eames
2013-04-03 03:59 pm UTC (link)

Just for fun, really. Latin I learnt at school. And French. Russian for work. Dutch for work. Chinese on the side for some other work.

I started learning Hebrew because it sounds beautiful, but I'm sure I'll mess up the pronunciation.

[Gatsby]

Brilliant. Thank you! I really will mess up the pronunciation, but I'll give it a good go. Feel free to find some apt punishment to keep me on track. I'm a terrible student.

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gatz
2013-04-04 06:30 pm UTC (link)

I picked up a smattering of French and other European languages on my travels, but simply enough to get by, nothing near fluent, and nothing that really stuck. You must have a wonderful aptitude for it.

[Eames.]

Beautiful? You think so? Well, I can certainly help with your pronunciation, I'm sure you'll do just marvellously. I very much doubt that you are a terrible student. Perhaps you will find me a terrible tutor.

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	_eames 2013-04-04 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	Well, whilst you probably won't need to use them, I can teach you some languages. Just for charming the ladies. Well, it's something I enjoy. And sometimes necessary. So- [Gatsby] Oh, absolutely. Listening to the Sabbath prayers is musical, almost. It's lovely. I highly doubt you'd be a terrible tutor, Mr. Gatsby. You're clearly patient and gracious. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gatz 2013-04-05 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Wonderful, that would certainly be a useful way of passing the time here. Well, that's good if it's something you enjoy learning. [Eames.] Oh. You've listened? I'm glad you think so. I'll try to be a good one, at least. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	brotherofdemons 2013-04-03 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	I can help with Arabic, Greek, Latin and Hebrew. If you fancy learning Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Demotic, Heratic, or Cuniform writing systems I could help you out there as well. I had been working on learning the middle earth languages, but my instructors seem to have vanished. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	I tried to learn the middle earth languages when I was in school from the books, but then you know, other things happened. Hieroglyphics are awesome! I haven't done a lot of study into languages, really, but I think we could probably come to some arrangement with this. I wanted to learn Arabic too. And Ancient Greek. But there was never time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brotherofdemons 2013-04-03 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	My parents are both Egyptologists of one kind or another and I followed into the family business though my specality is languages. When you spend more of your life in Egypt than you do England, Arabic is as natural as breathing. Teach me Russian and Chinese and I'll help you with ones I speak and read that you want to learn. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 02:48 pm UTC (link)
	Of course. That makes sense. Well, that's wonderfully interesting. I wish I'd followed a path like that. My Chinese is a little shoddy, it's my most recently learnt language, but I'll catch you up as far as I've gotten. Fortunately, Russian is my most fluent, so that balances out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	brotherofdemons 2013-04-03 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	It has had its moments, but my family tends to attract mysteries and danger as well. As our Reis used to say 'every year another dead body'. That sounds agreeable. When do you want to start? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	atarinke 2013-04-03 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	Súrë túla cendeletyallo. Eca, a mitta lambetya cendelessë orcova. Istan quetë ya merin, ar lá hanyuvatyen. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	That looks like it sounds beautiful. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	atarinke 2013-04-03 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	It does. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	I would be delighted if you could show me how it is pronounced one day. Or perhaps I'll just listen to you and not butcher your lovely language. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	atarinke 2013-04-03 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	Mortals do nothing but butcher Quenya. Have one of the others teach you Sindarin, it's more to your level. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_eames 2013-04-03 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Your help is very much appreciated, sir, and I thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	atarinke 2013-04-03 04:29 pm UTC (link)
	As you say. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	_night_watchman 2013-04-03 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	I can speak Latin, but I do quite well with English, thank you. (Reply to this)