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[he picks up immediately, but also lowers his voice to a whisper]

Perci? What happened? Are you okay?

Lethe! Do you know what dyslexia is?

I—yes? Yeah. It's when someone gets written words jumbled up. Uh, it's a learning disorder. You can take a test for it in schools or at the doctor.

What are you asking about this for...?

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Your Name said that my difficulty with reading sounded like it!

( said as if... lethe even knew he had difficulty with reading...

but if lethe does pause to think about it, he may remember that the few memories he'd received from perci during the mind-dive had strange letters and words that did not actually align like words might. )

[he did have an inkling, but he thought Perci just couldn't read with all of the times he dodged it. turns out...it was something else]

—Oh! Huh. Ah, do you want to test it? I don't know what a proper test looks like, but I think I have the idea...

Y-yes... if possible.

( his excitement and adrenaline have tapered off to something a little shyer, uncertain. )

Charon agreed to teach me a bit more so I can read more easily... but if I have a problem like that, I'd like him to know before he commits time to it.

Let's give it a try whenever you get back home, then. I'll see if I can look into it a little more.

Alright! I'll be home soon. I just have two barns left and the community garden to pick at.

Thank you, Lethe.

Of course. Pick some asparagus if it's ready!

[since Perci is going to be a bit anyways he is going to run to the library and grab a Dyslexia for Dummies 101 book]

( lethe has ample time to read up on it. by the time perci actually returns he's speckled with dirt and a few leaves in his hair but his arms are empty of all of his preserved foods, basket containing a good amount of asparagus.

perci is beaming nonetheless. )

Mission accomplished! These asparagus are pretty tender.

[he now has an incredibly basic understanding of dyslexia]

Thanks. I wanted to see if we could cook some up with dinner tonight.

[...just. reaches over and pulls a few leaves out of Perci's hair, amused, and then nods towards the couch]

It's not much, but I pulled together a makeshift test too. So we can see how it works out.

... where did that come from?

( he touches his hair, taking out the last one quizzically. sometimes calf-length hair gives you surprises. )

Um, alright! One second -

( he goes to set down the basket next to lethe and wash up. at least somewhat. can't fix his clothes but later. )

Alright! I'm ready!

( his wings are puffed up. )

Me too! ...I've never done something like this before, so we're figuring it out together.

[honestly he's cobbled together a very basic quiz through his speedy reading, basically like this of generic questions and a few examples to try. all of the examples are in Korean; he's bad at English and I know zero Korean so we simply have to use our imaginations for that part

he reads all the questions out loud, but also shows Perci what he's reading to see if he can follow along at all. it probably doesn't take too long going through the questions to figure out if it's dyslexia tbh]

( one would expect perci to be slow, and so does perci—but he's, perhaps, not taking as much time as he should.

but it is clear: he does have dyslexia. )

How did you get this...? I didn't know there were any books in my language...

I didn't even know you knew it.

[it is a confirmation they both kind of expected, given the conversation, so he sets aside some books for Charon just in case he needs to read up on it too]

I didn't know you'd know it, honestly. But I only really know how to write in Korean, so it's the only thing I could use to test. English is...well, I could translate bits if I really needed to. I think. But mostly I just look for books in the library that I can read and leave the ones I can't.

"Korean"... is what you call it...? The language used mostly around here is most similar to Common, I believe it is "English", then?

Korean is easier to read and write in. I'm still not the best at it, but I recall learning as a child now, and that does help. I know many languages verbally, however. It was necessary.

[he makes SUCH a face at English being "Common". yuck. no.]

That's right. Korean is the native language of my country. We have to learn English in school too, but I dropped out early so I don't remember that much of it. Still, I'm confident in my ability to read and write in my own language.

( l-lol what a visceral reaction... )

Hmmmm~ I'm envious... but that's so curious. You're a human and we know the same language.

Do you know Sakian? Um - the characters are... ( on a spare piece of paper he draws the japanese kanji for snow. )

[English has given him nothing but trouble at every turn smh

leans in to take a look at the character]

This is...it'd be Japanese for me. This is "snow", right? I only know some of the basics for Japanese, though. Chinese too. I wouldn't be able to figure out a sentence without a dictionary.

I'm a little surprised that the languages overlap this much between worlds. I was expecting a completely different writing system.

Mmm, that's right. Huuuh... I wonder what other things my world has in common with yours. I think someone else knew what my occupation was by looking at what I wore, but that's really rare for someone who doesn't know Sakian culture.

I'm certain some worlds must have a completely different writing system. Just as my world has a completely different magic system to most here.

I've seen the different writing systems of other worlds. They're usually nothing like this.

But, there are also kids here from other "Earths" that are similar to mine without being identical. Maybe your world is connected to the same source as mine. Then some of the similarities would make sense.

What outfit do you have that's Sakian?

Oh, I don't have it here, but in my memories...

( he does a quick sketch of the many-layered kimono he wore, something lethe may remember from perci's memories during the bartender ritual. he's actually a pretty good artist, shame he's drawing an oiran's attire. )

[leans in to watch him draw it out until he recognizes the shape of it]

--Oh! I do remember seeing you in this one. I'm guessing you didn't wear hanbok, if you were wearing kimono instead.

Hanbok...? Um, well, what I usually wear in Zephyr and what I arrived here in is...

( he does, perhaps not surprisingly, draw a hanbok. his is very flowy with a skirt. )

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