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Yo! So I've been thinking a little bit about the different worlds and stuff and I was kinda wondering.

Do you guys have any particular meanings behind your names?

[ Kirishima holds up what looks to be like a notepad that would be used normally for restaurant order tickets. ]

For example, my name's Kirishima, right? But in my language that can be broken up into kanji - um, symbols?

So this symbol means 'to cut'.

[ A picture of 切 . His writing is not the best, but it's legible. ]

But you pronounce it 'kiri'. Then this symbol means "island".

[ Next page flipped over, a picture of 島 ]

But it's pronounced 'shima'. You put them together and it can be 'Kirishima' but they also have that extra meaning? Because there are other symbols that can make those same sounds but they don't have the same meaning.

[ How to explain things when you aren't a ~~moron~~ linguistics guy? ]

Anyway, what meanings are behind your names?

[ The Delibirds have arrived in several places. Is anyone fooled by this? ]

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I'm Japanese too, so I don't have to explain that, but... My surname is Hihara and my given is Kazuki, can you guess what the kanji might be?

Ah! Is it umm...

[ 光る夏月

A shining summer moon? But he 'mispells' Hihara as Hikaru Kazuki in this case ]

[Kazuki can't help but chuckle.]

It's Hihara, not Hikaru. It's like this: 火原. [Fire and field, respectively.] Kazuki's probably hard to guess. It's a really common name and there must be a million spellings.

Ah! Sorry 'bout that!

[ Kirishima gives a sheepish smile as he rubs the back of his neck. ]

Yeah, you're right! Oh man...

[ He gives a soft laugh. ]

I'm really not that great at language. [ Case in point: he means 'linguistics'. ] Part of me wants to take a couple more guesses at your 'Kazuki'...

But maybe first you could tell me about yourself? Do you think your name fits you?

[ He means the kanji of Kazuki's name too, but it's definitely open to interpretation. ]

I think it fits me okay! I'm a musician by trade-- I was getting classical training back home, and it's how I've made most of my money here. Right now, I'm fixing up an inn! I'm hoping to use it someday as a rehabilitation center for people and Pokemon. The sort of place someone can rest and relax, and heal.

For fun, I like to play sports! And I love sweet things.

Oh yeah? What kind of instrument do you play?

[ This is more pure curiosity than an attempt to get a better guess, though maybe he'll work it over there. ]

Is the inn different from a Pokecenter? Man I have even more questions...

Ok! One more. What's your favorite sport?

The trumpet!

Yeah, it's different. It's meant for more long term stays, depending on what the guest needs. It's not like a Pokemon Center where you can jut get a quick heal and leave.

And my favorite sport is basketball!

... oh my lord, I just realized I don't know what the kanji are in Kishi. I don't think I've ever seen them written down in Japanese.

I mean I wouldn't understand it anyway because I can't actually speak Japanese--I mean, stuff like 'ohayo' and 'sayonara' and 'gomen' doesn't count when it's all you know--but still.

Edited (needed an oh my lord) 2020-12-19 03:07 (UTC)

[ Kirishima perks, flipping his pad to a new page. There's no judgement in her not knowing, only eagerness to supply Claudia with an answer to the best of his abliities. ]

Kishi... Well in hirigana it'd be:

[ A scribbled: きし ]

But in kanji hmm... I think it's.

[ He thinks a moment before scrawling out a: 岸 ]

Which is a beach! Or umm...

[ A hint of tongue flecks between too-sharp teeth as he flips to the next page and manages to draw something resembling: 騎士 ]

Like a knight! So do you feel more like a shore or a sword?

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Oh. Um. Good question. Probably the beach? Because I learned to sail once and I was pretty good at it... until we got shipwrecked, anyway, but we got found not too long after that happened.

The knight meaning is distant though. [She says it in a way that makes it sound like it means 'cool.']

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[ Kirishima has to offer a chuckle. ]

Good at sailing until you shipwrecked? That kinda sounds like me bein' good at math until I bombed the exam.

That's cool, though. Especially since you're from like... kinda the middle of America somewhere, right?

[ What is geography? ]

There was a storm! Storms don't count! [She's protesting, but she is laughing a little. Put that way it does sound funny.] And nooooo, I'm in New England! That's in the upper right-hand corner of America.

[The words you mean are north-east, Claudia.]

Oh, okay! So if I ever wanna try to take a sailboat out for a nice day, I call you?

[ The sea is the sea, right? ~~Is he being a little facetious? Maybe. Teasingly.~~ ]

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Yes. Just check the weather report first, okay?

[DID SOMEONE CALL FOR A LINGUISTICS GUY? Jaskier is tilting his head at the camera, curiosity definitely piqued.]

Is that the writing system utilized in your world? I've never seen anything like it. As for Jaskier, it means buttercup, like the flower.

Yeah! We have a couple different countries ans writing systems in my world.

[ To say the least! Kirishima rubs the back of his neck and smiles, suddenly realizing he might have just invited a conversation he might be ill-equipped to delve into the details of. Doesn't stop him from trying, though! ]

The country I'm from, we have two writing systems - one that's mostly just symbols for sounds and one that's more complicated with meanings and sounds. It's simpler in some parts of the world and more complex in others!

Buttercup. That sounds like a kinda heavy drink! Is that what you have where you're from?

[ Boy. ]

[Jaskier just nods at first, familiar with the idea of different written systems. But these "kanji" are nothing like elvish or dwarvish - not even runes, even if the concept of one symbol = one word is similar to them. So of course his bard is pretty curious.

What makes his eyebrows go up pretty damn quickly, though, is the explanation that comes after.]

Three writing systems for one language? Fascinating! Would it possible for you to send me a simple sentence written on your first language, Kirishima? I'd love to see it in action.

[That drink comment? He doesn't expect it. After blinking in surprise, he laughs.]

A heavy drink, he says! My boy, the buttercup flower -which is what I'm named after- is poisonous. I'd like to see what kind of drink is deserving of its name! No, in my world we have ale, and wine, and vodka as well. Do any of those sound familiar to you?

[ The request gets just the tiniest flinch. It's the flinch of a student who's just been told to take a pop-quiz, though naturally the redhead plays it off with a little laugh. ]

Y-yeah! I'll get that together for you sometime!

[ He has such a hard time saying 'no' when he could certainly try. Besides, Jaskier's already kind of a student to him? ~~And he probably wouldn't know any better if Kirishima made a mistake.~~

The redhead perks a bit more readily when asked about liquor. ]

We have beer, wine, vodka, and a lot of other stuff! I guess in particular where I'm from we'd be known for sake? It's like a rice wine.

I'd never heard about ale until I got here! Right now I'm actually working at a place that serves all types of alcohol, though they really like one that's called 'whiskey'. Haven't heard of a 'Buttercup' OR 'Jaskier' yet.

[ He gives a thoughtful little pause before a toothy little grin starts to form. ]

I guess you could change that. I've heard Goldenrod's the biggest city on this continent, so if you could make that a thing here...

~~[ You'll make it anywhere. ]~~

Edited 2021-01-05 12:35 (UTC)

[Oh, Jaskier knows that flinch. Winters spent teaching at Oxenfurt have made him very familiar with it! So his inner professor can't help coming out in his grin as he says-] I look forward to it.

[And ok, it's not a lie, he does want to see from an artistic point of view as well. It's not like he can grade it anyway, so no harm done, right?

But ok, that topic is finished, it's all about THE BOOZE now, and Jaskier is all ears. Kirishima mentions a variety of drinks that honestly makes Jaskier a bit jealous, but from what he's seen around here so far? He may have a chance to test that many different flavors in this world as well.]

Rice wine? I never heard of that concept before! Fascinating! Does it taste like actual rice? Most wines do not taste like grapes. [Whiskey, what an interesting word. That's the popular one? He'll have to check it out soon, be on top of the local trends! At the mention of getting a drink named after himself, Jaskier laughs.] It shouldn't be too difficult, it's just a matter of chatting up the right bartender. [Wink~] Is that something that you'd want for yourself? A drink named after you?

Edited (typo) 2021-01-08 19:00 (UTC)

Do you know what a dirk is.

I was only being half-serious there, but names in English come in two flavours: inherited and purposeful.

Most people are going to fall into the first category. The second doesn't happen most times unless you're fictional, or you changed the name you got born with.

Me, I got a lotta names. If you want a more interesting one, I can tell you about the one that combines the game of billiards with the devil.

But I figure that everything else just about answered your question already.

It's a weapon, right?

[ Thank you, universal translator. He's going to have to think over this explanation about English names. In the meantime: ]

I mean I just told you my name is like 'island of cuts'. How am I not gonna be up to hearing what pool with the devil sounds like in English?

[Well, he's not one for the network much, but this curious little post caught his attention. Wouldn't hurt to be a little more social with the mortals...probably.]

My name is Thanatos and it means death--because I am death.

[Hm.]

[ ...Okay, man. The teenager with shark's teeth and fire-engine red hair gives a wry little smile anyway. ]

Sounds kinda like a hard life, man. Did your parents name you that or is that one you took up?

[The sharp teeth are interesting, buuuut being a chthonic god and all, he's seen way weirder.]

My mother did, she is the goddess Nyx--night incarnate. She's rather quite literal with her name choices at times. Or, at least, she was for myself and my twin brother Hypnos.

Oh, right. My name is Greek, but I suppose from the sound of your name...I would guess you are of the far east?

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[ This explanation is... weird to him and he's not sure how much of it is true. By Thanatos' tone, though, Kirishima doesn't necessarily think he's being lied to necessarily. He certainly accepts it as truth to Thanatos to the moment. ]

Yeah! I'm from a place in the east called Japan! Or Nippon!

In Greece you had Heracles, right? The man of the twelve trials! I mean a lot of epic stories made their way over to my end. Alexander the Great too! Actually, I can't remember which one was supposed to be the real guy, but I'm pretty sure I've got the stories down...

[ He seems to realize he has started to talk to himself and shortly perks up, cutting off a further ramble. ]

Sorry. Don't even answer that. It almost sounds like you had a job put on you right away, dude. Do you feel that way?

Edited 2020-12-19 06:39 (UTC)

Hmm, I cannot say I am familiar with the name.

[Mainly because he's from some ambiguous time in ancient Greece, and Japan didn't have either name at that time! As he continues, his voice keeps that steady, somewhat monotone sound to it.]

I don't mind answering you. We do indeed have Heracles—rather, Elysium has him now. Though I cannot say I am familiar with Alexander the Great. If he's lived his life and has since died, it was not I whom brought him to the Underworld. If he's some future king, then that would be an inquiry for my sisters—not that I can ask them now, nor would I want to.

[Like Nyx, he's not too fond of speaking with them. There's just something a little off-putting when they know everything that will come to pass.]

As for the job: you're right. Without me, mortals cannot die, so I suppose you can say my duty started earlier than it would for most. It's no bother to me; we gods are not so limited at the start of our existence as newborn mortals are.

Edited 2020-12-19 07:08 (UTC)

[ It is a bit odd, talking to someone who seems so obviously from his world yet so unfamiliar. ]

Okay, so I think from that Alexander was the guy that conquered Greece and a big portion of Asia and Africa... If you give me some time to think more about it, maybe I could tell you about his story. Sometimes legends kinda mix up.

[ Kirishima chooses to focus less on the details of time and more on what Thanatos is telling him about himself. ]

Wait, so are you saying while you're here, no one dies where you left?

[ What... what is that like? That's good, right? ]

[Oh man, those fucking delibirds. Jolyne's quiet for the longest moment as she contemplates it before slowly shrugging, good grief.]

Depends on what language you wanna go with. Since my name's kinda dumb as hell 'bout that sorta shit. Like, Jolyne's pretty English and shit. But my last name's been mostly Americanized [not because she had an issue with her dad until recently, what] to Cujoh [she's just gonna write that down on some scrap paper and hold it up, because of course she is] when it was originally Kujo. [Same dealio there, though she's quietly humming for a brief moment.]

Though I guess my first name in Japanese would also be Jorin, technically. Not that anyone really used that 'sides dad because he's a fucking weirdo. Evidently the kanji for that shit's like [just gonna do a real shit version of 徐] that, which evidently means slowly or gently and [倫 for the next] I think that's just literally "rin" which is kinda fuckin' stupid but whatever, I don't really speak it that much.

Well it sounds like you don't speak it that much because that's not what you really grew up with!

[ He peers at the English spelling she puts up for him because of course. Honestly, it's one of the times he has to actively think about the writing rather than have it immediately translated for him. Kinda weird. Because concentrating on it for more than a moment makes it somehow understandable. Kind of like how you can't keep yourself from reading a language you understand on a sign or a page, in snippets or entirety. Kirishima's not sure if that's pure him ( because he has been taking English classes prior to arriving here ) or whatever's happening between all of them. He's a fool and even he's noticed lip flaps don't add up to what he's hearing!

The big take-away here is Kirishima's only curious and supportive about Jolyne offers. He's definitely not the sort of guy to say who can or can't be Japanese. In fact, he does try to sketch on his notepad what Jolyne draws with her finger in the air. Between that and the sound of it, he actually does make the correct kanji. He leaves it laying there, however, indicating he was making a note for himself rather than trying to correct her or show off. ]

What's your name mean to you, Miss Jolyne?

[ He uses the formality because... she basically offered him and Bakugou carte blanche for help in the past, at least it seemed like that. ]

[It's a child, who opens his mouth and enthusiastically produces a sound exactly like a bike horn.]

HONK!

[ Kirishima doesn't miss a beat, opening his own fanged mouth to make a honk that sounds like a goose if you got it fresh off a pack of cigarettes. ]

My first name, Mira, has a few meanings--"peace," "ocean," or "admirable." My last name translates to "of the cross," which... isn't very exciting, really.

Sounds like the sea's not too bad in your books. Have you ever been to Cherrygrove before? There's a lot more ocean there than the name would tell you!

[Oh, Claude finds this interesting. His screen flicks on, showing him sitting with his face leaning on his hand.] You know, I've never seen writing quite like that before, but it's fascinating.

My name isn't necessarily formed the same way names are in your language, but where I'm from, my name means 'immortal'. Or 'eternal'. I guess you could read it either way.

It's called kanji!

[ Kirishima just sounds enthusiastic to share that tidbit. ]

Wow, what you've said sounds pretty awesome! How do you form your name in your world?

Oh, it's just derived from a similar-sounding word that means the same thing from an older version of our language, that's all. So less of a puzzle, like your kinds of names seem to be, and more just a pretty direct reference to a similar word.

[He smiles.] I'm Claude, by the way. Nice to meet you, Kirishima.

[He doesn't mention that the name he's giving now isn't the same as the name he's actually giving the meaning for. But Claude doesn't have any flattering meaning, and who's going to contradict him?]

I mean I don't wanna offend you. I'm just tryin' to make sense of things. It sounds like you're sayin' everyone on your end just made an old language you had into names? Maybe I'm reading that wrong?

Anyway, nice to meet you too, Claude!

[ Kirishima is kind of a moron, so in video Claude can watch the redhead pick up a pen and a notepad of sorts, jotting down just a couple of slants of the obviously dominant hand. ]

Are you a trainer? I mean I've only just got into that kinda thing in the last couple of months!

Oh, no, you're not offending me! I was just remarking that your language's way of forming names is actually more complex and interesting than mine, I think. But I really like puzzles and hidden meanings and things like that, so I might just be biased.

And yeah, I'm a trainer. I've only been here about a month or so myself, so even if I got started pretty quickly compared to you, I'd guess you're still ahead of me.

[ Kirishima seems to mark a few things down on his notepad as Claude speaks, the end of the pen inching into the corner of his mouth for a bit of a thoughtful worrying. He removes it when the other finishes and the plastic looks like a bit of a tattered mess. ]

I'm so not good at puzzles, man. This doesn't seem like a puzzle to me but I guess that's because I grew up with it? I can still get really confused.

But as far as training goes, I dunno about that. I haven't gone for any of the gyms yet. Have you?

Hey, anything that can have more than one meaning, or that's sufficiently complex, can be considered a puzzle to work out. But you're right, it probably doesn't seem too complex when it's something you grew up with. But to an outsider like me, it's pretty mysterious...and fascinating.

But no gyms for me yet! I've got a couple pokémon who could probably take on Falkner by now, from what I've seen of him, but I either need to make them even stronger so they don't need backup, or get their potential backup stronger.

That's so interesting!
You're Japanese, right?
It's a really pretty language, but I don't think I could ever learn it.

I'm Vinegar Doppio. [And this is a text response because he's like, naturally averse to revealing TOO much about himself. Don't mind him.]
Vinegar is a condiment you put on food. It's kind of sour...
I wonder if they have that here.

[ Usually Kirishima just does video because it's more personable and what has he got to hide??? But he's also the type of guy to try to meet another where they're at. And hey, it's actually more convenient for him to type sometimes on his break at his job! ]

Yeah I'm Japanese!

I know what vinegar is! We use a type of it in rice and on salads I think all the time. I'm not a big cooking type of guy.

So I know I've had some sour stuff but I don't know if it was from vinegar! Let me check.

[ A beat as he asks his friend who is also a cook currently if vinegar exists here. Allow for a few minutes of being called a dumbass. ]

Yeah vinegar exists here!

Are you sour? Does Doppio have a meaning too?

Am *I* sour? I dunno
Maybe when I'm in a bad mood?

Oh right!
Doppio means double.

Haha! I'd say maybe the 'sharp' parts of my name came from my teeth but I couldn't have been born with any teeth right? I guess I suit my name somewhat.

Is Doppio your family name or your given name? My family name is Kirishima so that's what most people call me. Are you Japanese too?

[ Doesn't seem like it, but what the hell does he know about that kind of thing, really? ]

Who knows? You hear about weird babies all the time.

I guess it's my last name!
And it IS what most people call me, but I'm Italian.

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