Logic had always been my favorite class, but it was even more fun with Mars now that the air had been cleared. We actually worked surprisingly well together, especially since he let me lead. We agreed that Logic was definitely my forte and not his, so I did most of the thinking and he helped with what he could. It was a lot easier with two people working together.
Our trainer, Mr. Hamfree, had brought us to an escape room of sorts that he'd set up. We had ninety minutes to get out.
We escaped in twenty-six.
For the first time, I realized what Han had meant about us being stronger together. We made a perfect match - if something wasn't my strength, he was great at it. And the other way around.
Mr. Hamfree was so impressed with our progress, he offered to let us have the rest of the period off. We wanted to keep going, though, so he kept putting us through different escape rooms. By the end of the session, we had conquered all five of his rooms with time to spare. I felt unstoppable.
Linguistics was fun too. Mrs. Delch had us choose a random language and say something, and the other one had to translate what we'd said. We were instructed to have a conversation, but switch languages every time a new person said something.
"Um, ¿Cuál es tu película favorita?" I began. (She keeps forgetting to translate, so I'll do it for her. That meant "What is your favorite movie?" in Spanish.)
"Loshande, Prinses Bruid." ("Hands down, Princess Bride" in Czech.)
"Ты шутишь. Такой же!" ("You're kidding. Same!" in Russian.)
He smiled. "Davvero? Ok, libro preferito." (Italian for "Really? Okay, favorite book.")
"Definitivamente Um Conto de Magia por Chris Colfer. E quanto a você?" ("Definitely A Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer. What about you?" in Portuguese.)
"Hochschulphysik von Paul Peter Urone." (German for "College Physics by Paul Peter Urone.")
I burst out laughing. "Een tekstboek? Lees je die voor de lol of zo?" ("A textbook? Do you read those for fun or something?" in Dutch.)
"もちろん、みんなじゃないですか?" (Japanese for "Of course, doesn't everybody?" And by the way, she had perfect pronunciation for all of these languages. I was amazed at how much she had learned in just fourteen years.)
I shook my head.
Mrs. Delch laughed. "You two were always overachievers. Nice work today, you're dismissed. Enjoy your lunch!"
Mars grinned and we packed up, heading off to the cafeteria. "You said you're fluent in twelve languages back in Paris, right?" He asked as we walked.
"Yeah, why?"
He smiled mischievously. "Well, not that this is a competition, but I'm fluent in thirteen."
Disclaimer: I'm fluent in Spanish and English and nothing else! I literally just used Google Translate for this scene lol. If someone actually knows one of these languages and catches a mistake, please let me know so I can change it!
I did a lot of research for this story: language, culture (later they'll travel to multiple places around the world), even that scene with the diseases lol. Corrections are always appreciated, I'm still learning about most of this stuff too and I don't claim to be an expert in any way <3
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RomanceAuthor's note: This recording appeared on my doorstep six months ago with a note instructing me to translate and publish it. I was not able to discern some words, but I tried to make sense of everything. Nevertheless, this story couldn't possibly be...
