The Shadow's command of not only accents but languages is perhaps one of his greatest skills of all, but he is not inclined to show off. His default is a muddle that comes off as vaguely European to American ears.
There is a constant babble of voices, of course, and some music sounds at once both quiet and close, trailing from the headphones of passers-by. Myriad barks on the far side of the street herald a professional dog-walker, and in all the tumult likely the most familiar part is the catalogue of curses, thanks to Chaz.
"If you follow the route we're taking today, you should be fine, we're just circling the block your building is on. And you will get used to it... but you'd better keep visiting home, too. You'd be surprised how easy it is to forget your first language when you're immersed in another."
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Date: 2010-06-29 12:04 am (UTC)There is a constant babble of voices, of course, and some music sounds at once both quiet and close, trailing from the headphones of passers-by. Myriad barks on the far side of the street herald a professional dog-walker, and in all the tumult likely the most familiar part is the catalogue of curses, thanks to Chaz.
"If you follow the route we're taking today, you should be fine, we're just circling the block your building is on. And you will get used to it... but you'd better keep visiting home, too. You'd be surprised how easy it is to forget your first language when you're immersed in another."