( THIS ACTUALLY GIVES HIM PAUSE? Conversations with Ellis gives him pause a lot, apparently.
Spoken language being affected makes sense to him as some kind of (handwaves) magic, but sign language is visual. He can believe this, too, is the Goddess (question mark)'s magic, but it's surreal to quite literally see it in action. What being from a low magic fantasy world does to a guy, I guess.
Compared to sign language meant for conversation, Mishka's signing is incredibly subtle in scope, as if someone were speaking in a whisper. The meaning is derived from slight changes in gesture - millimeter shifts in the fingers - the angle of the chin, the body - the minute degree of the arms. It may feel almost slightly muffled at present, because the loose clothing he's wearing covers the curve of his arms and chest.
This is, quite specifically, signing meant for coordinating with a team on assassinations, where expressive signing could not find place. )
"How unusual."
( He pauses, considering his next signs. Because of its purpose, the vocabulary is slanted toward words useful for missions, and repurposing some more technical vocabulary for conversation is doable, but takes him a moment to map it. )
"I hadn't mentioned it because it's so specialized. You understand this?"
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Spoken language being affected makes sense to him as some kind of (handwaves) magic, but sign language is visual. He can believe this, too, is the Goddess (question mark)'s magic, but it's surreal to quite literally see it in action. What being from a low magic fantasy world does to a guy, I guess.
Compared to sign language meant for conversation, Mishka's signing is incredibly subtle in scope, as if someone were speaking in a whisper. The meaning is derived from slight changes in gesture - millimeter shifts in the fingers - the angle of the chin, the body - the minute degree of the arms. It may feel almost slightly muffled at present, because the loose clothing he's wearing covers the curve of his arms and chest.
This is, quite specifically, signing meant for coordinating with a team on assassinations, where expressive signing could not find place. )
"How unusual."
( He pauses, considering his next signs. Because of its purpose, the vocabulary is slanted toward words useful for missions, and repurposing some more technical vocabulary for conversation is doable, but takes him a moment to map it. )
"I hadn't mentioned it because it's so specialized. You understand this?"