【 Turquoise & Peridot 】

[dramatispersonae]

[ YOU ARE IN A ROOM. There is a divider that cuts the room in half leaving only a series of small holes (each hole is six inches in diameter) that connects the two sides. In the middle of each side of the room is a closed box. ]

Comments

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

. . .

Four things. Circle, letter E. Star, letter L. Square, letter A. Triangle, letter N.

Re: DIVIDER

[unrecumbent]

[holds up a 'wait' finger, then disappears to go check their box. in a minute, returns. makes a horizontal slash, then a fist, then opens his hand with his finger spread wide twice. then a pause, and another horizontal slash]

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

. . .

Different—?

Line, circle—star, star—line?

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

—"hello." It's "hello."

Re: DIVIDER

[unrecumbent]

[drawing a question mark again. why?]

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

[talking very slowly]

If the lines are blanks for letters. Blank, circle is E, star is L, star is L, blank. It's an easy word.

Re: DIVIDER

[unrecumbent]

[thumbs up! hand disappears]

Re: DIVIDER

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...huh. speaking through the hole (SO PERIDOT CAN'T READ HER LIPS AS WELL, BITCHES)]

Do you believe there is one symbol for each letter?

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

[tugs at her sleeve]

Re: DIVIDER

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[WUT DO YOU WANT]

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

[tracing his finger on the divider, gesturing to the other team]

_ (circle) (star) (star) _

[then]

___
(circle) = E
(star) = L
(star) = L
___

[mouthing "hello"]

Re: DIVIDER

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...are we not talking on purpose to be stealthy]

[traces

H =/= O?

_ = (infinity symbol)?]

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

[no, but it's hard to read each others' lips and it's awkward :|a]

[just nodding]

Could be anything, but—?

Re: DIVIDER

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...fine, enunciating] The line may also be a fixed symbol.

[traces "sells?" for example]

But "hello" is more obvious.

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

"Hello" makes sense in context.

[. . . see if you can read me saying that whups]

Re: DIVIDER

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...I think I'll just make up what I think you say for anything I don't catch]

[waving... at the divider?]

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

[nod, nod!]

Re: DIVIDER

[boxupallthebutterflies]

[hmmmm. shrugging to emphasize her words]

How do we answer?

Re: DIVIDER

[machiavellianiue]

[AJ SAYS I JUST THINK VERY HARD ABOUT IT AND DO A DANCE]