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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 15:59:05 GMT -5
Efram stared intently at the map, trying to make sure they didn't get lost but he set foot in the street and just as he did a bike sped past, sparks of blue light coming from it and steam being released into the rain, causing Efram to jump back with a startled expression on his face and more than just the expression, you could see little pinpricks on his face where spikes had started to form but they faded away as quickly as they had come. He needed to be paying at least a little more attention to what was going on, he looked up and down the street, waiting a few moments even though there was nothing there before deciding it was safe to go, making sure that Maddie stayed with him he crossed the street, such the wonderful young gentleman. The city was almost like a maze though, no logic or order to how the streets were set up and it could be imagined that getting lost would be all too entirely easy if you didn't know your way around the place.
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Post by Arual on Jan 30, 2009 16:27:18 GMT -5
Maddie was still wondering where they were headed, and was curious as to how long she'd have the strength to trudge through this heavy dress when she was so wet. She didn't care though, and continued to follow Efram. She felt like her hands were made of lace as the gloves had stuck right against her hands.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 17:06:51 GMT -5
Efram rounded a corner and there was a resturant there, a line of people standing under awnings out front and Efram guided Maddie past the lines with a wide smile on his face, people were looking with slight curiosity towards the two, actually they seemed a little annoyed that they were bypassing the lines but Efram didn't even give them a second glance. He knew exactly what he was doing. He walked right up to the door and stepped inside, where there stood a man who looked at the two of them for a moment, "Reservations?" he asked, not expecting the two to actually have the reservation or the money to pay for it.
Efram began a series of gestures, actually looking more like a crazy man as he waved his arms around, looking at the man with a hopeful expression and he pointed to the paper he was holding, his finger falling directly on the name 'Efram and Maddie', hoping that he was getting his point accross.
The man looked rather unconvinced.
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Post by Arual on Jan 30, 2009 17:13:01 GMT -5
Maddie wrote down 'We have reservations under our names: Efram and Maddie, Sir. We both are mute, or we would have said something, my apologies for that.' and handed it to the man, with a flushed face and a look of slight embarrassment for that half of the deal.
She didn't realize til she whiffed the food in the resturaunt how hungry she had been this whole time, and she was grateful Efram was taking her out to eat.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 17:56:33 GMT -5
The man nodded, not looking like he quite believed the two but nonetheless they were lead through the resturant to find a table and Efram looked around with wide eyes, the dining room was huge, tables set out, some massive for what looked like would be banquets and then others small for only two people, there was a table with two settings out and Efram realized that was where they were being lead to. He smiled to Maddie, it wasn't the best table in the place, it was near the kitchen so it was a little loud from all the cooking noises but Efram wasn't one to think that it would get in the way of conversation- hah! Conversation! There was a thought if there ever was one!
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Post by Arual on Jan 30, 2009 18:04:52 GMT -5
Maddie went over and sat down, grinning - if anything (not thinking about the table location) was thankful and thankful for the thought of the arrangements.
'This is sweet, Efram. Thank you so much!' she wrote and handed to him. 'Oh!' she said on another paper, 'I looked through that reference book you told me to read. I know a good bit of those symbols already......not the whole thing- but a surprising amount. Your letters will make more sense to me now!'
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 18:19:33 GMT -5
Efram paused, looking at the piece of paper before he held a hand out, asking for the pen in his own special way as he looked at the note. His expression tightened into a single note of concentration, like music kind of. Efram's expressions were like music. His hat was removed from his head with his free hand and he placed it on the table and he didn't even bother with his jacket right now, he simply let himself think of what he could possibly write, wanting to keep it simple for Maddie's sake.
((Note: The reason why I made the book so big is because it's physically IMPOSSIBLE to memorize all the symbols as quickly as Maddie did, and reading it will be even harder- people go to COLLEGE to learn how to understand stuff like Efram's writing completely, it's all sounds and it's actually something you can major in. Anyways, yeah. Even with a photographic memory she wouldn't be able to memorize most of them, she'd have barely scratched the surface, there are limits to the mind and Efram's characterization is his inability to completely express himself, that's why I don't really want Maddie to fully understand it. Efram wouldn't be the same to me if people understood him, he's a man of mystery, my dear. Sweet, tortured mystery.))
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Post by Arual on Jan 30, 2009 18:41:42 GMT -5
((Yeah, I understand, but its not like she memorized half of it. More like 1/50 of it. XD She knows some- but I never said she knew all of it. Besides, she does know something....and she wanted to let him know she was actually putting effort into his request. =D))
She had hardly dented the book, the pages were like a bible's: thin and delicate, but she had retained a good swipe of the information. Hopefully it was enough. Maddie wanted to be able to communicate with Efram so much- because there was no other way to know except through emotion- and body language.....and sometimes it wasn't enough. Sometimes you NEEDED words.
'I'll try my best.' she added upside down.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 19:15:20 GMT -5
Efram looked at the pen, finally deciding to just reach for it and he began writing, it was maybe five words if you judged the length and he held it out for Maddie to look at it, hoping she would be able to read it, he clearly didn't understand the fact that well... it was a lot to cover and Maddie understanding every bit of it wasn't at all likely. He simply passed the piece of paper to her as a thing of bread was placed on the table as well as some water.
"May I ask what you might perhaps would like to drink?" The man asked, handing two little menus to Maddie and Efram. Efram quietly looked over the drinks, before pointing to one and showing the waiter and looking towards Maddie, hoping she knew what she wanted to drink and if she didn't then Efram would have been glad to help out, though Efram didn't really know what Maddie would want.
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Post by Arual on Jan 30, 2009 19:23:42 GMT -5
Maddie went to a clean page in her notebook. 'Just water, please.' she told the waiter, her hat and gloves off now so she wouldn't dirty them and she could actually eat properly- not worrying about having something fall onto her dress or onto the floor. Maddie wasn't that clumsy, really, it was just that her gloves were wet, and her clothes new. She didn't want to mess them up!
She then looked through the menu and saw something she'd enjoy eating and then went to Efram's symbolic text. It was something, alright. But it said. (HELP ME OUT HERE!)
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 19:29:38 GMT -5
Well as far as Maddie would likely be able to see it said something along the lines of 'th -gibberish-s -more gibberish-l -more gibberish-ah-more gibberish-n -more gibberish-sck -more gibberish-r' which really wasn't much to go off of in reality but Maddie had only one day to study so Efram would likely understand if Maddie didn't quite get it. There was a lot of work ahead. That much was apparent.
The waiter was then off to go put in drink orders, leaving the two alone to communicate- since we know using the verb 'talk' wasn't exactly appropriate.
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Post by Arual on Jan 30, 2009 19:45:15 GMT -5
'I'm sorry.' she said. 'I'll have to get more study time. I could only make out a couple letters....but I'm getting there! I'll be able to read it in no time, just you watch!' she wrote hopeful, but embarrassed at the same time. She was better than before- but not good enough.
Her eyes looked down at her hands, their fists ringing out the napkin and her face a scarlet red. Between what just happened, and the rain probably messing her whole appearance the woman had done, that she thought would make Efram even happier (DRESS UP, ANYONE? XD) had gone and been totally screwed up and made her look like a clown.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 30, 2009 23:38:08 GMT -5
Efram nodded, looking towards the new note and the drinks were brought, being set down on the table, it was a nice place, really. Efram pointed to a what seemed to be a random point on the menu and he showed it to the waiter, he didn't even seem to wait for an offer for the order to be taken. He just smiled as he looked towards Maddie, wondering what she was going to order. Efram didn't even seem to notice anything about Maddie's appearance changing, he just seemed entirely too happy at the current moment, smiling as he looked towards Maddie seemingly absolutely happy with everything going on right now, just happy to be with Maddie right now and he stopped smiling though, a bit of worry on his face and he took the note he wrote earlier, crossing out what he had written previously- he wrote urgently and quickly, showing it to Maddie. He watched her for a reaction, hoping that she'd be able to read it.
((Well... I don't remember what I posted so if there's a problem I'm terribly sorry. No seriously- I can't remember what I just wrote. O.o it's worrisome.))
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Post by Arual on Jan 31, 2009 0:10:36 GMT -5
((THat's fine.))
Nothing was wrong with her face or anything else, she was just a bit self-concious all the sudden....somewhat of a first for her. Right before the waiter came for any new or repeated questions, Maddie looked at the new set of symbols..
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 31, 2009 14:15:31 GMT -5
The current note was a complete and total mystery- the arrangement of the symbols to create the different sounds made far from any sense if you tried to peice them together but the expression on Efram's face let you know well enough that it was urgent. He looked up at the waiter, seeming very helpless at the current moment before he just motioned to the waiter for a cue that Maddie should order, apparently it wasn't so urgent that it had to be resolved at the current moment but Efram seemed mighty bothered by it, which meant something had to have been bad.
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