watching through my fingers | o, sign language

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    [fancypost borderwidth=0;width:450px;text-align:justify;][size=9pt][font=verdana]Euphemia did not frequently use sign language anymore. As a child, well before he had joined the clans, he had adopted it as a main form of communication but these days he didn't need it. It still came in useful sometimes, such as when attempting to talk to someone who was deaf, but since he didn't use it often his knowledge of it wasn't as sharp as it had once been. He had to keep practicing to make sure all the paw movements remained fresh in his mind and in order to expand his vocabulary too. Presently, the male could be seen in a relatively quiet corner of camp, silently practicing phrases in sign language. Just basic things, such as spelling out his name. A few gestures of his paws and the signing of each letter in his name and he could introduce himself; My name is Euphemia.
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    ◂ INFO | 24/DEC
    ◂ INFO | 24/DEC

    [align=center][fancypost bgcolor=none; bordercolor=transparent; borderwidth=0px; width: 370px;font-size:8pt;line-height: 130%;][justify]Nighttales had been nearby at the time, whilst his mismatched orbs happened to skim Euph's quiet form by mere chance. He paused, fictional brows quirking in a rather curious manner, and it wasn't until he actually initiated his approach that he happened to recognise his peculiar, yet distinguished paw-movements. "Sign language?" He took a wild guess - which wasn't particularly 'wild', seeing as he couldn't imagine what else someone would be shaping their paws in such a manner, for. "Or ninjitsu?" The serval added, in a rather joking manner, as he happened to highly doubt the later. "Well, I can't say that I ever learned sign language properly. Where did you learn?" He'd inquire, somewhat curious as to how Euph had picked it up - he had studied various foreign-languages as part of his own academic studies, but he had never really studied sign-language.. At the time, there had been little need for it. When he had been a kid, it wasn't often that he stumbled across deaf individuals, especially seeing as telepathy wasn't an immensely common power back then.. Perhaps, they found it a little too difficult to communicate, and had shied away from clans altogether? Things were a lot better, when it came to society, nowadays - that was for sure.


    TAGS 29/12/2016

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    [glow=#95E79F,2,300]NEVER SEEM TO REACH TWINKLE CAN’T RELY ON A MIRACLE[/glow][/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=#; border-top: 2px solid #95E79F; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 2px solid #95E79F; width: 400px; line-height: 180%; text-align: justify; letter-spacing: 1px; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt;]The moment she saw Euphie and Nighttales together the little kitsune excitedly approached, always happy to see some of her favorite people in one convenient spot. However, after watching the Captain for a moment she found herself a bit confused. What was he doing with his paws? While the child didn't know what sign language was she did have a vague understanding of ninjitsu, or at least a similar word that she was reminded of upon hearing her nii-chan. "Ohh, I wanna be a ninja too! Am I doing it right?" the ginger-furred femme asked with a hopeful expression, attempting to mimic her Clanmate's movements as best as she could. Of course her first go wasn't the best but she was still concentrating hard, wishing to unleash whatever powerful ninja-like move Euphemia was practicing. That being said if she knew what the pretty feline was actually doing she would still be just as interested, especially if she found out it could be used to communicate with someone like Imo![/fancypost]


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    KITSUNE ✽ ONE TAIL ✽ ORANGE FUR ✽ BLUE EYES ✽ PROBABLY MESSY[/fancypost]

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: 0pt 0pt 10pt gray; margin-top: -15px; letter-spacing: 1px; font-family: georgia; font-size: 20pt; color: snow;]Alora Seraphim-Cardinal[/fancypost]
    [fancypost borderwidth=0; width: 400px; text-align: center; font-family: georgia; font-size: 9px; margin-top: -11px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: lightgrey;]GENERAL — [abbr=A wolf/collie mix, she has a pure white pelt with black-tipped, half-pricked ears; blind, pupil-less, light blue-grey eyes. Face/voice-claim is Sabrina Carpenter | NO INJURIES ★ One of her parents had the Cardinal Sin curse, therefore Alora was born with the Cardinal Sin spirit of Pride/Vanity, so she thinks rather highly of herself. She is curious and can also be a little ruthless and sadistic. Her personality is developing]PHYSICAL/MENTAL[/abbr] — [abbr=Siren Song | Discovered, Mastered 75% Conjuration | Undiscovered, Unmastered]POWERS[/abbr] — INTERACTION[hr][hr][/fancypost][fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 400px; font-size: 9pt; font-family: georgia; color: lightgrey;]
    //I was recently thinking of learning sign language irl when I found this wow
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    Alora, had she seen the movements of the feline, would have been clueless as to what they were. However the words "sign language" were somewhat familiar; all she knew about it was that those who were deaf used it to communicate. She thought it was fascinating how two individuals could communicate via hand gestures. Alora found learning new things was a great pastime; not to mention learning all sorts of new languages were valuable in the long run. Alas, it was something that involved the one thing she didn't have: sight. That left her with a prominent frown on her maw as she sat nearby, unseeing eyes wistful while they focused in their direction and she listened into the conversation.


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    Narration • Speech • Sings • Thoughts/dreams • Attacks • Attack her    [/size][/fancypost]
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    Tʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴀʏɪɴ' ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜɪᴅᴇ, ʀᴜɴ - General
    ▪ Alora Seraphim-Cardinal | Ally | Unknown previous/alternate names | Female
    ▪ Demiromantic | Heterosexual
    ▪ 4 months/moons | Spiritual Age unknown | 8/21/16 | Ages realistically
    ▪ ColouredClan | No title | Kit


    Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɴ, ʜɪᴅᴇ - Important Facts
    ▪ Born fully blind
    ▪ Was an angel; now fallen because of pride/vanity; past life is unknown
    ▪ Loves to sing


    Sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇ's ᴀ ʟᴏᴀᴅᴇᴅ ɢᴜɴ - Physical
    ★ Canine [birth/main] | health: 100%
    — Ally is a cross between a Rough Collie and a white timber wolf. She has snow white fur all over her body, except her half-pricked (aka "tulip") ears white have dark furred tips. She has pupil-less blue-grey eyes; she uses her other senses to focus on a specific person/thing. Her human faceclaim and voiceclaim is Sabrina Carpenter.
    — major injuries: none
    — [i]minor injuries: none


    [i]Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ - Personality
    Vain/Prideful | Slightly Sadistic | Curious | Indifferent | Loyal | Developing


    Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴ' ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ sᴛᴏᴘs sᴘɪɴɴɪɴ' ɪɴ ᴀ ᴋɪss ɢᴏᴏᴅɴɪɢʜᴛ? - Powers
    ★ Siren Song | discovered — mastered 75%
    — By incorporating this power into her singing, it makes her voice attractive, enchanting, and can entrance anyone withing earshot. Right now (@ 75%) it mostly creates the image of whatever she's singing into the mind of the listener; as she develops this power, she will be able to bend their actions, emotions, thoughts to her will (depending on mental strength).
    — Listeners have a chance of escaping the trance by catching it early, strong mental defenses, etc. Also, her unintentional mention of [Y/C] fears in the lyrics may snap them out of it depending on how much they are afraid of said fear.
    ★ Telekinesis | undiscovered — mastered 0%
    — Can move objects/people with her mind
    — Object density/mass/weight effects her hold on said object and may not be able to lift things that are too dense/heavy until developed 100%


    Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙᴇᴀᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴ' ᴛᴏᴏ ғᴀsᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴ' ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ? - Relationships
    ▪ Single | No crush | No "maybe" crushes | ½ [ship name]
    ▪ NPC x NPC | Adopted by Frightfur Seraphim | Gen 1 | No mentor
    ▪ Appears to be very disinterested and indifferent towards everything and everyone. Very rarely does she express her feelings and troubles, but if she's close to or someone she cares about, she'll open up (eventually).


    I ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ, I ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ... & I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʀᴜɴ, I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʜɪᴅᴇ - Interactions
    ▪ No training | Capable of defending self | Easy(ish) physically, easy mentally
    ▪ May run/call for help | Will fight back as best she can
    ▪ Can powerplay peaceful or nonviolent actions.
    ▪ PM me for (major) plots

    [align=center][fancypost borderwidth=0;width:450px;text-align:justify;font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;][font=verdana]Having been in a quiet environment and focused mainly on himself as he signed, he startled slightly at the arrival of the commander and paused his practice. He was quick to shake it off, though, offering a sheepish smile and nodding in response to the initial query. "A - ah, yes, it was. Sign language, I - I mean," he hastily amended to dispel the alternate guess, although he believed it had been meant as a joke. Where did you learn, he heard the leader continue and he hesitated for just a second before answering. "Oh, ah, from - from a friend," he answered honestly. "It - it wasn't easy to learn." Him learning it had, at the time, been very practical, though. While he was less so now, he had been an extremely withdrawn and anxious individual, and had preferred not to speak at all.


    As usual, Papika's antics elicited a trace of a smile from him as she attempted ninjitsu, as Nighttales had called it. "A - ah, you make a better ninja than - than I do," he offered in quiet encouragement, lifting a paw near his mouth to stifle a giggle. "But, ah, I wasn't trying to - to be a ninja. Do you - do you know what sign language is? It's, a - ah, communicating through g - gestures and body language...like waving," he opted to tag on in explanation for the young kitsune. He felt a bit awkward, trying to explain it. He hoped he'd been concise enough. Euphemia also took note of Alora, who looked a little bit...plaintive. He believed she was blind, which made sign language impossible to read for her. He thought that he could always attempt to verbally explain what he was signing, though. He didn't like the fact that she looked left out.


    After a beat, he would take a deep breath and continue on. "A - Ah...I could teach you some, if - if you like?" he offered to anyone who was interested. He instantly worried over the fact that he wasn't accustomed to teaching and so might not have been the right person to be showing them how to sign.


    (( omf cx aa you should though!!
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    ◂ INFORMATION ★ 31/DEC

    [align=center][fancypost bgcolor=;border:0;width:450px;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;color:black;]//i had to learn the sign language to silent night before for some choir thing cx i can't really remember it though, whoops


    Morty himself had never taken the time to learn anything else. Hobbies that had no major relation to science tended to not be accessible to him considering the fact that he had always been involved in some scheme to get rare metals or foreign herbs to try in serums. He had never really been able to try and develop hobbies of his own however, he was aware of quite a lot of the different ones available. Despite that, actually learning something similar to sign language had never crossed his mind before. He had never really seen the need because he personally had not yet encountered any deaf beings who could not lip read. It did lead him to thinking about Lucien though. His half-brother was deaf but he had always been able to understand what he was say. He had never actually asked whether the other male could actually read sign language though and it was something that now caught his interest quite majorly. He did have a great deal of spare time on his paws, well more time than he used to have, considering the fact that he was not constantly running errands now.


    "S-Sign language? Ah, that's pretty cool." the skittish warder chipped in as he slipped over to stand besides Alora, ears perked slightly as came to a complete halt. He glanced over to Paprika, a light giggle of soft laughter bubbling up from his throat as he watched her, nodding in agreement to Euph's comment on the younger blackblood being a better ninja. "Wow, I wouldn't w-want to face you in a dark alley." Morty commented playfully before he turned his focus back onto Euphie as he spoke up once more, intrigue flickering into his gaze as he allowed the words to sink in. "Ah, I-I wouldn't mind learning some, if you don't, um, if you don't mind teaching it" he hummed at the mention of the other male passing on some of what he had learned. His warm hazel eyes lit up slightly in the midst of his words, mind strayed to Kate. Maybe he'd bring it up the next time he saw her, having no doubts that she would hold some sort of pride towards him. Perhaps even Lucien would like it. That was enough of an incentive for him to want to at least attempt to learn, even if he only took in a small part of the teachings.


    [spoiler=everybody seems so far away from me // 30/12/16][color=black]GENERAL
    ★ MORTY COULTER SMITH | MALE
    — real name is cinnamonskies, he hates it. will be touchy if called it
    ★ bisexual biromantic | monogamous
    ★ npc x npc | brother to sai coulter/lucien/befriendingdemons
    ★ kate marsh (windclan) is his adoptive sister
    ★ 14 months | warrior of colouredclan


    PHYSICAL
    ★DOMESTIC FELINE | health [84%]
    — he is a cinnamon tabby with a marbled pattern swirled onto his fur. His fur is quite fluffy and plush and he has a pair of warm hazel coloured eyes. he also has a pair of small black horns that poke out of his fur near his ears at his temples. he tends to carry around a small satchel containing some small gadgets that he messes around with. he also has a small jelly like creature with tentacles that he calls Bubo (based off the 'bubonic plague' creature)


    PERSONALITY
    ★ OVERALL: pushover
    — he is the type that many would think of as a 'pushover' for the simple fact that he tends to be quite gullible. he is very trusting and does not really know when to keep his mouth shut. he is a major nerd, especially when science fiction is involved. he is also a complete demon although he does not give in to any of his dark tendencies whilst others are around to keep friends safe.


    RELATIONSHIPS
    ★ no crush | ½ of -
    ★ does not often acknowledge romantic emotions
    ★ does not enter relationships quickly


    INTERACTION
    ★ medium physically | somewhat weak mentally
    ★ he will not start fights, he will not usually end them either
    ★ feel free to act out peaceful interactions | attack in black
    ★ based off of morty smith from rick and morty

    [justify][fancypost borderwidth= 0px; font-size:11px]sign language would be such a useful language for the child. after all, being deaf had severed him from understanding words with his ears and being mute had cut him from all possible verbal communication. surely, it would be ideal that euphemia would teach him some?


    but of course the thought didn't even cross the tom's mind. after all, he had been rather ... isolated and depressed lately. he had lost hatari, his sole friend, to death. and then the crashing weight of watching the canine bleed almost to death at his paws as he worked alongside with pixel. it may not seems much, but it was definitely more than enough for the kitten who was so young.


    heavy pawsteps led the kitten on the path back to his cottage. but a crowd had formed along the way home and the kit lifted his head to see several surrounding euphemia. the tom was doing something with his paws, what it was, it was unknown to immortal. he wasn't speaking so imo couldn't understand what he was doing. nor could he see the lips of the others who had their backs to him. forcing himself to stumble over, plastering a small fake smile, he would blink as he watch the older colouredclanner. he had just caught the last words, a question posed to teach sign language. it didn't occur to him that this would be a life saver for him, this would help him better communicate to others. a blank look was on his face as he tilted his head at euphemia.


    maybe just learning a word or two wouldn't be too bad though ...


    [ i am deaf so i know sign language if any of you are ever interested in learning a bit :0 ]

    [fancypost borderwidth=0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: 0pt 0pt 10pt gray; margin-top: -15px; letter-spacing: 1px; font-family: georgia; font-size: 20pt; color: snow;]Alora Seraphim-Cardinal[/fancypost]
    [fancypost borderwidth=0; width: 400px; text-align: center; font-family: georgia; font-size: 9px; margin-top: -11px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: lightgrey;]GENERAL — [abbr=A wolf/collie mix, she has a pure white pelt with black-tipped, half-pricked ears; blind, pupil-less, light blue-grey eyes. Face/voice-claim is Sabrina Carpenter | NO INJURIES ★ One of her parents had the Cardinal Sin curse, therefore Alora was born with the Cardinal Sin spirit of Pride/Vanity, so she thinks rather highly of herself. She is curious and can also be a little ruthless and sadistic. Her personality is developing]PHYSICAL/MENTAL[/abbr] — [abbr=Siren Song | Discovered, Mastered 75% Conjuration | Undiscovered, Unmastered]POWERS[/abbr] — INTERACTION[hr][hr][/fancypost][fancypost borderwidth=0px; width: 400px; font-size: 9pt; font-family: georgia; color: lightgrey;]
    //1 i will when i get the tiiiiiime aa! 2 i just realized Ally can learn sign language like Helen Keller (blind+deaf) where the signing was all done in her hand
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    Alora caught Euph's offer to teach anyone that wanted to learn. She briefly considered it being the fact that she had such a longing look on her face, but thought otherwise. There were several others around that might've sparked the feline's offer. Alora finally got to her paws and trotted over to them, stopping besides Morty and... and another younger feline whose scent she didn't recognize. Now closer, though she hadn't the slightest idea as to why, she sat down, ears facing forwards to give the lieutenant her attention. She would probably just listen; maybe see what she could do based solely on verbal description. Pessimist she was, she doubted it be much.


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    Narration • Speech • Sings • Thoughts/dreams • Attacks • Attack her    [/size][/fancypost]
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    Tʜᴇʏ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴀʏɪɴ' ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜɪᴅᴇ, ʀᴜɴ - General
    ▪ Alora Seraphim-Cardinal | Ally | Unknown previous/alternate names | Female
    ▪ Demiromantic | Heterosexual
    ▪ 4 months/moons | Spiritual Age unknown | 8/21/16 | Ages realistically
    ▪ ColouredClan | No title | Kit


    Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴜɴ, ʜɪᴅᴇ - Important Facts
    ▪ Born fully blind
    ▪ Was an angel; now fallen because of pride/vanity; past life is unknown
    ▪ Loves to sing


    Sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇ's ᴀ ʟᴏᴀᴅᴇᴅ ɢᴜɴ - Physical
    ★ Canine [birth/main] | health: 100%
    — Ally is a cross between a Rough Collie and a white timber wolf. She has snow white fur all over her body, except her half-pricked (aka "tulip") ears white have dark furred tips. She has pupil-less blue-grey eyes; she uses her other senses to focus on a specific person/thing. Her human faceclaim and voiceclaim is Sabrina Carpenter.
    — major injuries: none
    — [i]minor injuries: none


    [i]Nᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ - Personality
    Vain/Prideful | Slightly Sadistic | Curious | Indifferent | Loyal | Developing


    Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴ' ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ sᴛᴏᴘs sᴘɪɴɴɪɴ' ɪɴ ᴀ ᴋɪss ɢᴏᴏᴅɴɪɢʜᴛ? - Powers
    ★ Siren Song | discovered — mastered 75%
    — By incorporating this power into her singing, it makes her voice attractive, enchanting, and can entrance anyone withing earshot. Right now (@ 75%) it mostly creates the image of whatever she's singing into the mind of the listener; as she develops this power, she will be able to bend their actions, emotions, thoughts to her will (depending on mental strength).
    — Listeners have a chance of escaping the trance by catching it early, strong mental defenses, etc. Also, her unintentional mention of [Y/C] fears in the lyrics may snap them out of it depending on how much they are afraid of said fear.
    ★ Telekinesis | undiscovered — mastered 0%
    — Can move objects/people with her mind
    — Object density/mass/weight effects her hold on said object and may not be able to lift things that are too dense/heavy until developed 100%


    Aɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙᴇᴀᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴ' ᴛᴏᴏ ғᴀsᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴ' ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ? - Relationships
    ▪ Single | No crush | No "maybe" crushes | ½ [ship name]
    ▪ NPC x NPC | Adopted by Frightfur Seraphim | Gen 1 | No mentor
    ▪ Appears to be very disinterested and indifferent towards everything and everyone. Very rarely does she express her feelings and troubles, but if she's close to or someone she cares about, she'll open up (eventually).


    I ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ, I ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʙᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ... & I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʀᴜɴ, I ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ʜɪᴅᴇ - Interactions
    ▪ No training | Capable of defending self | Easy(ish) physically, easy mentally
    ▪ May run/call for help | Will fight back as best she can
    ▪ Can powerplay peaceful or nonviolent actions.
    ▪ PM me for (major) plots