(IC) Lost in Dreams (Julian)

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Originally Posted by ericthered

There are many more food vendors that way. They sell many things, including cooked rice placed in a leaf, more dough wraps (maybe one of them has meat in it), and mystery meat on a stick.

I'll buy whatever's cheap. The meat thing was more idle curiosity.

Originally Posted by ericthered

Julian has done remarkably little interacting with the language so far.

Admittedly not wanting to be seen gets in the way of that, I suppose.

Originally Posted by ericthered

The boy doesn't recognize anything Julian says, and lists off a bunch of words of his own. Finally he shrugs, points to himself, and says "Ako si Ump!" He points to himself some more "Ump! Ump!" Then he points at Julian "Ano...?" He shrugs, and hands off the basket, but then doesn't let go and looks right at Julian.

Like playing the gostak.
So his name is Ump. Or he is an Ump. Or he speaks Ump. Well no one around here seems to speak my language or looks like me. I guess it doesn't matter if they think, Julian means "white guy" or "English language". Hopefully "Ako" is "I" and "Ano" is "you".

I hesitate slightly before speaking. I point at myself and say, "Ako si Julian." Then, slightly more confidently, I point at him and say, "Ano si Ump?"