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Started August 06, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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"It's such a hard thing to imagine," Matthew admitted.

She nodded a bit. "I'm sure it is for you. And it's odd for us to see everything having wings." She smiled reassuringly up at Matthew.

"Coming from different worlds is really weird, isn't it," Matthew agreed. "So many differences…"

"Indeed. We're lucky that we at least speak the same language, yes?" She hummed softly as she walked.

"Yeah… it'd have been really tough to tell Rowan was an intelligent being if he wasn't able to speak the common language. That's usually the key to deciding here…" Matthew chuckled some.

Rowan's mother laughed softly. "I guess you guys don't have different languages here, then? We've got thousands back on earth."

"We do," Matthew admitted, "But everyone is taught Common, and not many even bother with the old languages anymore."

"I suppose that makes sense. English is the most common in our world, but there's still far too many languages to remember."

"I see…" Matthew let out a breath. "So, are there other intelligent races on your world, besides humans?"

"Not really, no. There are things that are close, but nothing quite on the same level as humans." She shrugged a bit. "Monkeys and apes and such are the closest, but some animals like elephants and dolphins are quite smart as well."

"Ah… there are a lot in this world," Matthew admitted. "That's why knowing Common is so important- it means that you're able to understand others, and communicate that you're intelligent too."

She nodded again. "Very few things other than humans can speak, and even so, it's not really communication. A few of our birds can mimic human speech, but they don't really know what they're saying, so you can't have a conversation or anything. I know some apes have been able to use sign language before, so I guess that's close."

"Ah… so language is your measure as well, then," Matthew noted. "And everything that can't speak is seen as a lower species, right?"

"Well, yeah, more or less…" She shrugged. "We keep some animals as pets, after all."

"We do too, after all." Matthew looked down at Fluff, smiling.

She nodded a bit. "I don't think there's any animals in our world that are on the same plane as people. You said you had some here, right?"

"Ah, yeah- I think." Matthew chuckled some, not understanding.

"Some animals that can talk like people do. Didn't you mention that earlier?"

"Ah, yeah. Usually, though, the cut off is being able to form full sentences and communicate predominantly through words. Like, the chicks understand who their dad is, and will be able to say a few other words too." Matthew smiled some.

Rowan's mother nodded a bit. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense. How much can the chicks learn to say?" She asked curiously.

"Well, I've heard people say they'd heard birds talking in one and two-word sentences like one might expect from a child," Matthew explained.

"Interesting. Maybe these ones will learn even more since you're sort of raising them." She laughed softly.

"Maybe. Who knows, they might even make it to the threshold." Matthew chuckled some, looking down at the sleeping children.

She nodded a bit and looked over at them as well. "I'm sure they'll do great with you and Rowan raising them."

"Yeah…" Matthew smiled still, looking down to her in turn. "Not to mention they'll have such a wonderful grandmother."