I start imagining them as multilingual and amazing with it. Tag to ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
philomytha, black_bentley, and sholio specifically, because I'm having ideas.
As in: We know that at least two certain pilots spent time in Monaco in the lead-up to WWII. My biases being what they are, I'm starting to imagine Lissie learning not only French, but genuine Munegascu, if being quite stealthy about it - "Must keep up the old appearance, you know, can't have people suspecting a thing or more, hm?" The idea gives me starry eyes, especially if you factor in opportunities for him to use both languages, *really* especially if those situations are friendly ones. I mean, Resistance contacts, French and Monacan temporary exiles, why not?
On the subject of languages, Lacey is a Welshman. Is it ever stated in canon whether or not he can speak Welsh at all? I kind of love the thought of him keeping that language in his back pocket and using it when situation or mood strikes. Again with the possibility of a friendly contact or two. Also, there is the whole thing about a musical language and a musical man, but that may just be me telling on myself.
This whole darn post is me telling on myself, really.
Factor in all four having picked up, though this varies depending on whose fic a person is reading, a working knowledge of both French and German, and you could really have some interesting stories going. That doesn't even get to Biggles growing up in India, which makes me wonder about his fluency in Hindi...
I'll be quiet now. :)
philomytha, black_bentley, and sholio specifically, because I'm having ideas. As in: We know that at least two certain pilots spent time in Monaco in the lead-up to WWII. My biases being what they are, I'm starting to imagine Lissie learning not only French, but genuine Munegascu, if being quite stealthy about it - "Must keep up the old appearance, you know, can't have people suspecting a thing or more, hm?" The idea gives me starry eyes, especially if you factor in opportunities for him to use both languages, *really* especially if those situations are friendly ones. I mean, Resistance contacts, French and Monacan temporary exiles, why not?
On the subject of languages, Lacey is a Welshman. Is it ever stated in canon whether or not he can speak Welsh at all? I kind of love the thought of him keeping that language in his back pocket and using it when situation or mood strikes. Again with the possibility of a friendly contact or two. Also, there is the whole thing about a musical language and a musical man, but that may just be me telling on myself.
This whole darn post is me telling on myself, really.
Factor in all four having picked up, though this varies depending on whose fic a person is reading, a working knowledge of both French and German, and you could really have some interesting stories going. That doesn't even get to Biggles growing up in India, which makes me wonder about his fluency in Hindi...
I'll be quiet now. :)
