Whumpee snuck quick glances at the papers that had been left on the coffee table. They were certain that it was about them, but their new caregiver wrote in a strange handwriting.
Caretaker glanced out at them. They grinned as they watched Whumpee strain their neck... trying to see the pages.
"Могу ли я помочь?", Caretaker chuckled. (Can I help?)
Whumpee jumped back onto the floor.
"Sorry, sorry", Whumpee shook as they scooted farther away from the table.
"It's alright", Caretaker smiled as they helped Whumpee sit up, "what were you up to? Do you need help?"
Whumpee looked down with embarrassment, "I was being nosey... and I shouldn't be poking my nose in your work. I'm sorry."
Caretaker nodded, "Well, it is about you. You don't have to worry, I'm not upset. You were concentrating really hard. Were you able to read any of it?"
"M-my name", Whumpee admitted, "no offense, but your writing is hard to make out."
"Well, it's written in Russian, so I would hope it would be difficult", Caretaker chuckled as they picked up the notes.
"Rus... Russian?", Whumpee looked at them questioningly.
"Da", Caretaker nodded as they shuffled the papers, "I file my patient notes in two different ways. All of these notes will be stored in the secure program on my computer. I will transfer these into English then. My paper chart is kept in Russian as many people can not read it. That keeps my patient's information safe in case there was a break-in or something happened with the charts. When I finish with my patient, these papers will be shredded."
Whumpee glanced at the chart again.
"You can look at them if you like. I'm just about to start dinner", Caretaker handed the papers to Whumpee, "I hope you like кура с гречой."
"Uhm", Whumpee stared dumbfoundedly.
"It's chicken with buckwheat", Caretaker turned.
"Ku.... r..a... sss", Whumpee tried, but paused.
Caretaker slowly pronounced, "kura s grechoy", while Whumpee tried to follow along.
"Very good... Молодец (well done)", Caretaker cheered, "spoken like a true Russian."
Whumpee smiled excitedly, "really... I did it right?"
Caretaker nodded joyfully, "you did. Now, would you like to come help me cook, or do you want to stare at my writing for a while?"
Whumpee looked down at the pages, "it looks cool. I wish I could understand more of it though. I never really knew this was what Russian looked like."
Caretaker knelt down and took a page gently. They carefully read over the page in English to tell Whumpee what the lines said.
"Now this is the Russian", Caretaker read over the lines again.
Whumpee cocked their head to the side as Caretaker read to them.
Caretaker smiled when they looked up.
"Can I learn more?", Whumpee whispered, "please."
"Yes, you can", Caretaker nodded, "we can practice while you stay with me. How does that sound?"
"Good", Whumpee looked at them excitedly.
"Умелый (capable, good)", Caretaker finally stood, "I believe you are capable of learning the language, at least as much as you want to. I know it can be difficult, but it's possible. It's a great part of life to share in other's cultures. It can be a lot of fun. Would you like to learn how to cook something."
Whumpee nodded quickly.
"Alright, come on", Caretaker offered a hand to help Whumpee up.
Whumpee set the papers down and took Caretaker's hand.
"Ku...ra...", Whumpee attempted, "sss... uh... gre?"
"You'll get it", Caretaker promised, "it just takes time."
I just want to attempt something a little different and see if I could use a different language in my writing. I'm not Russian, but I think the language and writing are very cool. I also have a very good friend on here who is very very patiently helping me. This may be a sneak glimpse into a plan I have for SP Specail Containment as well. I am very excited for my next parts to hopefully come back soon. - Mj
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