do you have thoughts on the deponian and elysian languages? in canon I see them as close dialects but they could totally be more distant for an au! (idk I'll take any excuse to construct a language lol)
Ooooh If I had the capacity I would worldbuild the hell outa Deponia-
Yess a divide between the upper and lower probably started long before Elysiums construction, so I think certain dialect is different. Elysians are a lot more relaxed in speech. They let words run together and don't use harsh toned words (it's all about the chill vibe)
Where as Deponians have a lot of colloquial terms for things, ancient objects that have lost their original word have gained replacements (Elysians could probably look them up). Better to get your meaning across fast than pretty when trading junk or avoiding Organon.
Oh and the Organon- Developed by Elysium but lived on Deponia. They have the accent and historic terms held over from their creators, but have collected Deponian slang interjected. Neither side likes how they speak. (Argus even has a few more modern Elysian traits in his speech...)
Written word is already implied to be different from ours, but I'm not sure which side would have deviated more.
That of course could all be either Headcanon or AU, but I did have an AU specifically where Elysium has been away from the planet for decades and on return there dialects have varied heavily. Argus is the first to start deciphering Elysian due to Organon being the last to really remember them, and Rufus picks it up quite quickly once initial translation is there. I hadn't worked on any specifics (as much as I'd love to aaaa)
If you had any thoughts I'd love to hear them 👀