#proserpine elysee

[pollination-tech]

Prose: This is Pluton -- mon copain -- uh, boyfriend? He... does not speak English well.

Hyacinth: That’s okay, I don’t really speak any French, so I guess we’ll get along, ha ha...

Pluton: Qu’est-ce qu’elle a dit ?

Prose: Elle a dit qu'elle ne parle que l’anglais. I am excited you are here! I hope we will be good friends this year!

Hyacinth: Yeah, same. Maybe I’ll even learn some French along the way and get to be friends with Pluton, too!

[pollination-tech]

Pluton: Bon, si vous allez vous parler en anglais, je vais partir.

Prose: C’est pas ma faute qu’elle ne comprend--

Pluton: Je plaisante !  Mais il faut que j’y aille.

Hyacinth: He’s leaving? He doesn’t have to leave just because I’m here, I don’t mind if he stays -- oh -- um--

Prose: [giggling] Pluton !

Hyacinth: I guess I’ll just, um, wait here for a sec, then. Or should I give you two a minute, or--?

[pollination-tech]

Prose: But where are my manners? Bienvenue chez nous !  

Hyacinth: You look like you’re already pretty settled in.

Prose: Bien sûr. This room has been mine for four years, it is my home! Ma camarade de chambre -- your exchange partner, she is like a sister to me. I will miss her this year, but it is good for her to travel, see the world.

Hyacinth: You didn’t want to travel?

Prose: Someday. But I prefer to finish my studies first.