While I was revising for my language test, I kept thinking about how the gekka trio would learn languages for missions, so here are some of my headcanons
enjoys learning languages the most
often ends up speaking in a random language when at the base (multilingual issues)
August changes language when he does this, but when Hisoka wakes up he just calls them out (”Stop speaking in _____, you’re confusing me...zzz”)
likes calling Hisoka out when he’s not practicing for the next mission
likes going to take-aways/restaurants and using his language skills to get the spiciest menu item possible, just for revision (or showing off)
enjoys challenging himself to learn more
who knows how many this man is fluent in (10? 20? Its a mystery)
likes calling Hisoka names in various languages just to annoy him (as Hisoka doesn’t know the meaning of them lol)
often sounds like someone who’s actually brought up in the country in which the mission takes place
former fastest learner (was beat by Chikage)
often has to sit with Hisoka just so to motivate him
best at Latin due to his field in science
codenames are decided him (he just loves naming his two little brothers)
no one complains as they are the best names
when codenames aren’t in place anymore after a mission is over, August still likes to use them
August still knows the most languages, but Chikage is slowly catching up
when he finds a word he likes, he’ll write it down so he can use later
may or may not use them to name his projects
gets Hisoka and Chikage together just before a mission for a mini quiz
sometimes stays up late making revision resources for Hisoka to learn
tried to understand how Hisoka can communicate with animals
doesn’t get many results though (Chikage insists Hisoka is a Disney princess)
is never motivated to learn a language
but gets there eventually if there’s enough marshmallows for a reward
learns the least amount (he doesn’t see why there’s any reason to learn a language in the first place)
Hisoka speaks only a little when on missions in foreign countries, so his point is valid
dislikes learning languages with harder letter articulation
learns the language last minute before a mission (which August scolds him about a little)
will learn the bare minimum and will get away with it
^ almost jeopardized a mission once due to this
if a mission doesn’t specify that he has to communicate, he will not learn a single word
will only speak in animal language