take my hand | open, asl

[rudolf.]

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RUDOLF MARONEY

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[align=left][justify][size=8pt]// okay okay there's so much to reply to holy cow
as the woman, August, explained how she knew sign, rudolf's brow furrowed. sorry he signed simply, his closed hand circling his chest. He wished he could say something else, but what would he add? I understand what it's like to lose your family? Not exactly the topics he wanted to discuss during their little lesson/chat.

Apparently mothers were good at teaching sign language. He hadn't realized Torrin was from France; he never really thought about the origins of the other lodge members. He just thought of them all as a big family. Their origins didn't matter so much as the fact that they were all there together. lsf? Don't know any he signed, which could be interpreted as "I don't know any lsf."

Sign names. He had been planning on giving everyone their own sign name, but hadn't yet. It was hard; there were so many of them, and he didn't know most of them on a very personal level. He could at least start with those who were here in the group. Headstrong seemed to fit August well. He turned to johannes, who had moved to another position in the group. He'd already thought of a sign name for his dear friend, but had yet to actually give it to the man. j-o-h-a-n-n-e-s he signed, and then his sign name; rudolf brought his open hand up to his forehead, and then closed all fingers besides his pinky. It was similar to the sign for trust, though modified slightly to include only one hand and incorporate the sign for j.

Rudolf loved that he could incorporate his culture into the lives of the members of the lodge. Maybe one day the whole lodge would be able to sign. Until then, though, rudolf was content to read lips and teach as much as he could. Speaking of teaching... any questions? he asked, hands moving slowly.

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[size=8pt]GENERAL:
★ rudolf joseph maroney
★ heterosexual | male
★ 29 | june 8
★ member of flintlock lodge
★ open for plots

RECENT EVENTS:
★ to be added

IMPORTANT FACTS:
★ deaf | uses asl, reads lips, can speak aloud
★ deaf accent found here
★

PHYSICAL:
★ human | health: 100%
— fc. of Ryan Lane
— wip bio
— major injuries: none as of now
— minor injuries: none as of now

PERSONALITY:
— friendly, honest, genuine, humble, brave, intelligent, protective
— temperamental, emotional, dependent, blunt

INTERACTION:
★ he's really nice and always tries to help out
★ peaceful unless agitated
★ average in battle |  muscular but inexperienced
★ medium physically and medium mentally
★ open for family/adopted family + relationships
★ attack in BOLD GRAY
★asl in [b]bold italics, asl and voice in bold
★ can powerplay peaceful or nonviolent actions.
★ looking for an adoptive family, translator, and friends
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August watched the conversation unfold around her, sitting back in her chair. The fire was crackling satisfyingly, and August felt pretty at home around all this signing. She nodded when Rudolf has apologized for her loss, shrugging in reply. All-People lives have static. she signed. my-static is lost family. August brought her legs up into the chair, sitting criss-cross in the small armchair.

She watched Rudolf spell out Johannes, then sign something- oh, he must have just given him a sign name. August committed the name to memory, turning her attention back to Rudolf when he'd asked for questions. deaf-you how-long? She asked. Birth? Her brother had lost most of his hearing from illness at a very young age when his immune system had been weak and the winter had been cold. Her parents told her how hard communicating with him was for nearly a year until they found an old book on ASL in an abandoned library on their way to the Lodge. Then, when they got here, they had met a woman who was deaf as well, who taught them the grammar and more signs than were in the book. Your parents deaf-same? she signed, which translated to 'Are your parents deaf too?'