Ah, it was running out of time. Suddenly the running made more sense. That pull-cord didn't seem to last long, did it? Gabriel stared at the bear for a few moments before looking up at what they'd stopped in front of.
At first glance, he thought it was unlabeled diagrams of watch parts and gears, put together in a particularly confusing (and yet structured) manner. Realizing that this was in fact the text, his eyes widened. Okay, so if it was read counterclockwise- a circle wouldn't be a letter, would it? Not with this complexity. It'd make more sense to make it a whole word...
"This is a clockwork language," he said, stating the obvious, but still somewhat amazed. "If I had enough time, I might be able to decipher it." His fingers traced over the lines clockwise- wait. His head tilted as he stared at the overlap of the shapes, and then they moved counterclockwise over each circle.
After a few long moments of contemplation, he realized with a start that Mohinder had asked him about the bear. "Oh, me?" he asked, with feigned surprise and a smile. He reached out to take the bear, then glanced up to Mohinder. "We can get in a lot of trouble here," he mused. Because now he also wanted to take these books back to wherever they were going to be staying. The comment was not a warning, though- if anything, it was an endorsement to how interesting it was.
He thought about what to do with the bear for a second, then pulled the string. Of course he did. He and Mohinder were of similar minds on this. The bear moved like he was stretching, then said, "Good afternoon, Gabriel! Is it still the afternoon?"
"It is," he said, smiling despite himself. "Good afternoon, Shanti. We're still here by the time travel books you showed us. They're very pretty. Do you know the language?" Yes, he is going to have a serious conversation with this teddy bear. What.
You weren't gone long. :3 But welcome back!
At first glance, he thought it was unlabeled diagrams of watch parts and gears, put together in a particularly confusing (and yet structured) manner. Realizing that this was in fact the text, his eyes widened. Okay, so if it was read counterclockwise- a circle wouldn't be a letter, would it? Not with this complexity. It'd make more sense to make it a whole word...
"This is a clockwork language," he said, stating the obvious, but still somewhat amazed. "If I had enough time, I might be able to decipher it." His fingers traced over the lines clockwise- wait. His head tilted as he stared at the overlap of the shapes, and then they moved counterclockwise over each circle.
After a few long moments of contemplation, he realized with a start that Mohinder had asked him about the bear. "Oh, me?" he asked, with feigned surprise and a smile. He reached out to take the bear, then glanced up to Mohinder. "We can get in a lot of trouble here," he mused. Because now he also wanted to take these books back to wherever they were going to be staying. The comment was not a warning, though- if anything, it was an endorsement to how interesting it was.
He thought about what to do with the bear for a second, then pulled the string. Of course he did. He and Mohinder were of similar minds on this. The bear moved like he was stretching, then said, "Good afternoon, Gabriel! Is it still the afternoon?"
"It is," he said, smiling despite himself. "Good afternoon, Shanti. We're still here by the time travel books you showed us. They're very pretty. Do you know the language?" Yes, he is going to have a serious conversation with this teddy bear. What.