Jezik je (still) pojam!

^[1] “Da” usually means “yes,” but in this specific context it also means “that”: If it’s used in an independent clause (e.g. “Sorry that I attacked your eye”), then “da” as “that” checks out; unlike in English, the “da/that” isn’t dropped. Otherwise (“Sorry for attacking your eye”), no dice.

^[2] This bit gave me issues; the original thought was “I have problems,” and after I ran around in a small circle trying to pinpoint a more specific word for “problems,” Weeb nudged me back to a 1:1 translation. (Alternatives: “I have issues,” “I am dysfunctional/mentally ill,” “I am unwell.” General sentiment of “I’m fucked up [but not phrased in an overly clinical or serious way].” “There’s something wrong with me” sounded a bit harsh in English but ¯\_( :V )_/¯, I do not have enough cultural context for a better phrasing!)

+”Tup” sound effect courtesy Wikipedia.

Since this is basically jezik pingpong, here’s the whole thing in one go:

• “Ya like lore? Uživaš li priča?” [attempted “Do you enjoy story?”]
  • “Lore,” being more of a Meme Word in this context, could’ve been used untranslated.
  • Uživati (“to enjoy”) is also a weird verb, so this is also wrong on a few other levels I don’t quite grok yet.
• Početak. [Beginning.]
• 1. Aubrey inexplicably hrvat [a Croat], učio [teaches] Basil (some) hrvatski [Croatian]…
  • Bit fluky for reasons I didn’t fully understand at the time; should be hrvatica (Croatian person, but female; distinction is necessary here, unlike English), učila je (she taught), wrong grammatical case….*
• 2. others nisu znaju [don’t know] shit tho (otherwise canon as normal)
  • Also wrong, for Reasons.*
• 3. Shit Happens.
• Crni Prostor ft. Riječ… Zbu[n]jenog? [Black Space ft. Words of… Confusion?]
  • error conga line*: riječ should have an “-i” at the end to indicate a plural (riječi). wrote “confusing,” not “confusion,” and there’s a missing letter. also wrong ending in general, for yet-unknown grammar reasons
• Basil nije finish učio [doesn’t finish learning] i je [and is] haunted by, uh. Strankinja?? [Stranger, fem]
  • Croatian riječi for “teach” and “learn” are the same.
  • I think “strankinja” is closer to “foreigner” than “stranger” but, far as I could find, the hrvatski riječ makes no distinction.
• 4. Game Happens (but sa hrvatski [with Croatian])
• these su [are] OOC jokes but zašto ne [why not] count them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• >implying whole shebang nije [isn’t] inherently OOC
  • As in, any of the kids speaking a different language seems like the kind of thing that would’ve come up if canon, especially because there’s at least one Designated Foreign NPC. I fucking love the idea, though.
• 5. nakon [after] Gaem, “bonding.” ili nešto [or something]
• Nastavljati [To continue]…?
  • “To be continued” should be Nastavit će se (hvala Weeb!)*

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*This whole saga (of Škrabotine (Scribbles) in general, not just this one) is a time capsule of what I did/n’t know at the time tbh. Like, as of writing (May 1) I can independently spot some issues in the older doodles—što li [behind door], unnecessary/redundant pronouns, case and tense shenanigans.... Also, although I’m not keeping track, a majority of these Škrabotine have been edited between initial drawing and the upload that goes live.

I don’t really have A Formal Procedure for this! If it’s something I messed up despite knowledge I had at the time, I’ll probably change it, or at least make a note of it for publication here later. (With this lore-wall specifically, I’ve just learned A Lot over the past >couple weeks!) But retroactively, I’m probably not gonna touch either art or writing, because that way a neverending ouroboros of self-correction lies.

“Animated,” in the context of Croatian grammatical case, is roughly equivalent to “alive.” It also applies to dead people and ghosts.

+ music suggested ambiance.
“ghosts pasta????” inside joke. Ghosts of Past. don’t worry about it

I have learned some of the Crni Prostor riječi. I handwrote each and every one, in that Škrabotina, no less than six times.