Hershel squashed any smiling at that proper diction, nodding solemnly. "Have you tried speaking in Japanese? Maybe it'll still be there." He didn't believe that for a second but hey. Hope.

"How's his knee?" Hershel hovered for a moment before sighing and taking a seat as directed. "I worry about him, I suppose that isn't surprising but- I don't know. He hasn't had any real time to recover since he starved from low BP it seems."