#Late Verlane

[halidaia]

Are band names accurate?

There’s this guy on YouTube that does a series about country names, whether or not they’re accurate. For example, China came into English from the Farsi word ِچِین, pronounced Chini, and named for the Qin Dynasty, so obviously that’s not accurate anymore, because China is not still in the Qin Dynasty. Meanwhile, Bahrain was named for the Arabic word for the sea, بَحْر, pronounced baħr, and since Bahrain is on the Persian gulf, which is a big body of water, that is an accurate country name

I want to do a similar thing with band names

Late Verlane is not an accurate band name because he’s still alive, so not “late”, and his name is not Verlane [it’s Viktor Persson]

Team Shanghai Alice, the Touhou developer, is not accurate, because it’s just one man who is named Jun.ya, so neither a team nor an Alice, and based in Japan, so Shanghai is not accurate either

Elton John, Kate Bush, Billy Joel, and Hall & Oates, Muhammad al-Muqit, Muhammad al-Omary, and Ahmed Bukhatir, among others, are all accurate, because these musicians go by their own names

Enya is somewhat accurate. Her name is Eithne, but Irish follows a different spelling system from English, so Eithne is actually pronounced Enya

Celtic Woman is somewhat accurate. It’s a group of [mostly if not entirely] women of Irish descent, but the Celtic Woman herself does not exist. She is a model. An archetype. She stands for indigenous culture/language and your ancestors. She stands for tradition and heritage. She stands proud and is not ashamed to be Irish, no matter what the [British] oppressors and enslavers think of her. The Celtic Woman will tell you not to conform; instead, to go back to your roots, discover yourself and find out what makes you you, and be the best version of yourself that you possibly can be. She encourages us to make the world a better place, and she is an inspiration to us all. Just as Goncharov is the greatest movie never made, Celtic Woman is the greatest woman to never walk this earth

[laromp3]

Hey Kids - Molina

[ninadiamandis]

Late Verlane - Roll Like A Dummy

This is the rights of for me to be free if you’re telling me

Or the countryside accepting from these crowded streets

Calculating love makes a heart grow cold, now I know

I hope I find someone before I get it all

[sillysonglyrics]

"Fluffy days and nights Looking clear but never recognized Just hear your manic speech Turning insidious"

-Hey Kids by Molina from Late Verlane

[sonicziggy]

"2025" by Late Verlane https://ift.tt/VZAtwe0

[melbatron5000]

Minisode connections, again

I'm working on decoding the chiastic structure of Good Omens season 2. It's taking a long time because there's a bunch of crap going on -- not the least of which is I think I found two different structures, so that's fun -- also, I have to work and do human stuff, so I can't just sit around working on Good Omens all day, every day.

But something I noticed while counting beats to find the middle (middleS, plural, but that's another meta):

It's already been pointed out by others that the magic act in the Nazi Zombie Flesheaters minisode echoes the Big Break Up and Kiss scene -- which it certainly does.

But the Restoring Job's Kids to Life in Front of a Bunch of Angels scene also echoes both of those scenes.

First and foremost, they are all around sixty beats long. (About the same rate as a resting human heartbeat, interestingly. What else is 60 beats per minute, I wonder?)

Second, in each scene, something (someone) signals the start of it. In Job, the angels applaud just before Aziraphale enters late. In 1941, Mrs. H tells Aziraphale to get on with it. In the Kiss scene, the Metatron tells Aziraphale to go and tell his friend the good news.

In all three scenes, Aziraphale enters stage right and turns to his left.

In Job, Crowley murmurs to Sitis, "trust me." In 1941, Aziraphale mouths to Crowley, "trust me." I think in the Kiss scene, "trust me" is more implied by both of them. It starts out murmured, then gets mouthed, and by the end, is unspoken entirely.

In all three scenes, Aziraphale explains to Crowley what needs to happen. "It would be really helpful if you were an expert on human births. Gabriel here witnessed the first human birth." "Aim for my mouth, shoot past my ear." "He said I could appoint you as an angel."

In all three scenes, Crowley takes a shot and Aziraphale backs him up. Job: "Reach into his robes and pull out three ribs." *Aziraphale miracles the kids into kids again.* 1941: *Shoots the gun at Aziraphale* *Aziraphale catches the bullet* *Kisses Aziraphale to give him the records from Heaven.* "I forgive you."

All three scenes end with Aziraphale having successfully fooled his audience.

Now, I already figured out that the scenes that are supposed to parallel the Resurrectionists minisode are missing. Even Crowley knows they're missing. Time has jumped forward past some important events. I don't know what was supposed to happen to echo Resurrectionists, but something is, and it's gone. I think it matters, though. Otherwise, why would we have this:

All three minisodes on the matchbox. The box itself is from the Resurrectionists pub, it has a verse from Job on it, and the verse is 41:19 -- or, if you reverse the numbers Verlan style (which is like Pig Latin, but what they do in France -- thank you @noneorother!) 1941. I strongly suspect the verse itself may very well have to do with the missing scenes that should mirror the Resurrectionists minisode.

But I wonder why Job, 1941, and the Kiss all line up and echo each other, while the Resurrectionists is the odd one out. I feel like whatever scenes have been jumped over probably line up with something big and important that happens elsewhere in the story. Threes are very important in storytelling, a rule that should never be bent or broken. I really wonder HOW the missing scenes got jumped over -- did God do it? Did Aziraphale or Crowley do something which caused it? Given how Crowley reacts to it happening, I would say if so it was inadvertent. Is time out of whack for some reason? It keeps jumping forward, why is that? Did someone else force them past the missing scenes? Ugh, I don't know.

Several people have pointed out to me now that the 1941 minisode has a lot of wedding night symbolism in it, and I see that the Job minisode has a lot of first date symbolism in it, too! Ha! Including Crowley and Aziraphale out in the desert by themselves when they encounter Job talking to God -- what the heck were they doing out there? Making out, maybe? Is that why Aziraphale comes rushing in through the door late when the other angels arrive? Busy smooching your new crush, Aziraphale? The Kiss scene seems to be a divorce, but it's actually a long-married couple who can read each other like a book being forced apart.

So if Job is a first date, and 1941 is a wedding, and the Kiss is a (forced) divorce, what is the Resurrectionists? What comes between a first date and a wedding? Traditionally, in love stories, a break-up has to come between those things. But other than Crowley being dragged back to Hell and forcing them separate, and then their argument over the holy water when he comes back, I'm not sure I see Resurrectionists as representing a break up. Does it? Maybe . . . ? And maybe more important, what comes after a wedding but before a divorce? Would we say kids? Mundanity and boredom? Infidelity? Given that it's a forced divorce, I wouldn't say those last two things. But kids then? What else could it be? Hmm.

Does the Resurrectionists minisode and whatever its missing echo is have to do with that progression in a relationship? Or given that Job, 1941, and the Kiss all echo beautifully and Resurrectionists does not, is that something outside their relationship and the progression of it?

Anyhow. More investigative work to be done here.

In between doing alive human stuff, I'm on the case.

[sijssjsbssjsnsnnskbskwns]

Hell Of A Summer (what songs I think match the vibe)

Summary….

Songs I think goes well with the vibe….

And Y/n…

[somer-writes]

do you have any songs you think really fit any of the lu boys?

yesyeyeyeyeyeysysysesyes

most of these are off vibes so dont worry about the lyrics too much XD

Twilight:

My Body is a Cage by Arcade Fire

Time in a Tree by Raleigh Ritchie

Nocturne in D-flat Major "Un Rêve" by Eric Christian

Dying Day by Brandi Carlile

Carolina in the Pines by Special Consensus

White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes

Time:

notre dame by Paris Paloma

No Hard Feelings by the Avett Brothers

Sisyphus by Andrew Bird

Hey Kids by Molina & Late Verlane

Feel It Still by Portugal the Man

There Is Something in the Forest by Emilíana Torrini & The Colorist Orchestra

Wild:

De Selby pt 1 by Hozier

James Franco by Muse

Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

Lung by Vancouver Sleep Clinic

Warriors:

Eat Your Young by Hozier

Little Dark Age by MGMT

Fvck Somebody by The Wrecks

Undercover Martyn by The Two Door Cinema Club

Sky:

Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens

Roma Fade by Andrew Bird

Streets of Saigon by Max LL

The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?) by Snow Patrol

Shiver by Lucy Rose

Legend:

Vampire Empire by Big Thief

House of the Rising Sun by Doc Watson & Richard Watson

Brutus by The Buttress

The Night We Met by Lord Huron

Wind:

My Calling by The Cooties

Old Ties and Companions by Watchhouse

The Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists

Norther Lights (with Goss) by MØ & Goss

Hyrule

The Bug Collector by Haley Hendrickx

Live and Die by The Avett Brothers

Oh My God by Hollow Wood

Curses by The Crane Wives

Four:

Easy Breezy by chelmico

Quiet Little Voices by We Were Promised Jetpacks

Everyone Looks Like Everyone by The Pack a.d.

Back to the Cave by Colonel Suns

Do you have any??

[dreamii-krybaby]

I wanted to make this post for a long time. So fuck it

Songs that I would assign to Yeva based on my personal interpretation of her and HCs:

-Animal (Reloaded) by The living tombstone

-Nurse’s office by Melanie Martinez

-Problems by mother mother

-Body by mother mother

-Body Terror song by AJJ

-Haunted by Laura Les

-HAUNTED by Isabela LaRosa

-Blow my brains out by Tikkle me

-Shine a light (reprise) from Heathers the musical (she is supposed to be Heather McNamara)

-Nobody by Mitski

-Overwhelmed by Royal & the serpent

-Reckless Baterry Burns by Ghost and Pals

-I deserve to bleed by Sushi Soucy

-Better than me by The Brobecks

-Somebody’s watching me by Rockwell

-Hey kids by Molina, Late Verlane

-Dumpster by Pennelope Scott

-Sweet Hibiscus Tea by Pennelope Scott

-Curses by The Crane Wives

-Can you keep a secret? By Elloise

Tbh at this point I may just share my playlist dedicated to her. (yes I have a 19 hr long spotify playlists of her. Don’t ask)

Oh and she would definitely listens to Mitski, The Crane Wives and Caravan Palace

[yridenergyridenergy]

What is it with Die and "big gurl" 😂😂😂 I tried looking up the Japanese phrase but only his posts came up so I'm still confused. I wonder if he even knows what he's saying in English.

Yeah, I don't know why I zoned out before and only focused on his written post this time around, but there really have been at least three instances of him referring to himself as "big gurl". And according to this site, "channee" is indeed old Japanese slang for "girl" or "older sister". It"s essentially like the French verlan trend of switching syllables around (nee-chan).

https://takashionary.com/japanese-outdated-slang/#%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC

And "dekai" means huge, so whoever is translating that does seem to be honouring the original text written by Die...

Somebody who has followed him on Die-mobile for ages should tell us if we are just super late to find out about this since he did not have a public account before hah.

[vonteuchiha13]

[wielderofthechainsaw]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. Then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals. 💌🩵

DONE!

HYdrangea -LonePi

Wake up Jacob - Sitcom, Orion Sun

DRUM GO DUM - K/DA

Modify - Lemon Demon

Loser, Baby - Hazbin Hotel soundtrack

Hey Kids - Molina, Late Verlane

[angelaofwhite800]

Supernatural x sister!reader (Bring it) Chapter 15: Skin (Pt. 1)

Word count: 2,377

Fort Wayne, Indiana 

Songs: "Psycho killer" -Talking heads

"Hey Kids" -Molina, Late Verlane

"Six Forty Seven" -Instupendo 

Y/n laid across the back seat of the impala while they were stopped at a rest stop to get food and gas. She had her head phones in, listening to her music on her ipod that she had swipped from a store a few towns back. Sam had already scolded her about taking it, but he ended up letting her keep it anyways, seeing as they were already multiple towns away, and he thought it would be good for her to be able to put headphones in and just escape for a little while. She laid there bobbing her head and tapping her feet to Buddy Holly, when Dean came around the passenger side and opened her door. He tossed a bag of trail mix and a sports drink on her, causing her to throw him an annoyed look. Sitting up and pulling out her headphones, she said 

  "Rude" Y/n said. Dean looked at her with raised eyebrows, and retorted

"Would you rather I just take them back? Cuz I could do that ya know?" Y/n shook her head and started to open her trail mix. "Anyways, so I'm thinking we hit Tucumcari by lunch, then head south hit Bisbee by midnight..." Dean trailed off when Sam didn't acknowledge what he was saying, thinking he wasn't listening Dean said "Sam wears women's underpants" Y/n chuckled, and Sam, still looking at his phone, replied

  "I'm listening, I'm just busy" Y/n leaned over his shoulder from behind him in the back seat and looked at his phone, trying to see what he was doing before she asked

  "Busy doing what?" Sam shrugged her off of his shoulder in an attempt to get her to stop looking at his phone before saying

  "Replying to emails" Dean who was filling baby with gas looked at him confused

  "Emails from who?" Dean asked

  "From my friends at Stanford" This really shocked Dean as he didn't realize Sam still kept in contact with anyone from Stanford

  "You're kidding. You still keep in touch with your college buddies?" Sam finally looked up from his phone and looked back at Dean with a slightly offended look on his face

  "Oh leave him alone. You don't have to criticize him because you're jealous you don' have any friends" Y/n jokingly insulted Dean. Dean looked at her offended and Sam Laughed at them

  "First of all, you're one to talk. And second of all, I have friends!" Dean Shot back at Y/n. She was unfazed by his retort and simply said

  "First of all, I have no problem not having friends. and Second of all, name 1 friend you have" Dean was about to respond but Y/n cut him off and added "And Sam and I don't count" Dean shut his mouth and simply turned away and continued pumping gas. Y/n and Sam laughed and Sam went on to say

  "You're kinda anti social, you know that?" Y/n rolled her eyes, sitting back in her seat and popping one earbud in so she could listen to both her music and her brothers

  "Awe shit, that's a damn shame" She said jokingly with a smile. Sam chuckled and went back to his emails. A few moments later he quietly exclaimed

"Oh god..." Y/n and Dean's attention being brought back to Sam, Dean asked 

"What?" as he got back in the driver seat of the impala and got ready to start her back up and continue on the road

  "It's this email from this girl, Rebecca Warren, one of those friends of mine" Sam started to explain, but dean cut him off to ask

  "Is she hot?" Sam ignored this comment, and Y/n smacked Dean in the back of the head. Sam continued

  "I went to school with her and her brother, Zack. She says Zack's been charged with murder. He was arrested for killing his girlfriend. Rebecca says he didn't do it, but it sounds like the police have a pretty good case" Y/n and Dean looked at each other with disturbed looks on their faces, before they looked back to Sam. Dean asked

  "Dude, what kind of people are you hangin' out with?" Sam looked up and him and shook his head, immediately coming to Zack's defense 

  "No man, I know Zack, he's no killer" Sam seemed sure of what he was saying, but Y/n was with Dean on this one. It sounded like maybe Sam didn't know Zack as well as he thought he did

  "Well maybe you know Zack about as well as he knows you?" Sam looked at Y/n almost as if he was pleading with his siblings, trying to get them to believe him. He faced forward again in his seat

"They're in St. Louis. we're going" 

"Look, I'm sorry 'bout your buddy, but this does not sound like our kind of problem" Dean tried to reason with Sam but Sam cut him off

  "It is our problem, they're my friends" Sam said. Dean jumped back in, still trying to tell Sam that they weren't going

  "St. Louis is 400 miles behind us, Sam!" Sam just held eye contact with Dean. Eventually Dean sighed and hung his head for a moment before starting Baby up and driving down the road in rout to St. Louis.

***

When The Winchesters pulled up to the address Sam had of where Becky was staying, the three of them were very impressed by the large and fancy house, with its long driveway that was lined with different kinds of bushes and plants. They got out of the car and made their way up to the front door steps. Y/n was still admiring the house, saying

  "I didn't know people ACTUALLY lived in places like this" Dean chuckled at his sister's comment before ringing the doorbell. They waited for a few moments, before the door was puled open, and they were greeted by a surprised but happy looking blonde girl

  "Oh my god, Sam!" She exclaimed, happy to see him

  "Well if it isn't little Becky" Sam said playfully. She rolled her eyes at him and jokingly said 

  "You know what you can do with that 'little Becky' crap" And with that last comment she stepped forward and she and Sam hugged for a moment

  "I got your email" Sam explained to Becky

  "I didn't think you'd actually come here" Becky said, still smiling st Sam. Dean stepped forward and put his hand out for Becky to shake and introduced himself

  "I'n Dean, older brother" Becky smiled and shook his hand. Sam stepped slightly to the side so Becky could see Y/n, who was stood just behind him

  "And this is my kid sister, Y/n" Sam introduced her. Y/n smacked him in the back playfully, shooting back 

  "Not a kid, Sammy" She said, putting emphasis on the nick name that she knew he didn't like being called. Sam sent her a death glare before looking back to Becky. Becky laughed and said

  "Oh I am definitely using Sammy from now on instead of Sam" She Joked

  "Don't even think about it" Sam said while laughing. "Anyways, we came to help, whatever we can do" Sam continued

  "Come in" Becky says, letting the three of them inside, closing the door behind them. As Becky lead the three of them into the kitchen Dean commented

"Nice place" Y/n scoffed at Deans comment and looked around at the high ceilings, tile floors, and large ornate cabinets displaying expensive silverware and china sets

  "That is putting it lightly" She said quietly. Dean heard her and chuckled, but Sam just elbowed her in the side, trying to tell her to shut up "Ow. What?!" She quietly exclaimed to him. Sam gave her a look and she just looked back forward and kept following Becky

  "It's my parent's" Becky started to explain "I was just crashing here for the long weekend when everything happened. I decided to take the semester off. I'm gonna stay until Zack is free" 

  "So where are your folks?" Sam asked

"They live in Paris for half the year, so they are on their way home for the trial" Y/n opened her mouth, ready to make another remark about their family being rich. But before she could, Sam, knowing she was going to say something snarky, stepped on her foot, keeping his straight expression. Y/n pursed her lips trying not to react, and Dean just stood there mentally face palming. Becky just continued "Do you guys want a beer or something?"

  "I'd love one" Y/n said jokingly. Becky looked at her confused

  "How old are you hun?" Y/n was going to say something else sarcastic, but Sam just cut her off saying 

  "Just ignore her. We're alright, but thanks" Becky smiled and nodded. "So why don't you tell us what happened?" Becky's expression dropped as she started to think about everything that had been happening

  "Um, well, Zack came home, and he found Emily tied to a chair. and she was Beaten up and bloody, and she wasn't breathing." Recounting the tragic events made Becky very emotional. Tears started to form in her eyes and she did her best not to start full on crying so she could tell them everything that happened "So, he called 911, and the police—they showed up, and they arrested him. But, the thing is, the only way that Zack could've killed Emily is if he was in two places at the same time" The three Winchesters looked at her confused and so she explained " The police—they have a video. It's from the security tape from across the street. And it shows Zack coming home at 10:30. Now, Emily was killed just after that, but I swear, he was here with me, having a few beers until at least after midnight." Y/n and Dean shared a look before Sam spoke

  "Y'know, maybe we could see the crime scene? Zack's house?" Becky looked at Sam confused

  "Why? I mean, what could you do?" She asked

  "Well, Y/n and I not much, But Dean, Dean's a cop" Becky looked at Dean, a glint of hope in her eyes. Dean smiled and nodded, playing along with Sam's story

  "A detective actually" Dean says

  "Really?" Dean nods, trying to assure her of his fake law enforcement ranking "Where?" Becky asks, not necessarily because she doesn't believe him and Sam, more so trying to make small talk

  "Bisbee Arizona, But I'm off duty right now" Dean says. Becky nods and thinks about it for a moment

  "You know guys, it's so nice of you to offer, I just-I just I don't know" Becky starts trying to talk herself out of what they were suggesting. She wanted to find a way to help her brother, but she could think of a lot of reasons why breaking into a sealed crime scene would be a very bad idea

  "Bec, look, I know Zack didn't do this. Now, we have to find a way to prove that he's innocent." Sam said , trying to convince Becky to let them investigate. She thought about it for a few more moments before she decided

  "okay. I'm gonna go get the keys" She says and leaves out of the room down the hallway. After she was gone and out of earshot, Dean jumped in

  "Oh yea dude. You're a real straight shooter with your friends" He said to Sam. Sam turned to look at him

"Look, Zack and Becky need out help" Sam said

  "Look man, I just don't think this is our kind of problem" Dean said. Dean had been anxious to get back on the road and continue he search for their dad lately, so he wasn't to keen on wasting time at the moment

  "Two places at once? Dean we've looked into less" Sam said. Dean sighed and after a moment of consideration just nodded, letting Sam know that he was on board with staying around. Thats when Sam turned to Y/n, was carefully examining the different knickknacks on the shelfs. One such item that caught her eye was a small crystal elephant figurine, no bigger than the palm of her hand. She had picked it up and was watching it shimmer in the light, captivated by it, and the idea of what it might be worth "And you!" Sam said, pointing to Y/n, startling her and causing her to spin around and face Sam, keeping the little elephant hidden in her hand "What the hell is your problem?" Y/n shrugged her shoulders and look at him confused 

  "What are you talking about?" She asked, playing dumb

  "All the snarky comments. What is your deal? I know you used to get weird around rich people, but when did it get so bad?" Sam questioned her, but before she could answer, Becky came back into the room with her set of keys

  "You guys ready?" She asked. Sam turned to her and nodded to Becky

  "Yea, let's go" And with that all four of them headed out towards the impala. As Y/n and Dean were leaving the house, Becky and Sam started talking. Dean grabbed Y/n by the forearm and stopped her, having her hang back in the group with him

  "Ow! What are-" But before she could continue her protest, Dean grabbed the elephant figurine from her hand and held it up in front of her face. He raised his eyebrow at her and gave her a look of disappointment. Dean pocketed the elephant, saying

  "This whole stealing thing better not become a whole thing, got it?" Y/n simply nodded and went to the car with Sam and Becky. Dean shook his head and sighed as he joined everyone in the car, then the four of then drove off to Zack's house to check out the crime scene

To Be Continued...

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Also, I Literally pulled song names out of a hat to pick which one Y/n would be listening to in the beginning of the chapter and buddy holly just so happened to be the one I picked, which i think is so funny XD. anyways, have a great day/night/whatever, and I'll see y'all in the next one! <3

[theprojectreneblogger]

Exclusive Reveal: The Language of our Parafolks

14 avril

Hey everyone!

Andrei here ready to deliver you some big news! 📣

As you all know, we’ve been working a lot lately on how Paras will communicate with each other. Well, after much anticipation from your end, we are very pleased to present to you the spoken language of the Parafolks: Parli. 

🎥⬆️ Please watch the above video before reading further!

About the Video

🗣 The Language

In Paralives, building relationships and interacting with other characters will be an important aspect of the live mode. Parli, pronounced par-lee, is the spoken language that we have created for our Parafolks and that you will be hearing when your characters chat together and express themselves.

💬 Discussion Animations

Alice created many discussion interactions and reaction animations that we are first showcasing today. This allows our Parafolks to have conversations, ask questions, argue, tell jokes, flirt and more. We will be adding more and more discussion and group interactions so that your characters can live their social lives to the fullest.

📝 Additional Notes

The animations and voice recordings are still a work in progress.

For the video, we’ve created a “Talk with” interaction to showcase different discussion animations but it is just for the purpose of the video. Conversation interactions will work differently

You will be able to select the voice of your character in the Paramaker.

The current voice recordings are only demos. The final voice overs will be recorded by professional voice actors later in development.

Unlike the spoken language, the written language will not be gibberish, as we have shown previously here and here.

Development Diary: How We Created Parli

In the following paragraphs, you’ll find out how this language came to be from our goals to the many tests we did and how we got to choose our favorite!

🎯 Our Goals

Coming up with a whole new language is a daunting task, especially for us, who had never done such a thing before! To get started, we decided that the language should be:

Incomprehensible gibberish so to give the player freedom of storytelling

Different from the made-up languages of other franchises

Minimalistic without long and exaggerated sentences (“less is more”)

Distinct from English gibberish, while still sounding familiar enough

Realistic enough as if it could exist in real life

Not too goofy but also not too serious with a good balance that would give a cozy effect!

With all of that in mind, we were ready to start coming up with ideas!

🔉 Our Research & Tests

At first we came up with simple ideas such as altering existing words (ex: French Verlan, anagrams, inverting words), using theater improvisation exercises (ex: limiting letters, using only onomatopoeia) or other things like simply using universal languages such as Esperanto and Interlingua. As we progressed, we came up with more and more complex ideas and got to study how actual linguists create their own conlangs (made-up languages) by first choosing a specific palette of sounds and then making all sorts of rules to combine them. So we used these same approaches for some of our ideas and the results were pretty cool! In total we came up with over 20 different approaches and recorded more than 2000 instances of words and expressions. We also got the whole team to give their own opinion on our ideas through a survey. We got a lot of good feedback which helped us decide which approach was our favorite. We could’ve gone on brainstorming and testing things forever…but it was time to make a decision.

🏆 Our Pick

Outside of my work life, one of the things that I enjoy doing to make my partner laugh is to sing any existing song in a made-up gibberish that I improvise to hide the fact that I forgot the lyrics. It always works. So I thought that it’d be nice to incorporate it as one of our approaches. I brainstormed a bunch of made-up words through improv and created a phonetic alphabet with the recurrent material of those words.

Here’s the current phonetic alphabet of our language.

You guessed it—this approach was a team favorite and the one that best met all of the goals we had mentioned before. So we decided to pick it as our language! Later on, we added more rules such as limiting the amount of vowels to 2 per word or put 2 consonants one after the other in order to make the language more identifiable.

And there you have it! It was a real adventure for me personally to jump in all this brainstorming with no linguistics background whatsoever. It was especially really fun to voice-act all the voice overs with my partner and see them come to life in the game. Do you believe this language sounds right for Paralives? We’d love to hear what you think about it. On that note, I hope you enjoyed today’s post and thank you so much for your support!

Buh byyyeee!!! 🎸✨

Andrei

Edit - April 20th, 2023: This post is now public, feel free to share it!