((Okay. Another person who can't speak the same language. What is up with this place?))

[But the kid seems to not be scared off. Kon steps forward, but only slowly.]

[The longer he's been here the more it's been like he's had these weird new words pop up in his head. Words that are alien but that he somehow understands, like it's a language he's always known despite only starting to learn it today.]

Do ((you)) hear ((the) words? [Only 'do,' 'hear,' and 'words' come through in a way that Sothe can maybe understand. Kon gestures to his head.] Whispers. ((If)) you listen hard ((to)) them, you ((can start)) understanding ((people.)) Kind of.