If Jove Stray

By jaeshanks

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{✨Book 5✨} Earth. Light years away, and yet now that some on the base were born there, it seems so...close... More

Chapter 1: plums
Chapter 2: off the registry
Chapter 3: plotting
Chapter 4: cookies and cauliflower
Chapter 5: stuck in bed
Chapter 6: not kidnapped
Chapter 7: a whole new world
Chapter 8: practice
Chapter 9: what really happened
Chapter 10: on being partners
Chapter 11: and all the universe
Chapter 12: let's play ball
Chapter 13: moving forward
Chapter 14: satellite
Chapter 15: venturing out
Chapter 16: facing the storm
Chapter 17: reconciling
Chapter 18: a fire in her eyes
Chapter 19: the interview
Chapter 20: captain's log
Chapter 21: a wealth of knowledge
Chapter 22: executive orders
Chapter 23: coming home
Chapter 24: cool place, brah
Chapter 25: the usual law and blackmail
Chapter 26: won't be drinking alone
Chapter 27: friends such as these
Chapter 28: the other side of logic
Chapter 29: a brand new dept
Chapter 30: making a deal
Chapter 30: caught on video
Chapter 32: a brief history lesson
Chapter 33: a library for congress
Chapter 34: congress meeting part 1
Chapter 35: congress meeting part 2
Chapter 36: did we win?
Chapter 37: beginnings
Who are these People (part 5)
Preview Chapter 1: blocks and wine
EXTRA: talking with Levi
EXTRA: chat with Tyson
EXTRA: interview with Jae
EXTRA: conversation with Dashiell & Libba
EXTRA: Cameron and Harper
A/N: We Shadows

Words: Old and New

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By jaeshanks

{not the end of the book, but you've caught up to the most recent update!}
I use an assortment of phrases that have held on from Earth in Spanish and French. Mostly, these are the three main languages of the Americas, but English has a way of gobbling up words. Levi speaks French, Spanish and Latin. Esperanza knows French and Dylan (poor Dylan) is learning Spanish. Much of their swearing is based in the idea that the weather is the central conflict in their normal lives; the thing they have the least control of. The Canary use a little bit of military slang, but we haven't seen them swear as often.

Madre: Mother

Pas mal: Okay

Merci: Thank you

Oui / Non - Yes / No

Ma belle: my beauty

Tekcom - Computer

Moonshy - silly

Sunshine - Great

Rotated - Crazy

Tidal - Angry

Cycle - Month (but it's 40 days)

Berth - House

Earthstorm - A type of hurricane that moves over land

Holo-rib - Holographic ribbon, used quantum technology, replaced tablets

Eject - It's not a very nice swearword.

Venting - Swearword, a little like damned

Pear shaped: messed up

Stand by: Wait, Hold on. 

Did I miss any? I wanted others to have access to this in case some of my vocab was confusing. Thanks so much for reading, you guys and gals are the best!!

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