dextera opens the door as soon as izuku comes knocking, because he had nothing better to do except wait. since this is the theme of the visit today, he first waves, and then shows izuku the easiest sign he knows—one of the first ones he learned! ciao!!
[ dextera nods, when izuku mimics it, and then he retrieves the notebook—the one izuku gave him, a while ago now, however much shit it’s been through after the shadow incident—he keeps under his coat, to scribble out the obvious answer. ]
[Izuku beams at him, both because he had guessed correctly, and because seeing Dextera use the notebook he had given him sends a burst of happiness through him.]
What about your name? Can you teach me how to say that?
[ oh, his name? dextera didn’t even think about that. asking izuku to remember all seven letters right now is a lot, so he improvises. ‘dextera’ is latin for ‘right,’ and ‘destra’ is italian for ‘right,’ and he’s learning italian sign language so it makes sense enough just to translate it.
he sweeps, of course, his right hand to the right, bouncing it twice as if gently knocking the back of his hand against a wall. simple. ]
‘Dextera’ is ‘right.’ [ he explains this, in the notebook. ]
[ dextera hasn’t yet seen someone say his name like this, and the cheerful way izuku greets him make his heart grow warm with a kind of affection. izuku, bless you. ]
I can teach you the alphabet.
[ that seems like a good place to start, since dextera himself still relies on spelling out… a lot of things. dextera gestures for izuku to take a seat, if they’re going to make this into a lesson! ]
[ it’s nice to see him so enthused—it’s not new, but dextera appreciates that this is just the way he is.
settling inside the house, it’s not like they have refreshments, exactly, but dextera does get izuku some water and a handful of the berries he likes to keep on hand. snacks! it’s like a party. ]
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[ something occurs to him a moment later, and he writes out the question in the notebook. ]
Yeah! [He laughs a little.] I started learning it when I was a kid. It's one of the things they teach in school, too.
[He's not exactly embarrassed that he started learning English because All Might's special attacks were all based on American places, but even he knows that's information that he should... keep to himself for now.]
[ that’s all dextera needs to know, anyway. he’s been learning italian sign language, because that’s what caramia has taught him, and so the alphabet is of course quite different from what izuku is familiar with in japanese.
he nods, and shows izuku the first and most important letter—“A.” it’s simple, his fist held up, and with his other hand he writes the matching letter in the notebook, too. ]
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[He's just very eager to learn!!]
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I'll be waiting for you.
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[And you can't keep Dex waiting, so of course Izuku's knocking at the door about fifteen minutes later, smile at the ready.]
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dextera opens the door as soon as izuku comes knocking, because he had nothing better to do except wait. since this is the theme of the visit today, he first waves, and then shows izuku the easiest sign he knows—one of the first ones he learned! ciao!!
or, hello, for people who don’t speak italian. ]
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What does that one mean? ["Hello" would be his first guess, but it's always good to double check!]
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Hello.
[ izuku’s guess was right! ]
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What about your name? Can you teach me how to say that?
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he sweeps, of course, his right hand to the right, bouncing it twice as if gently knocking the back of his hand against a wall. simple. ]
‘Dextera’ is ‘right.’ [ he explains this, in the notebook. ]
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Ciao, Dextera!]
There! Now I know how to say hello to you properly!
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I can teach you the alphabet.
[ that seems like a good place to start, since dextera himself still relies on spelling out… a lot of things. dextera gestures for izuku to take a seat, if they’re going to make this into a lesson! ]
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And he'll follow Dextera into the house and take a seat! He's ready, new teacher!]
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settling inside the house, it’s not like they have refreshments, exactly, but dextera does get izuku some water and a handful of the berries he likes to keep on hand. snacks! it’s like a party. ]
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[ something occurs to him a moment later, and he writes out the question in the notebook. ]
Do you know the English alphabet?
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[He's not exactly embarrassed that he started learning English because All Might's special attacks were all based on American places, but even he knows that's information that he should... keep to himself for now.]
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he nods, and shows izuku the first and most important letter—“A.” it’s simple, his fist held up, and with his other hand he writes the matching letter in the notebook, too. ]
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