<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: x-small;">Aether,<br/><br/><br/>You wrote:<br/>Is this directed at what you and I discussed regarding Darrin?<br/><br/><br/><br/>Yes.</span></span></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br/><br/><br/>With all due respect, what I actually was referring to was my character's implant (see character sheet) which allows him to break down, learn, retain.... language quickly.  It has nothing to do with his hearing at all.  Though that point was made mute when Alex stated that any persons who were aged out of their ability to man their stations were to be relieved of duty.  So, Darrin would not be in a position to hear anything anyway.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Below is  a copy of the PM that I sent regarding my suggestion regarding Darrin.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;">mcnair</span>[size=0.85em]<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;">« <strong>Sent to:</strong> </span>[/size]Aether (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=4455)<strong>on:</strong>January 19, 2011, 10:16:50 PM »<div style="text-align: right;">[/size][size=0.85em]</div>[/size][size=0.85em]<ul class="bbc_list"><li>[/size]Reply (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=sent;pmsg=2159415;u=8713)</li></ul>[/size]<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;"></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li>[/size]Quote (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;f=sent;pmsg=2159415;quote)</li></ul>[/size]<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;"></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li>[/size]=delete;f=sent;start=900;d08b3f69=7a949a8e821e7cdc2f8ccde13ceed47c]Delete (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?action=pm;sa=pmactions;pm_actions[2159415)</li></ul>[/size]<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;"></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li>[/size][/l][/l]</li></ul>[/size]<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;"><br/><br/>I suggest that though darrin is 4, he still has his implant which allows him to break down many languages and learn them quickly, so he is still the one to go to to communicate with new life forms.<br/><br/><br/>Also, he would know how to do it.  Children are natural communicators.<br/><br/><br/>Hope this clears up  your confusion.  ;) <br/>Thank you, Chelemar<br/></span><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;"></span>