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[lowestclass]

My apologies, it seems you caught me at a bad time.
Please leave a message, I'll get to it promptly.

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[crisantemo]

[ The fact his reactions are so clear pulls a quiet chuckle from her; yet she still finds herself smiling all the same, unseen as it is. She's pretty sure she's never heard him this excited before. ]

Thank you, Jinwoo. I will do my best! I, ah...

[ She trails off, the limits of her knowledge becoming apparent. There's a click of her tongue, annoyed, before she reluctantly switches back English. ]

I can understand how it feels, to be able to speak your native language again. So I'll do my best so we can have actual conversations.

[ Pause. And then with a playful lilt to her voice. ]

Ah, should I be calling you seonsaengnim now?

[lowestclass]

[ even if that's the extent of her knowledge, it still... makes his heart feel oddly warm. He enjoyed speaking it--and hearing it more than he'd admit. ]

I've never been a teacher before, so you'll have to forgive me if I mess up a little.
I'll teach you things that are easy and conversational at first before we get too complicated--

[...and then he has to huff out a quiet laugh. ]

Aaaah, you'll make me feel old like that...!

How about just... 'Oppa'?

[crisantemo]

Don't worry, you won't need to be formal about it. You may just have to deal with me being very stubborn about learning things though.

But really, I'll just be glad to learn more and getting a chance to speak to you more in Korean.

[ Then there's a quiet chuckle from her end, before she hums in thought. ]

Hmmm... Alright then, Oppa. I like the sound of that.

[lowestclass]

I assure you it's just a really old habit. Being overpolite, I mean.

[ he's not sure how to bring up that he used to be a famous actor without... coming across as bragging or showing off. So as usual, he'll avoid it. ]

We'll start off simple.
Did your understanding come with basic understanding of Hangeul, as well, or just speaking?

If it is easier with words first, and then learning the alphabet later...

[crisantemo]

Well, I'll just help you get out of that habit.

[ Or she'll try to, anyway. And rather than giving him a verbal answer, she sends a text instead - written in Hangeul; ]

I can read and write it! o(*￣▽￣*)ブ

[ Then back to speaking; ]

Though since my experience is mostly with European languages, I find it easier to speak it at the moment. The script is so different from what I'm used to.