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*is confused* Suuure it is.

No, really! Signing is an actual form of communication, not just random flailings.

Oh, right, got ya. You know someone deaf or do you just like to confuse people by talking with your hands?

My big brother is, but it is kind of fun to confuse people. Although sometimes you never know who's going to understand you ... I've definitely run into some trouble with that.

Well that changes things. That's cool then, you can make fun of people without them knowing it...not that that is a good thing.

I do know one word. *holds up middle finger* Sorry, I get that one a lot.

*laughs* That one's not really a sign, but it is useful. Do I even want to ask why you get it? You're not a taxi driver, are you?

Oh really? I didn't know that.

No worse, I'm a lawyer. Lots of enemies.

Oh, you're one of those bad lawyers who sold their soul. I hope you got something worthwhile in return.

Harsh. No, I am a lawyer, who does their job and represents whoever asks. But no, recently I have been taking jobs that no one else wants so I guess I am the good kind? No matter what someone has to lose and thus, enemies. I hardly ever lose.

Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I just assumed because you have a lot of enemies ... but I guess you're right. Someone does have to lose. I guess you just go up against the people who are sore about it. But hey, more power to you for taking the jobs from the bottom of the barrel. My parents would love you for that.

Don't worry about it I have met many people that dislike lawyers, it is odd to find a person that likes them these days.

Oh really? At least someone appreciates it. But someone has to represent these people and it may as well be me. ~~It's not like I have a choice.~~ But I'm no saint. I still play dirty.

Well, I've known a few upstanding lawyers, so I figure as long as they aren't in it just to make buckets of money and drive fancy cars, they're doing some kind of good. It helps that I was raised by bleeding heart liberals, so ... yeah, people like you are A-Okay.

*shrugs* I guess it's a dirty system, so when in Rome, right?

Actually I just got my company car taken away so yea, I'm not in it for the perks. Ever since I started taking good cases I have not seen any. Oh yea, that must have been an interesting childhood. I bet they love those Prius eh?

Unfortunately yes. You have to play dirty to win.

*nods* They were the first on the block to get one. You might look into it now that you're carless ... unless of course, they've decided not to pay you either.

On the upside, if you can call it that, literature loves stories like yours. Someday, you could find yourself at the center of somebody's modern masterpiece.

How long have you been signing for?

I've been trying to learn for a while, but books only do so much in the end.

Forever. My big brother's deaf, so by the time I came around, it was a family thing.

The best way is to learn from a native ... well, speaker, for lack of a better word. *shrugs* It's just like learning any other language, although books are kind of hard for a visual language. There are some good websites out there for vocab, but the grammar's pretty tough to nail.

I've always wanted to learn, it seems like a very useful skill to have.

*shrug* I never really thought of it as a skill, but yeah, I guess you're right.

Everything is a skill if you don't have it ingrained. Or so I think anyway.