They've adapted handshapes, now it's time to adapt facial grammar.
To prevent it from becoming the entire comment section, yes, the next page will immediately address the fact Talita does not have eyebrows.
Transcript
Talita signs “Did anything interesting happen at work today?” in ASL. Each sign is drawn in the accompanying ASL translation.
ASL TRANSLATION: TODAY YOUR WORK ANYTHING INTERESTING HAPPEN ?
Gilie: (ASL) Good! But...
She imitates Talita's question mark sign, a wiggling index finger.
Gilie: I probably wouldn't use "?", I'd just sign the sentence with raised eyebrows.
She demonstrates, signing a truncated version of the sentence: "Did anything interesting happen?"
ASL TRANSLATION: ANYTHING INTERESTING HAPPEN (raised eyebrows indicating "?")
25 thoughts on “Runaway to the Stars: Page 192”
maskteeth
Ooh is that Idrisah praying to the side there?
Teod
Oooh, that’s what she’s doing, I was wondering why she’s away.
Now I’m wondering how she picks a direction.
Arcstone
I guess asl also has its version of being overly formal when learning a language.
SheTheTDE
two people bonding over finally being able to communicate is always the cutest thing
INFANTEATER
do i see a teeny weeny Idrisah on the grass over there?
Rex
So much of sign language is facial expressions, I wonder how Talita will translate that to her Centaur face? Obviously she’s very good at imitating human expressions but it might still be complicated
Greebus
Idrisah must be doing the Dhuhr prayer over there. I’ve got to wonder how she figures out where Mecca is in space! Also I think it’s cool that Dirtball has both Avian planet and Human planet flora (fauna?). Now they just need a huge Centaur-planet tree-equivalent.
JoB
> I’ve got to wonder how she figures out where Mecca is in space!
Some intermediate between “leave answering that to a computer” and “eh, good enough”, per AMA 2:
https://jayeaton.site/Art/RttS/AMA/2/idrisahmecca.png
(The interesting part, I guess, is: Does your prayer zip to Mecca instantaneously, or do you have to factor in its (light?) speed, the distance, and the movement of Earth through our galaxy?)
A Box Of Fox
Where did they get the Talita-size picnic blanket?
Greebus
Space-Amazon!
Adrienne
From the Talita-sized picnic blanket store
JoB
From its Talita-sized owner … ?
Stray Cat
“To prevent it from becoming the entire comment section” – words that could only come from a lesson being learned the hard way.
This does make me curious about how you’d ask that same question in my own country’s sign language. Time to go look it up!
Rad Internet Stranger
With the markings Talita’s got above her eyes and ear holes, I would not be surprised if some people would constantly mistake her for asking a question
Enai
She looks kinda perpetually surprised to me ^_^
Egg
Yeah I was like “she doesnt have eyebrows??” And then going “oh yeah I guess those aren’t eyebrows”
23 Vast Eyes
I know its been said a bunch already but Gillie’s outfit is so cute here
malmo
this is now the entire comments section and I’m so here for it
Ellindsey
Came for the well-realized alien designs, stayed for the unexpected ASL lessons. I wasn’t expecting this when I started reading this comic, but I’m not complaining.
TotallySomebody
I wonder how they’ll address this? I’m excited to find out!
Vinemaple
Also, we finally get to see the Galaxy’s Okayest Park, tucked into a corner of the dome. I’ve been curious about it…
JoB
> To prevent it from becoming the entire comment section,
> yes, the next page will immediately address the fact Talita
> does not have eyebrows.
Comment section discussing sci-fi actuated variants of Groucho Glasses in 5, 4, 3, … 😛
Coriander
Girl likers are eating good this chapter, the bolo tie is suuuch a cute look on Gillie <3
Vinemaple
The bolo tie PAIRED WITH THE WATCH CAP, I might explode, but also, I like that gives Gillie an option other than pinning her ears down!
DasGanon
Bolo Tie lovers be like “Yeehaw”