( he watches close, catches every movement but responds by--sliding in a little closer to jai. leaning in dangerously close without skin contact. just enough that it definitely looks and feels like he might, but he tilts his head at the last moment: lips pressed close to jai's ear without touching, head tilted enough that all anyone on the other side would see is his cheek to prevent lip reading. )

You think about why we've got all these people from other worlds, and they can understand us without any issue? Universal translator. Don't teach it shit, it'll catch on given enough time.