（ he makes a speculative sound that comes out as a low rumble pressed in against sasuke's skin. ）
Eh, a lot of it leaves. If you mean 'how many are you fluent in right now' — I could probably pull a couple dozen languages outta my ass at the drop of a hat. If you chucked me on a planet where a language was dominant in the region and I'd known it previously it would come back to me quickly. But if you mean 'how many have you known in your life'... I usually stay on a planet long enough to pick up fifteen or twenty, not counting things like creoles. I usually do a couple planets a century.
（ he doesn't need to tell sasuke that's about the time it takes for him to outlive someone.
he pulls back enough to drag a hand through his own hair, expression wrinkling in thought. ） Probably about a thousand, give or take? Man, the mathematician in me really hates approximating that shit.
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Eh, a lot of it leaves. If you mean 'how many are you fluent in right now' — I could probably pull a couple dozen languages outta my ass at the drop of a hat. If you chucked me on a planet where a language was dominant in the region and I'd known it previously it would come back to me quickly. But if you mean 'how many have you known in your life'... I usually stay on a planet long enough to pick up fifteen or twenty, not counting things like creoles. I usually do a couple planets a century.
（ he doesn't need to tell sasuke that's about the time it takes for him to outlive someone.
he pulls back enough to drag a hand through his own hair, expression wrinkling in thought. ） Probably about a thousand, give or take? Man, the mathematician in me really hates approximating that shit.
（ a bit of a laugh, wholly self-directed. ）