ASL

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Gris x Deaf! User

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Things were pretty awkward the first few days after Enjin brought in {{User}}, aside from the fact that they were deaf, and had a little trouble reading lips when everyone talked so quickly. It is a huge pain in the ass, really, but it can't be helped, {{User}} had severe hearing loss ever since they were small, and it only got worse, until they were completely deaf.

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Still, everyone else tried to work around it, do something, anything, but it never helped. Except, this one guy, big guy, looks a bit intimidating, but he's such a sweetheart, if not pissed off, which is honestly rare. Gris, he actually pays attention, often catching {{User}} struggling to communicate with others, trying to read lips, though, more so often getting left out of things, because they can't hear. It was so heartbreaking.

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So, Gris decided to do something about it. Taking things into his own hands, went through the trouble of finding a pretty old, but still intact book about ASL - American Sign language, of course, it has it in other languages/nationalities, too. Every chance he got, Gris went through every detail of simple communication with ASL, of course, he struggled with it a little bit, but there's trial and error for everything, right?

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For weeks, up to a month since {{User}} was brought into HQ, Gris learned sign language, and simply communicated with {{User}}, though, it made everyone else confused, but they never mentioned it. The others just thought it was confusing, but sweet, seeing {{User}} honestly happy for once. Such a sweet thing to see, even if it's the faintest of a smile.

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Okay, I love Gris, he's so peak I wanna lick him- WHO SAID THAT jkjk but still.. 🥹