[ WP ] `` He does not appear to speak any of the languages I speak . I shall call him Frederick until I learn his real name . ''

“ Well of course he doesn ’ t speak any language you know, ” Rosa said, smiling sweetly. “ How could he when he ’ s nothing more than a rabbit you won not half an hour ago? ” She finished, her exasperation mounting. 
 
 “ I knew you wouldn ’ t understand Frederick! ” Exclaimed Joshua as he frantically scribbled dashes of various measure onto the pages of his notebook, his eyes never leaving the end rodent ’ s whiskers as they twitched rhythmically while it munched on the fresh vegetables which littered it ’ s small, frail wireframe cage. “ Just because his language is complicated doesn ’ t mean I can ’ t crack it! I just need time… and silence, ” he finished as he furrowed his brow at his notes. With great strain he tried to twitch his nose, merely flaring his nostrils intensely over and over. Rosa stifled a chuckle. 
 
 Rosa ’ s sister, Julie decided that the situation could not be ignored any longer. 
 
 “ Honestly, Joshua! ” She said after a moment ’ s silence. “ Are you not sure he just didn ’ t mumble his name *before* digging into his food with those ridiculous buck-teeth? Surely he would have at least been that much of a gentleman, ” she said with a sternness that had been all too familiar. 
 
 Joshua stopped writing and set his notes aside before slowly turning his attention towards Julie. 
 
 “ I ’ ll never know how I managed to marry such a closeted bigot, and I ’ ll not have you tarnish our name like that in front of an honored guest, ” his voice growing louder with each word. Rosa was worried she might die if she didn ’ t get air and moved to leave, grabbing Julie ’ s hand and pulling her out of the room. Had Joshua actually been looking at Julie ’ s face, he might have succumbed to the same fate as those who would dare to look upon Medusa in her wrath. 
 
 “ Finally some silence, Frederick, ” Joshua said aloud after the door ’ s slam finished reverberating. He picked up his notes and began to once again mark dashes of various lengths across the page. 
 
 Frederick munched on some cilantro.
