Victor looked back at Aoife, smiling as he struggled inwardly to understand anything she just said to him. She was speaking...English? He only spoke German and Japanese, and even then, struggled with the latter. He understood...'luck', in the entire sentence she spoke to him. He gave an embarrassed smile, his accent thick as he struggled with the words. Why did language elude him so easily? His sister had taught him a single sentence in English, it was a sentence he could say in almost every language, entirely because his father had frequently dragged the pair of them to conferences and summits, and while his sister seemed to be a linguistic expert, Victor often found himself alone with a gaggle of foreigners talking to him rapidly.

"I sorry, I do not speak English."

She must have heard him speaking in German. So she understood German? No, then why speak to him in English. Guess it was back to Japanese and sounding like a neanderthal...

"I speak Japanese, ja?"

He decided against bowing this time. No one had responded to it before, and she didn't look Japanese anyway. She had pale hair and aqua eyes, and was rather small, even compared to Victor's lithe frame. He gave a polite nod with another smile, pushing his glasses up with one hand.

"I'm Victor Steiner. Nice to meet you."

His green eyes fell on her camera. Perfect way to start a conversation! Alright, time to be sociable and make a friend! It was a well known fact school is much easier with someone to share your experiences with. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all.

"Oh, you enjoy pho...er...phu..."

He flushed red again. He didn't know how to say photography in Japanese!? Are you freaking kidding, was it just Embarrass Yourself Victor day? He blinked for a few moments, then pointed at the camera, face still bright red as he tried to give a nonchalant smile, which instead came out as an embarrassed grimace.

"...p-pictures. You enjoy pictures."

Today sucked.