Denice is in speech therapy. Today is pretty much like any other day. She repeats random syllables back to the therapist, as usual.
That'll be close enough.
"If you don't mind if we test it, Shen can try talking in our language and you can see if it works alright?"
"I'm speaking Reynan right now, can you understand me?" say Shen.
And - if Denice wants to pay attention to it specifically she'll hear that, words she definitely doesn't know in an odd-to-her accent. But at the same time it'll feel the same as if Shen said it with her own translation on, English and understandable-to-her coming across easily.
It's weird, and a little overwhelming; her face goes blank for a moment as she processes it, but then she nods.
"Alright. If you'd like to watch some programs with more words now, I can help you set those up. You're welcome to try any of the books in the living room - if you'd like something else I can see what else we have."
"You can go back to the living room, or stay here, if you'd like. Nod if you'd like me to stay around?"
Heria telegraphs her presence when she comes in.
"How might you feel about going outside?
We won't make if you don't want to, and we won't make you stay if you don't like it."
"We won't make you, and if you don't like it we can leave right away. Some people don't want to, and that's alright. But a lot of other people it can - do good things for. I - wouldn't want to keep you from it, anymore than I'd want to keep you from sleeping. You don't have to believe that."
She considers it - she obviously finds the idea worrying, even if it's not clear why - but, after a few seconds, she nods.
With no other information her guess would either be the 'worry about liking things' or outside just being a thing she hadn't experienced often and was thus nervous about.
And, they can put out shoes and go out to the elevator?
Does she have issues with heights? The roof garden is nicer (it's totally safe, there's a barrier and the edge is protected, you can't fall off), but they can also go to the street.
She's still pretty distracted by the sky. After a minute, she sits, right there by the elevator.