He nods and relays the question. "She consents to communicative mindreading; she won't consent to the other two without Deskyl's permission."

"Reasonable." He turns, and gestures for them to follow him. "The quarters aren't too far..."

He speaks to DZ again, briefly, and then to Ertan, and then they can go.

(Ertan is noticeably slower than an adult human.)

He'll adjust to match Ertan's pace easily enough; both of them are significantly slower than ninja even at a leisurely pace.

The guest-house is nice, of the same twisting, organic wood as the rest of the village. It's more apparent here - it looks grown, not built. The rooms they're led to aren't the nicest available, but are comfortable and quiet enough, and there's warm food and clear water on-site. There's no glass or metal anywhere in the construction. Screens are of wood, and the interior walls are wood and paper. Presumably, if it starts raining hard enough to get past the overhang, you're supposed to close the shutters.

They pass a few people as they walk, who all bow or nod their heads to Tobirama, and either ignore or briefly glance at his companions. Tobirama doesn't stop to talk to anyone.

"I suppose I should ask about your views regarding outsiders; I notice people don't seem very comfortable with us."

"Staring at people is considered rude, as is talking to strangers without clear cause. People have been making an effort to be more welcoming of outsiders, lately, than we used to; the village is a new enterprise. It's meant to unite several clans of magic users, to reduce conflicts and give us a better bargaining position. People will be wary, but should not be cruel."

"All right. My god encourages me to meet people from different places and walks of life; if there's a way to make it known that I'm open to being approached I'd appreciate it."

"Usually meeting people is indirect. You could talk to the proprietor, and she would put the word out, or make introductions."

"I'll do that, thank you."

He inclines his head. "Do you need anything else?"

"Not for the moment. Who should I talk to if something comes up?"

"The proprietor is the best point of contact."

"All right. We should be set, then, thank you."

He nods.

And, back with his clone with the two other foreigners, the Uchiha and Yamanaka he requested arrive. Both are appropriately polite, and the Yamanaka does her best to communicate that she'd like to try the telepathy to DZ before touching the woman.

'Hello. Can you hear this?' comes a smooth, pleasant voice in DZ's mind.

'Yes ma'am.'

'Good. My name is Yamanaka Inosaki. My friend is Uchiha Reika. We'd like to work with you on languages.'

'Yes ma'am. Will I be learning your language, or would you like to learn one of mine?'

'We would prefer both. I can transfer knowledge to you using this technique, though it is low-fidelity, and my friend learns very quickly.'

'Yes ma'am. If your language is written phonetically, I can learn it myself by reading a dictionary or a few books and listening to people speak for a little while, if you'd like.'

'That would be a useful supplement. Our language has three writing systems; two are phonetic. Though if you are willing, the knowledge transfer costs me little. My friend learns written and signed languages fastest, too, but we would prefer something widely spoken in your world, on the off-chance of future contact.'

'Yes ma'am, that will be fine. I expect you'll want to learn Basic, of the languages I know; it's spoken nearly everywhere and generally understood even by species that aren't able to speak it, and it has spoken and phonetically written forms.'

'That sounds ideal, yes. Thank you. I will start the knowledge transfer when you're ready.'

'Anytime, ma'am.'

And information - organized as succinctly and clearly as a human mind can make it, but still clearly meant for a human mind - filters over. Vocabulary, grammar, writing. Social information as relevant to the language - verbs change endings with how polite or deferential you're being, you can attach one of this set of suffixes to names to indicate how you view someone, what's common with ninja versus civilians versus samurai...

She takes a few moments to sort through it, and then sends 'thank you, ma'am', in the deferential form.