It sounds similar to my first language. Did your grandmother teach you it?

[rio plops her head on viktor's lap after her curiosity is sated, clearly not wanting esfir to be the only one getting pets here. viktor snorts softly, running his hand over her head.]

She's incredibly helpful as a mobility aid, I'll admit. Easy to lean against. [she trills at that, contented] Yes, I met her when I was a child. I haven't seen her in... decades, I think. She was a rare mutation my mentor cultivated, I believe because she is capable of digesting and processing chemicals that would kill nearly any other living creature.