AU: Darkness (unrelated to what Coastal_Tavern is doing with it)

Context: Orange is teaching Sabre words :D

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[3rd Person POV]

"Okay, try again."

"Sck- saff- saffoling..."

"Almost, keep trying! You can do it!"

Orange sat with Sabre inside his house, the two sitting on the floor in front of the couch. Orange held up a piece of scaffolding with a patient smile, a few small cards with letters written on them scattered around him. Sabre sat across from him, trying over and over again to say the name of the item. They've been at this for a while now.

Since he's started learning how to talk properly, Sabre's been having some issues with making the harsher noises needing to make words, mostly 'c' and 'd'. He kept getting overwhelmed with too many people trying to teach him at once, so Orange took him to his house. The secluded area was better for helping him stay focused.

"Come on, keep trying. You got it earlier with 'duck'." Orange says encouragingly, letting Sabre take the scaffolding. "Remember how you did that?"

"Schk- Saaaa- sc-haffol-ing."

"So close... 'Scaffolding'. Keep trying, buddy."

Sabre kept trying to repeat the word correctly, but always ended up only being close. Orange sat back for a moment as he thought about what might be causing his friend's struggle. Remembering some of Sabre's limitations because of being underdeveloped, he came to a few conclusions.

"Maybe it might be because you don't have teeth yet... or it might just be too big of a word for you right now." He sighs. "Nevermind, let's try a different one."

"O-kay."

Orange gently takes the piece of scaffolding, then looks for a new item to get Sabre to attempt to say. He gets an idea, then gets up for a moment to go to the kitchen. When he sits back down, he's holding a slice of cake.

"Alright, let's try this one." Orange smiles. "If you get it, you can have the cake. Then that'll be it for words today."

Sabre looks excited, then begins trying to speak again.

"Ayyyy- sckay-"

"No, no 'S'. Keep trying."

"Cuhhh- cahh- caaaack..."

"Almost..."

"Cay- cake. Cake?"

"Yes! That's it!"

Orange smiles as Sabre does the same, practically beaming with joy. He gently hands Sabre the cake, then claps a little, proud of him. Sabre talks again as he takes the sweet.

"Thh- Thank you."

"No problem, buddy. You did great today."