14:51 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Hi Fidgets! How's it going? |
14:51 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Ms. Fae! A pleasure to see you. I am learning, slowly and steadily! |
14:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Sends a message pigeon over to Phrynne at the far pavilions. |
14:52 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Good job. I often see your name at our classes. I hope you're finding a lot of fun stuff here. |
14:53 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
There's so much to learn! It's a continuing process! I'm so excited now that I can ask some questions ... when I first came, it was all so new that none of it made sense. |
14:53 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Oh yes. I'm still finding more to learn than I have time for! |
14:53 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
That's a great thing to hear! It means I'll never get bored! |
14:54 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
One have to have sone idea of a potential answer before they can formulate a pertinent question.... |
14:54 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) grins. "Exactly!" |
14:54 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Yes, Mr. Skysmith. That is very true! |
14:54 |
PiperFawn |
nods |
14:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I remember that as a closing line of a sci-fi story. A computer that could answer anything -- but you had to know most of the answer in order to ask the question. |
14:56 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
written by Robert Sheckley (addendum by WSJ: Ask a Foolish Question) |
14:56 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Wow that sounds like a tale to read! Thank you for the author, I'll look it up in the physical world! |
14:56 |
PiperFawn |
42 |
14:56 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Always a good answer Piper! |
14:56 |
PiperFawn |
:) |
14:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I love these conversations where we reference that same story. |
14:57 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Makers of the computers were too advanced - the questions they had programmed into the Answerer were too advanced. So none of the younger species - humans included - did not know what questions to ask. |
14:57 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
What's "42" mean? Part of the story? |
14:57 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Different author |
14:57 |
Phrynne |
It is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything |
14:57 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Yes, I was having trouble thinking of the title. Thank you Phrynne! |
14:58 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Hitchhikters Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. |
14:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
from Doug Adams, Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy. |
14:58 |
Phrynne |
And all the sequels |
14:58 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Yes! I loved all those! |
14:58 |
azn min alnnufus (itoibo) |
I enjoyed the Foundation Series. Sort of determinnistic. |
14:59 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hari Sheldon |
14:59 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
I remember it vaguely, azn. But I'd have to re-read them to fully remember. |
14:59 |
azn min alnnufus (itoibo) |
Yes. Been a long time myself. |
15:00 |
Gronk Seriman |
In order to grok in fullness? |
15:00 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Yes! |
15:00 |
Phrynne |
exactly |
15:00 |
azn min alnnufus (itoibo) |
I loved it when they did I Robot and Bicentenial man as movies. |
15:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Lindal's inworld, so I expect an arrival momentarily. |
15:00 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Oh Gronk! That was a brilliant phrase! |
15:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Gronk's grok. |
15:00 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
**chortle** |
15:01 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I should reread that one. I expect I would understand it better now than when I read it the first time. Quite a strange book. |
15:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Lindal. |
15:02 |
Phrynne |
hello Linda |
15:02 |
Phrynne |
*Lindal |
15:02 |
Lindal Kidd |
hello all! |
15:02 |
PiperFawn |
Hello :) |
15:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
hmmm I should have queried Tasha if she could make it. |
15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Lindal, are you going to have to run? |
15:03 |
Lindal Kidd |
no! |
15:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne? |
15:03 |
Phrynne |
I'm here |
15:04 |
Phrynne |
may have to reach for plate of food at some point |
15:04 |
Phrynne |
but not going anywhere |
15:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome all. This is the weekly Oxbridge Deans' Q&A. Our chance to mention what we've been doing. Yours to ask questions on Oxbridge, SL, and life the universe and everything. |
15:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Phrynne? |
15:05 |
Phrynne |
No big report this week. |
15:05 |
Phrynne |
It's been busier than usual, because of Christmas/New Year's/Kwanzaa/Hanukkah vacations, |
15:05 |
Phrynne |
which has kept me busy at the plaza. |
15:06 |
Phrynne |
The Advent Calendar has been packed up for next year, but the Christmas decorations will stay up for three more days. |
15:06 |
Phrynne |
Jan. 6 is the Orthodox Church date for Christmas -- and also the end of the British 12 Days of Christmas. |
15:06 |
Phrynne |
and that's it. |
15:06 |
PiperFawn |
:) |
15:06 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Winter will continue for a while? |
15:06 |
Phrynne |
As far as I have heard, it will continue until February |
15:07 |
Phrynne |
so feel free to come skate on our pond at the college! |
15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
So, still time to skate, drink hot chocolate, cider, sit by the fire, .. |
15:07 |
Phrynne |
yes |
15:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Lindal? |
15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
I'd like to remind all of us that people may not be what they seem...I encountered a fellow at the entry portal last night who was over EIGHT YEARS old...but still a newbie. He'd just unearthed his old account and decided to give SL a try.. |
15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
really rocked me back for a minute! |
15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Time warp. |
15:08 |
Phrynne |
We've had a significant number of people like that this year. |
15:08 |
Lindal Kidd |
yes, he was wearing an old, old avatar too |
15:09 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Returning ones |
15:09 |
Lindal Kidd |
other than that, I've been continuing to work on a faculty kit update. Phrynne and Larky have sent me tons of stuff to integrate. |
15:09 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
more is coming, Lindal. Slowly. |
15:10 |
Lindal Kidd |
thank you. I think. |
15:10 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Some will be stuff you can pull out, if that helps. |
15:10 |
Lindal Kidd |
::) |
15:10 |
Lindal Kidd |
that's all from Information, Word |
15:10 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks. |
15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Reminds me though, Phrynne, you're still keeping track of the shifting world of foreign help centers and passing that to Lindal for the next update? |
15:12 |
Phrynne |
Yes -- whenever I find that one has gone, or moved, or changed from General to Moderate, I post a notice on the COU chat and notices. And if it's not an immediate matter, I sent out notecards directly |
15:12 |
Phrynne |
Some of them -- Virtual Spain, for example, were moving every month. |
15:12 |
Phrynne |
for a while, but seem to have settled down now |
15:13 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Fingers crossed... |
15:13 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And you've recently tagged the Greek language help as closed and the France Aide as not helpful. |
15:14 |
Phrynne |
France Aide is there, but seems to have a troll infestation. |
15:15 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Which is distinguishable from simple French perverseness, I presume (being partly of French descent). |
15:15 |
Lindal Kidd |
mais oui, mon Chancellor |
15:15 |
Phrynne |
I'd say so. |
15:15 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
And no Romanian in sight... |
15:16 |
Lindal Kidd |
if anyone hears of an Asian help area, it would be good news, too |
15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
For those who aren't aware of it, we do try to be able to refer non-English speakers to where they can be helped as well as using translators at Oxbridge. |
15:16 |
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Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) raises her hand |
15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Norvil? |
15:17 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
what translator do you recomend? i speak English, but fine many who speak other languages |
15:18 |
Lindal Kidd |
most translators have stopped working. Q-Translate is good, but pricey. |
15:18 |
Phrynne |
MH Translator is about the same as the Q-Translate, and also costly. |
15:18 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
about how much will it set me back? |
15:18 |
Lindal Kidd |
there is one free one that works, but it's only at an Adult area in world, but is also on the Marketplace |
15:18 |
Phrynne |
Many of the free ones either don't work or are no longer available. |
15:19 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Virtual Haven (??) mentioned they have one. (Gentle Herron) |
15:19 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
two that i have quit working |
15:19 |
Phrynne |
Any translators that use Google Translate probably will not work. |
15:19 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
My pardon, but I live at VAI, (Virtual Ability) and it's Gentle Heron -- but I don't know about translators -- that's part of the admin team. |
15:20 |
Lindal Kidd |
both Google and Microsoft went to a fee for service model for their translation service |
15:20 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
However, she is very amenable and easy to approach. |
15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
ty Fidget. I was hoping someone would correct me on that. |
15:20 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
My pleasure to be part of the community Mr. Jarvinen. |
15:20 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Virtual Ability, Wordsmith |
15:21 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Gentle Heron did post in the last several weeks about a translator. |
15:22 |
Lindal Kidd |
it's Professor Samm! Hope you brought the crickets! |
15:22 |
Samm Florian |
*chirp chirp* |
15:22 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Actually Google went to a fee-only model and Microsoft went to a rather complex key arrangement but still has a free monthly quoata. |
15:23 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Oxbridge staff use a translator built on the latter that I set up, but it's obviously for limited distribution. |
15:24 |
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Samm Florian uses the cut-and-paste-into-Google-Translate-real-fast method. |
15:24 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That doesn't prevent someone who is interested from setting up their own accounts, having their own web-interface, and using the software. |
15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome, Samm (Asst Dean of Education and informally Asst Dean of Engines). |
15:25 |
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Samm Florian waves. |
15:25 |
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Samm Florian is relieved she weren't promoted. |
15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Have anything to report on, Samm. |
15:26 |
Samm Florian |
Nope, typist jes got back from vacation is all |
15:26 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
kk Leaves me. |
15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
With no immediate Oxbridge crises, I'm trying to more often actually teach my two classes (and not cancel). |
15:28 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The rest that's going on is mostly scripting in several areas: schedules, CATs, and incident manager. |
15:29 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And, a bit more fun, getting out to Caledon events and networking. |
15:30 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That's it for reporting, open for questions. |
15:32 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No questions, community reports, etc? |
15:32 |
Gronk Seriman |
Chancellor Jarvenin, the Land Ownership maps you showed the other day, were they generated some way, or did you have to drew them by hand? |
15:33 |
Gronk Seriman |
*draw |
15:33 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No, I wrote a script that will survey a sim for parcels on a 4mx4m basis, since parcel boundaries are always on a multiple of 4 meters. |
15:34 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That data was pushed up to our website where I grabbed it. The plots were done via Python scripting. |
15:34 |
Samm Florian |
Ooh, maps! Can I see? |
15:35 |
Aeval Luna (avelluna) |
I would also like 1 |
15:35 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Just a sec |
15:35 |
Aeval Luna (avelluna) |
thanks |
15:36 |
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Lindal Kidd pictures Word frantically pawing through piles of paper on his desk... |
15:36 |
Gronk Seriman |
Very nice! I was hoping you weren't having to travel an entire sim with a measuring tape. |
15:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
About that. Go ahead and do other questions while I look |
15:38 |
Lindal Kidd |
Rumors of SL's demise are (as always) exaggerated. In one class, we look at the number of "diamond necklaces" for sale on the Marketplace. When I began the class, it was around 12,000. Now it's nearly 15,000, and still going up. |
15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
No, I don't have to travel, and even the parcel surveyor doesn't have to travel. |
15:39 |
Samm Florian |
Izzit a map of one sim, or all of Caledon? |
15:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
no |
15:39 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
The village and Southend, I think, Samm? |
15:40 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Don't quote me. |
15:40 |
Gronk Seriman |
It was a map of Oxbridge, and the three sims east. |
15:41 |
Samm Florian |
What's th'colors represent? |
15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The darker blue is commonwealth land; the lighter blue is land owned by Jorge Serapis (landing pads) |
15:43 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The rest of the colors mark owner changes in parcels such that no two adjacent parcels with different owners have the same color. |
15:43 |
PiperFawn |
I have a question if we still have time |
15:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We do. |
15:45 |
PiperFawn |
I attended Dean Kidd's Smart Shopper lecture earlier today. She mentioned there are some people in Sl who can make a living off SL alone. Is there a blog or something about those successful SL full-time businesses please? |
15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Lindal or others? |
15:46 |
Phrynne |
I know of nothing current. |
15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It's very much an artisan economy. And with mesh advances keeps changing. |
15:47 |
Lindal Kidd |
not exactly...but I recommend The Drax Files videos, on YouTube |
15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Fashion is major, put there are also non-clothing items. |
15:47 |
Lindal Kidd |
Drax interviews many prominent or notable SL citizens |
15:47 |
PiperFawn |
The Drax Files - I will look into it, thank you! :) |
15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The basic key is to be able to make items that others will buy, considering what's available at the current time. |
15:48 |
PiperFawn |
Thank you |
15:48 |
Lindal Kidd |
<---is still waiting for someone to make an ice boat |
15:48 |
Gronk Seriman |
I wonder who are more successful...the Artisans or the Land Barons. |
15:49 |
PiperFawn |
Ice boat? |
15:49 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
15:49 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
I must go, we have a house-warming for a new resident at VAI tonight and I must have a quick nap. Thank you all for the links, book titles, and SL/COU information! I'm hoping to attend another class here Friday night. |
15:49 |
Lindal Kidd |
you know...those sailboats on skates |
15:49 |
Fidget (fidgetswidgets) |
Safe Journyeys! |
15:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Since SL prices are well below RL prices, that also means dealing in volume. |
15:49 |
PiperFawn |
I have never heard of a sail boat on skates lol noted :) |
15:49 |
Lindal Kidd |
they go really really fast |
15:49 |
PiperFawn |
:) |
15:49 |
Phrynne |
you'd need to have a lot of frozen area to sail one in SL |
15:50 |
PiperFawn |
I heard there's a lot of ice at the SLool |
15:50 |
PiperFawn |
SLo;e |
15:50 |
PiperFawn |
SLole |
15:51 |
PiperFawn |
I will look into it. Thank you :) |
15:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
For beyond the limits of SL one might also look at hypergrid business. http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/ |
15:53 |
PiperFawn |
Thank you :) |
15:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Other questions? |
15:54 |
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Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) raises hand |
15:54 |
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Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) raises hand |
15:55 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Norvil? |
15:55 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
I just got a new translator and wonder if anyone here can speak to me who has another language besides english? |
15:55 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
I just got a new translator and wonder if anyone here can speak to me who has another language besides english? |
15:56 |
PiperFawn |
in IM? |
15:56 |
WSJ-Trans |
Name: Norvil Skeltragor |
15:56 |
WSJ-Trans |
UUID: 61097666-3964-4ddb-9d50-f464fc6b29ce |
15:56 |
WSJ-Trans |
Norvil Skeltragor => it |
15:56 |
PiperFawn |
or here? |
15:56 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
here please |
15:56 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
here please |
15:56 |
WSJ-Trans |
here please |
15:56 |
Phrynne |
Translators generally don't work in IM |
15:56 |
PiperFawn |
German? |
15:56 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Well, I suppose one can. |
15:56 |
WSJ-Trans |
Beh, suppongo che si può. |
15:57 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Epäilen konekäännöksen tehokkuutta |
15:57 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
thank you wsj |
15:57 |
WSJ-Trans |
Thank you wsj |
15:57 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Generally, translators don't work in IM. |
15:57 |
PiperFawn |
Guten Abend Norvil, wie geht es Ihnen? |
15:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Perhaps a bit of Italian? |
15:57 |
WSJ-Trans |
Forse un po' di Italiano? |
15:57 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Habla usted Espanol? |
15:57 |
Lindal Kidd |
bonjour, mademoiselle Norvil. Comment ca va? |
15:57 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Ja sitä tunnistaako ohjelma tätä kieltä lainkaan. |
15:57 |
Samm Florian |
Howdy y'all! |
15:57 |
Phrynne |
il gatto mangia el burro |
15:57 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
yes it works, do you receive translations from me? |
15:57 |
WSJ-Trans |
Yes it works, do you receive translations from me? |
15:58 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
Only that initial "here please" |
15:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Samm, y'all speak country? |
15:58 |
WSJ-Trans |
Samm, tutti voi parlare di paese? |
15:58 |
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Badass Fae (larkylouz) grins |
15:58 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Tuliko tästä mitään selvää? |
15:58 |
Samm Florian |
Reckon it was worth tryin'. :) |
15:58 |
WSJ-Trans |
Avatar Mappings |
15:58 |
WSJ-Trans |
0: Norvil Skeltragor => it |
15:58 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
fae, yours isn;t translating |
15:58 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
fae, yours isn;t translating |
15:58 |
WSJ-Trans |
FAE, yours isn; t translating |
15:59 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Ei taida kääntää tätäkään |
15:59 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
is your default language es or en |
15:59 |
WSJ-Trans |
Unmapping: Norvil Skeltragor => it |
15:59 |
WSJ-Trans |
is your default language es or en |
15:59 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
is your default language es or en |
15:59 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
English, Norvil. |
15:59 |
Lindal Kidd |
I think you have to tell it what language to translate into |
15:59 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
elfbbiter i got your translation, |
15:59 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
elfbbiter i got your translation, |
15:59 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Olen suuresti yllättynyt |
16:00 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
I wonder if it affects things if I forget the tilde on the n, for example? |
16:00 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
might |
16:00 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
might |
16:00 |
Jorge Serapis |
Que necesitas? |
16:00 |
Jorge Serapis |
Una lengua mas facil? |
16:00 |
Badass Fae (larkylouz) |
RL calls. Happy new year, everyone. |
16:00 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
elfbiter is it giving your translation? |
16:00 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
elfbiter is it giving your translation? |
16:00 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Ei tänne tule käännöstä. |
16:01 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
ok, got to work on it |
16:01 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
ok, got to work on it |
16:01 |
Lindal Kidd |
the Finnish Stress Test |
16:01 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
I wonder how.........amusing the translations were....... |
16:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Likely a good point to adjourn the formal meeting. Thank you all for coming. |
16:01 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
sorry for the interruption |
16:01 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
pahoillani keskeytyksestä |
16:01 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deand! |
16:01 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Not a problem |
16:02 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
I could try thuum but I think I have to try to get some sleep now... |
16:02 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
not elfbiter? |
16:02 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
ei elfbiter? |
16:02 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
does it work? |
16:02 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
toimiiko se? |
16:02 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Jotenkuten. |
16:02 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
good night all |
16:02 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
hyvää yötä kaikille |
16:02 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Somewhat. |
16:03 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
But anyway. BEdtime for me... |
16:03 |
PiperFawn |
Einen schönen Abend! |
16:03 |
Norvil (norvil.skeltragor) |
buenas noches |
16:03 |
Norvil (Norvil Skeltragor) |
hyvää yötä |
16:03 |
PiperFawn |
Gute Nacht elf! |