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"Habari. Jina langu ni April. Or Doctor April?"
"April, what are you doing?"
"Huh? Oh, I'm just trying learn some basic Swahili. You know to make them feel at home."
"Drop it Kepner. You'll probably scare them off by your mangled version of their language. Stick with the translators."
"Alex! We're supposed to make these kids feel at home and how are we supposed to do that if can't even speak their language?"
"Fine! Do what ever your want. But I better not get any complaints because some kid got freaked out by a doctor speaking alien to them."
"That's not going to happen."
"I think it's a good idea."
"What?"
"Yeah, they're kids and they might appreciate the effort you're putting into helping them."
"Thanks Jackson!"
"No problem."
The smile he gave her stayed in her mind as she furiously whisked maize flour and ignored Stark's continuous pages.