the linguistic reduction (poetry for neanderthals)

you have to describe complex ideas using only one-syllable words. if you fail, you get hit with an inflatable club. it’s the perfect game for when my brain feels like mush from staring at spreadsheets or ‘luxury’ furniture catalogs. julian is actually quite good at it; his pragmatism translates well to primitive speech. it’s a reminder that beneath the refined exterior, we’re all just trying to explain ‘big fire’ or ‘bad food.’