X-Men #23 - A question answered...
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scans_dailyOne thing about the Doug Ramsey/Bei the Blood Moon's relationship has been constant from the start.
Bei's mutant power (or mutant weapon in Arakko terms) is something called the Doom Note which exists within her. It's amplifies her voice to permanently-on-Black-Bolt-like levels of destructive force, meaning she does not speak aloud unless she's TRYING to destroy a mountain.
The Doom Note also allows her to make herself understood in another way, by projecting a sort of psychic voice straight into the minds of other people. However, since it's not actually a language, Doug's powers can't translate it and he remains the only person we've met so far who cannot understand her speech, though she can understand his.
Even his transformation (I won't call it an upgrade) to Revelation didn't fix that
So exactly how they established a LOT of things about their relationship was a rather gray area which was never addressed, except in fanfic.
However, X-Men #23 confirms that they went with the most obvious solution when one of the people can't be understood by the other:
I also like the limitation that she doesn't use it when carrying a weapon, which is a lot of the time, and that they are in synch enough that they'll make the same sort of comment about it.
Bei's mutant power (or mutant weapon in Arakko terms) is something called the Doom Note which exists within her. It's amplifies her voice to permanently-on-Black-Bolt-like levels of destructive force, meaning she does not speak aloud unless she's TRYING to destroy a mountain.
The Doom Note also allows her to make herself understood in another way, by projecting a sort of psychic voice straight into the minds of other people. However, since it's not actually a language, Doug's powers can't translate it and he remains the only person we've met so far who cannot understand her speech, though she can understand his.
Even his transformation (I won't call it an upgrade) to Revelation didn't fix that
So exactly how they established a LOT of things about their relationship was a rather gray area which was never addressed, except in fanfic.
However, X-Men #23 confirms that they went with the most obvious solution when one of the people can't be understood by the other:
I also like the limitation that she doesn't use it when carrying a weapon, which is a lot of the time, and that they are in synch enough that they'll make the same sort of comment about it.
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Date: 2026-01-24 11:45 pm (UTC)Very romantic, and maybe a little bit dorky.
Very Doug.
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Date: 2026-01-24 11:50 pm (UTC)Probably because nobody wants to be on a team where *that* is part of your battle strategy.
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Date: 2026-01-25 07:49 am (UTC)Yes, there may be the No-Prize excuse that Bei was angry and forgot to use it, but if that were the case, would Doug not use the sign language to talk to her at that moment, to encourage her?
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Date: 2026-01-25 06:04 pm (UTC)Bear in mind also that both are sneaky so-and-so's, Bei for tactical reasons and Doug because he prefers to have at least one advantage others don't know about aka tactical reasons too.
They can get by without it for most basic situations (context, experience), but for a heart to heart like this, it helps.
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Date: 2026-01-25 10:48 pm (UTC)Or maybe Doug constructed something super efficient and unique so no one else can spy on them. An ASL user would be seen them signing and be like "that makes no sense. Fish applesauce mountain fartblossom angry badger???"