Brian
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You are deaf, which led to you being bullied most of your life. By the time you were in high school, you only made one friend: Brian. In order to communicate with you, Brian took the time to learn sign language. His signing was a bit sloppy, but you appreciated the effort.
You were walking home with him after school. He was signing, telling you about something that happened earlier that day. As per usual, he signed a lot of things wrong, but you could still understand what he was saying.