It couldn't hurt. I can't say how many people here may know sign language but it would make communication easier for you.

[Not that the pen and paper technique was terrible but there would be occasions where that wouldn't work so well.

She mulls on that, directing her gaze to the ceiling.]

If there's a library of some sort here, it should be easy. We could always practice with each other too.

[That sounded like a decent enough plan to her. They'd both get in practice and in the end gain a skill that certainly wouldn't be harmful to have. And it would mean she wasn't just stagnating here either.]