Vāk treats words like living beings and commas as endangered species. Once worked as a translator for parrots in an ashram, an experience that taught him the subtle art of inter-species communication and the importance of context. He believes that language isn't edited—it's tamed, much like training wild creatures to speak in civilized tongues. His background includes freelance subtitle artistry for temple plays and part-time philosophical consulting. Rumor has it he can hear the breathing of sentences and knows instinctively when a paragraph needs rest.