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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:21 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:24 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:27 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:30 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:37 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:54 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:54 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:55 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:56 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:02 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:03 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:05 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:45 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:39 pm
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[Maybe when the students have free time, they can go into town, and that's when they encounter Lev and Aleksey? I have no idea. xp But anyways, Haii guys! 4laugh ]
"Lev, stop flirting with the American slut." I growl in Russian, grabbing the neck of his collar and yanking him to the other end of the bar. Sometimes I think he's actually enjoying being stuck in this filthy country, and I tell him so.
"Loosen up, Aleksey." His words are friendly, joking, but his eyes flash at me. He lowers his face close to mine, and murmurs, "No more Russian. A few odd names are nothing in this place, but a different language screams, 'Out of place!' Got it?"
He's right, like he usually is about these things. We need to fit in, and speaking my home tongue wouldn't help. Nor would my stiff behavior. "You're always saying such things!" I exclaim, forcing my voice to go light and girly. I shove him away from me a bit, and laugh. It's brittle, the laugh of someone who doesn't really mean it. Oh well, at least my English is getting better. I hope. -- - -- - -- Aleksey never was good at blending in, mingling, or socializing, so it doesn't surprise me that she's not handling our current predicatement well. Her English sucks as well, a thick Russian accent showing through and making me wince. If only she paid as much attention in American studies as she did in defense class. "Babe, you know it's true." We had decided earlier that a young couple out for drinks on a Saturday wouldn't draw any unwanted attention. I've always loved these acting games, fooling everybody, sometimes even fooling myself into believing the trick. Sitting there, nursing a weak drink, I casually examine our fellow bar mates. There's a couple of giggly girls, obviously underage, at a table; a fat middle-aged man with a bad combover and an even worse marriage, if the way he's fiddling with his wedding band is any indicator; and a couple other guys my age, watching the television intently and occasional exploding into drunken cheers. None of them are real dangers, although I'm really not liking the way the barman is checking Aleksey out. Even worse, she's encouraging him, making small talk and flouncing herself around. Blending in, or getting back at me for my earlier behavior? Either way, when I see him slide her a napkin with scribbled digits, it's time to put a stop to it.
"Not a good idea, Mudak." I remark casually, and lift up the napkin, shredding it into small pieces that I then lay on the palm of my hand and blow onto him, like a little schoolgirl would blow kisses. Apparently he didn't like that, seeing as he lunged at me across the bar. He's fast, faster than I had expected, and his fist grazes my jawbone. I've got to admit, I've been itching for a good fight, and a smirk dances on my face as I latch onto the bartender's extended arm, pulling him over the table. Aleksey looks ready to kill me, but that doesn't matter. My fists are up, and so are his. My jaw aches, but by the end of our tussle, he'll be the one hurting.
[Mudak means arrogant idiot in Russian, although the bartender obviously doesn't know that. He just kinda gets the tone of voice.]
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