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ok so question

say you just got here

and everyones all oooohh ahhhhh superheroes and that's cool and all

but you're a) not a superhero and b) FUCKING RUSSIAN

like srsly my blood is at least part vodka thats how russian we're talking here

its kinda weird to drag me to a little room and say you want me to fight the soviets isn't it

like hey just go fight your own people because we say so and also you have powers now????

yeah ok thanks for fucking with my dna i guess WITHOUT MY PERMISSION

anyways none of that was actually a question, oops so here's one

any other russkies out there????? if not thats cool but plz don't look at me like i'm coming for your family

also how do you know if that file that tells you your power isnt bs because i'm looking at it like wtf who considers this a power, can't i have something cool like shooting lasers out of my eyes

maybe theres some mistake??? hahaha that'd mean they'd have to send me home tho right

good luck with that, im sure

ok im out, i have some kind of boat cruise to go to

DOSVEDANYA BITCHES

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shit are you a republican or something

they bring me here and they won't send me home? i'm taking everything i can get

My political stance has nothing to do with this conversation.

[YURI REJECTS ALL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT, OKAY. THEY ARE ALL CORRUPT.]

You might try accepting what you are given with a little more grace, however. As well, there are other reasons besides handouts to register. You might try considering those lest you miss out on something that could be useful.

you ARE a republican aren't you

[Figures.]

i have plenty of grace, i'm not telling them any of this

useful like what

I am not a purveyor of politics, but a man of justice and truth.

[So there. That's your answer.]

Do you forget that this is a public forum? [Sigh.] In any case, Registered peoples find themselves favored, with more privileges offered them.

[And accesses to information.]

[...]

Что ЭТО значит?

[What's THAT mean? This guy is such a weirdo. The hippie hair strikes again.]

Come on, do they really have time to read everything we say, don't they have real threats to track

what kind of privileges?

У меня нет вкуса к политике, то есть, что это значит.

[I have no taste for politics, that is what it means. And GDI, stop picking on his hair. At least it's under control unlike a certain teenager's!]

No, I don't think they do, but I wouldn't put it past them to have a way of scanning for words that might alert them to topics of potential interest. Much like the way companies scan documents to fight plagiarism or search for ideal applicants for jobs. The written word can be extremely incriminating.

[He would know.]

Arms privileges, for one.

but правда и справедливость?

[Truth and justice? It sounds so hokey, even more so in Russian. And HEY, the humidity here is out of control, you don't even know. He stares at Yuri's words for a few seconds.]

your saying we should be careful what we put in type

like telling a minor he can pack heat

CAN i pack heat?

Где я родом, моя профессия состоит из отправлении правосудия в суде. Итак, вы видите, правда и справедливость имеют первостепенное значение для меня, и легко деформированные политические взгляды означают очень мало вообще.

[Where I come from, my job consists of the administration of justice in the courts. So you see, truth and justice are of paramount importance to me, and easily warped political views mean very little at all. Look at him, Jayden. Does it look like he cares about hokey? Also, climate control conditioner. It's a thing. Use it.]

Only with strict supervision.

[Yes, that was his idea of a bad joke. Did you get your hopes up?]

And I believe you meant "you're" ...

[That's a whole lot of Russian in text, Yuri, and he's not as used to reading it as he is to hearing it. It takes him a little while longer to respond than usual.]

so your a lawyer?

SORRY you're*

and the grammar police apparently

[And yes, Yuri, you did get his hopes up. He's supposed to be a HERO, right? He's not sure if he's being fucked with, but it doesn't hurt to check.]

haha sure how do i sign up for that

[He's...verbose. When he is able to discuss something he is passionate about, anyway.]

A judge. And educated.

[Smartass kid.]

I could be mistaken, but I believe that opportunities for training are made available after the swear-in ceremony takes place.

[Honestly, the idea of children with weapons isn't as disturbing to him as it might be to others. A side-effect of having grown up in a world where NEXT come into their powers at a very young age.]

well excuse me your honor

[At least he's using the correct "your." And he can't help being curious. It's hard to picture, someone like Yuri, in judge robes, deciding the fates of criminals.]

it takes a long time to become a judge, right?

[As for the weapons:]

i guess i'll find out about it then

Excused.

[Typed like you actually needed his permission.]

Becoming a judge is a lengthy process, it is true, but for me it was the only career path I wished to take. If you believe in such things, you might consider it a calling.

[And it was, more or less. Decided for him at a very early age by the ideals his father instilled in him and the betrayal later committed by that same father...there simply was no other path Yuri could have walked.]

Don't shoot yourself in the foot. By which I mean you have a bad habit of gesticulating profusely and it could be dangerous on a shooting range.

haha

[So he does have a sensor of humor. Jayden respects that.]

i was thinking of going into engineering. it's what my dad did, before we moved to america. [And he's not sure why he's telling you this. Maybe it's impressive, this weirdo Russian guy making it all the way to judge.] not sure the government here's going to fund my college tuition tho so who knows

[And HEY, how do you know he wouldn't be totally responsible with a firearm?]

i'm so glad you have faith in me

[He sure does. Couldn't wear his hero suit without a sense of humor. And a sense of pride that is not easily crushed because wow what a fashion disaster...]

[Anyway.]

That is a valid career path. I don't see why your tuition wouldn't be funded...unless, of course, you weren't a diligent student.

[And with you, Jayden, it's really hard to tell if you'd work hard or slack off.]

Ask yourself: if I genuinely thought you couldn't handle the responsibility, would I have informed you of the opportunity in the first place?

[yeah srsly did you model your suit after a pro wrestler or what there Yuri, that is what Jayden will say if he ever finds out]

hey now i'm in national honor society thank you very much

[He's a rather diligent student, actually. He knows all about the path to a good future.]

idk where i come from you have to pay for college

like a lot for college

student loans here i come

just wondering if it was the same here

[And hold on, was that actually a compliment? Jayden thinks it might be. He shouldn't feel proud but hey, hippie hair Yuri doesn't seem like the type to dole that out lightly.]

ok well i won't let you down chief

[Maybe he did. What then?]

Are you really? [Jayden, your tendencies are so bipolar it isn't funny.] That isn't something I would have guessed immediately.

In any event, I haven't inquired about the schooling system here, so it might be wise for you to ask at the ceremony if you get the chance. Hopefully there will be some form of support offered to imPort students.

what the hell why not

you think i'm just a punk ass cause i don't speak your weird old-timey russian or what

i'll be sure to bring it up

very politely

i can do that you know, my parents taught me manners

Is that so?

And here I thought you were raised in a barn.

[Something about that really bugs him. His temper's been at the boiling point all day, what with the interdimensional kidnapping and all. Running into Yuri in the street had been pure luck, and it had been a relief for Jayden to voice his opinions openly. Even the older man's chastising had been oddly comforting, for the most part. Back home, there had always been family friends made based on very few factors: all it took, really, was being a Russian speaker in America. The solidarity was assumed, the friendships accepted unquestioningly. But maybe Yuri, from his weird alternate world with its weird alternate Russia, doesn't know that unspoken code.

That's more disappointing than it should be.]

i just thought i could be honest with you

if not tell me and i'll stop

I've offended you.

[That wasn't Yuri's intention. In fact, he hadn't even considered it a possibility before now, and for that he's truly sorry. That's the trouble with unspoken codes, however, particularly when one of the people in question doesn't socialize often enough with other Russians (or at all) for assumed solidarity to ever be a concern.]

I only meant what I said in jest. Truthfully, you are equipped with far better manners than most of the people I work with.

And I would not ask you to refrain from being honest. Not ever.

[Oh. Now he feels like a moron. Jayden sits in his strange new room, rubbing at his eye. He's been trying to tell himself this is what it would be like if he went to college, and his mom moved away like she'd been planning to. But instead he's raging on the internet to strangers and getting emotional over dumb shit. He does his best to brush it off.]

sorry, sometimes its hard to tell if you're being serious over text

thanks tho

That is understandable. In that case, shall we both forgive and forget?

[A beat, and then the following is sent afterwards...]

To answer your question, however...no, I do not think that lowly of you. Quite simply put, you do not demonstrate in casual conversation the enthusiasm for learning expected of an honors student. This is not a complaint, only an observation.

ok sounds good

[Then a pause in between replies, as he tries to parse the meaning of THAT statement.]

wait are you saying i don't sound smart

i could throw out some SAT words in casual conversation i guess but i don't want to come off as a pretentious douche

i like keeping it real

i hope you don't sentence people based on that logic

"he sounds like a criminal – 20 years minimum"

I sentence people based on facts, not conjecture. It is a fact that you sound like an ordinary teenager.

Perhaps you should ask yourself why you continue to see insult in that.