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[defies_reason]

[ VOICE ]

Well, this is a new one for me. The consensus here is that curses last a day, except for when they don't; however, those who've been here long enough to know seem to agree that this won't go past the weekend.

I hope you've all made the most of your visit.

Now, I don't suppose any of you could advise me on how I might leave the City as you do? I do have business to attend to, after all.


[ooc; he's post Argentina, please don't spoil him on Helter Skelter, and no other Isaaks of course, otherwise I'm basically good with all shenanigans]

Comments

Voice

[goleftgoright]

Somehow, I do not think it is so easy for the people here to just leave when they are wanting to.

[This guy has a pretty noticeable Russian accent.]

Voice

[defies_reason]

[All things considered, it's a little surprising how many near neighbors end up in this corner of the multiverse.]

I can vouch for that much, but I'm told the lot of you will be out at midnight.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

[This one might be a neighbor you don't want.]

The last time I visited this place, that was true.

Voice

[defies_reason]

A repeat tourist. [He sounds amused.] Not by choice, I take it?

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

I do not think we get a choice. We are just here, and then we are not here.

[You can almost hear him shrugging.]

Voice

[defies_reason]

[You don't sound terribly flustered, friend. Isaak can respect that.]

It's much the same for the rest of us, only our visit lasts a bit longer.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

[He's not the type to get flustered. He doesn't see the point.]

Only you do not know how long your visits will last. I imagine that is... frustrating.

Voice

[defies_reason]

[Well, exactly. A waste of energy, in his estimation.]

В гостя́х хорошо́, а до́ма лу́чше.

[Visiting is good, but home is better. He doesn't sound terribly invested in the idea, though.]

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

[Ah, a fellow Russian speaker. He'll switch over, then, finding it far easier.]

That depends on the home, doesn't it?

Voice

[defies_reason]

[Let it never be said Isaak's not courteous to visitors.]

True enough, though this place is no one's home.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

And where is home for you?

Voice

[defies_reason]

Kyiv. And you?

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

London, these days. Originally Siberia.

[That's about as specific as he'll get.]

Voice

[defies_reason]

There are worse places.

[Anyone's guess which he means, or both.]

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

There are also better, but you take what you can get.

[He wasn't a fan of Siberia, to put it mildly.]

Voice

[defies_reason]

So you do.

[Well, that's rather the point, isn't it? Isaak's not inclined to ask, though, and less inclined to judge. You can't always help where you end up.]

I hope you're enjoying your unexpected vacation.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

I can't complain. It's a welcome break.

Voice

[defies_reason]

Not the place I'd have chosen, that's all.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

And where would you have chosen?

Voice

[defies_reason]

Oh, somewhere quiet and tropical, I'd think, with more in hand than the clothes on my back.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

I say I've ever enjoyed the tropics, but quiet suits me.

Voice

[defies_reason]

Which is exactly the problem with this place.

[Though he's making the most of it.]

London's hardly quiet.

Re: Voice

[goleftgoright]

No, unfortunately. And where do you live now? When you're not stuck here, that is.

[imitateverything]

A man asks for assistance then downplays his need.

Voice

[defies_reason]

Kyiv. Though I was in Miami, before I arrived.