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[chromosomes]

[ John is in a stranger position than he's usually in when he makes broadcasts. Sprawled out on his stomach on the floor, locket in front of his face, he looks- not relaxed, but at the very least less active than he usually is. On his back rests the head and front paws of his female saber-fanged cave lion, her toes flexing every once in a while as if she's kneading his back.

There's a loud sigh. ]

God damn, but this place makes me feel old sometimes. I'm in my thirties and here we all get triple the lifespan -- I'm way too young for this. Don't know how you elves and other long-lived people do it.

[ Granted, with his enhancements, John may very well be long-lived even without the lifespan boost of the Drabwurld... but that's not the point. ]

Of course, this could be part of what happens when you join the military at seventeen and see several lifetimes of war stretch out in front of you. Not that I assume the life expectancy for most shardbearers is that high...

[ And he's being morbid. He grimaces- and then swears again. ]

Buttercup, watch your claws!

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[chromosomes]

Yeah. And Russia's strong and huge.

[ Just don't ask him about the politics because he is from the future and they did not cover it in the movie or novel, okay. ]

[muscovy]

Then Russia must have lots of friends.

[SUPER EXCITED if that Russia is really him he'll really make it!]

...But you aren't from Russia?

[chromosomes]

[ Well it definitely has countries that trade with it... ]

No, I'm not. I might have ancestors that were, but I'm from the United States.

[muscovy]

The united states of what?

[chromosomes]

America.

In... North America.

[ uh. ]

It hasn't been discovered by Europeans, when you're from.

[muscovy]

Is it a nice place?

[chromosomes]

[ He is going to completely ignore how fucked up UAC has made America -- and the world -- and focus on something simpler. Like geography. ]

It is, yeah. In a lot of parts, anyway. It's pretty big, so there are mountains and deserts and beaches and forests -- just depends on where you are.

[muscovy]

Do you think you can grow sunflowers there?

[chromosomes]

Yeah, absolutely. I've seen fields of them.

But what if this means that he'll try harder to keep his footholds in NA...

[muscovy]

I want to have a summer house there one day, a big one, so my sisters can come too. In the middle of a sunflower field!

thank god they don't remember the drabwurld when they're home

[chromosomes]

[ John smiles. Cute kid. ]

Sisters, huh? How many sisters do you have?

I have a twin sister, myself.

on the other hand he might be less screwed up in the future, having had a dad ...Or more, b/c Maglor

[muscovy]

Two. Big sis is really strong, and my younger sister is still tiny ut I think she'll be pretty when she is older.

lmfaoooo yeah kind of a toss-up...

[chromosomes]

Sisters are always pretty. [ Trust him he is an Adult. ]

[muscovy]

And scary.

[At least if his sisters are any indication of how sisters are - his certainly have very strange and kind of scary moments, and he doubts that that will get less. Not that he loves them any less for it. They just have ...odd moments. He still isn't sure how showing someone your chest is supposed to solve problems, no matter how often his older sister says that.]

[chromosomes]

[ John laughs. ]

Yeah, that too.

[ ... he should. probably introduce himself. ]

I'm John. Uh- John Grimm. [ There are a lot of Jo(h)ns in the world. ] My sister is Samantha, but she likes to be called Sam.

[muscovy]

[!!!!]

Your sister is here?

And I'm Muscovy. My sisters aren't here, but their names are [sob naming problems he'll go for the next best thing] Kiev and Minsk. Kiev is my big sis.

[chromosomes]

No. But if she ever shows up, then you'll know what to call her.

[ And who to call. ]

Kiev and Minsk. [ blink. ] Those are- cities, when I'm from.

[ ......... ]

Huh. Well, I'll keep an eye out for them.

[muscovy]

And I can tell her that her brother is here. Family should stay together, yes?

[His smile grows a bit at that. Family staying together is a very nice thought.]

Kiev is much bigger than that! She has a lot of lands. [Minsk really isn't much more than a city, but he's sure that she'll grow from there in time.]

[chromosomes]

Depends on the family, but I'd like to, yeah.

[ It is a nice thought, he agrees. But, uh- ]

Your sister is... bigger than a city?

[ That seems. Rude. ]

[muscovy]

[...well, true.] But if the family is nice, it should.

Big sis has a lot of lands and towns and cities, though she had more before Tartar came.

[Also he doesn't see your problem, being stout has so many advantages when wanting to survive a winter...]

[chromosomes]

Right. It took my sister and I a little bit to remember that.

[ Like... ten years... ]

... Uh- this is going to maybe sound rude, but- what... are you?

[muscovy]

[He giggles and nods.] Sometimes people can be very slow.

And my lord father says that I am a "nation". It's like a kingdom, just that I'm not a kingdom yet. But I want to become one one day! So I have to get stronger.

[chromosomes]

We're both pretty stubborn. That didn't help.

[ and... o h. UH. ]

What... nation, are you?

[muscovy]

I'm not unified yet, so there are a lot. Moscow and Vladimir-Suzdal and Novgorod and Tver and Perm and Ryzan. But Muscovy is easier, yes?

[chromosomes]

Definitely. [ And easier to pronounce when it's heard and you're genetically enhanced to be better at everything, including learning things. ]

I guess where I'm from is probably pretty young, if you haven't heard about it.

[ this is officially the weirdest shit he's experienced in the Drabwurld ]