People appearing suddenly tends to happen in Milliways. Still, Esfir Shostakovna never really lost her Soviet Union induced paranoia, and having a highly adventurous seven-month-old baby around has only heightened it.
So, Michael has a tiny woman looking at him from her own table; expression mostly neutral, one eyebrow slightly raised, green eyes watchful, dark hair short, and one hand firmly holding onto the back of her son's jumpsuit.
There is something wistful in her voice and smile.
"[But, most people here seem to speak English...actually, the translator, is makes nearly everything English, but many people seem to come from America or Britain, especially around the turn of the twentith century.]"
So, Michael has a tiny woman looking at him from her own table; expression mostly neutral, one eyebrow slightly raised, green eyes watchful, dark hair short, and one hand firmly holding onto the back of her son's jumpsuit.
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"[Not many people speak Russian here.]"
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"[They don't in Miami, either.]" Now-former landlord not withstanding. "[It is a beautiful language.]"
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There is something wistful in her voice and smile.
"[But, most people here seem to speak English...actually, the translator, is makes nearly everything English, but many people seem to come from America or Britain, especially around the turn of the twentith century.]"
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It makes some sort of sense, if this is a stop on the way to... wherever comes next, but it still suprises him.
And after a moment, another part of the sentance strikes as strange. "[Translator?]"
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