Posts by ALEKSEI

ALEKSEI

[font=georgia]"Awfully perceptive," he continued with a dry snort. He had quickly deduced what game Miecyzslaw was playing at before and was definitely not amused. "You should ask the same thing to yourself. Or find proof that I'm lying." This bickering was wasting his time, distracting him from what he had wanted to do here. "Find someone else who's not as scared as I am. That should be easy enough. Unless you need to prove that they're not scared as I am, too."

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[font=georgia]What was it with people and not respecting personal space? He was touchy about his privacy, hence why he thought he wouldn't delve into contact sports and the like, though he was sure he had the ability to perform well. Aleksei, feeling someone's presence behind him, moved out of the way, his eyes narrowed slightly as he regarded Charlie. And of course, she had to be loud and do loud, annoying things.

Aleksei really wouldn't mind taking her out in his yard and shooting her in the back of the head at this point. For the German boxer, considering he didn't address him, he would at least give him the chance to run, give him the taste of freedom, before he lined up his shot with the rifle. Aleksei rarely missed. He could technically perform at an international level in the shooting events at the Olympics, but there was nothing refined about that sport. Guns were the easy way out. Now--archery was the embodiment of grace, compared to it, hence why he preferred that sport here. As for these plebs? He wasn't going to waste his time or an arrow on them.

And of course, more people had to come. Someone who was already one foot in the grave already--it wouldn't take much to push the other foot in. The Russian glanced over at Mieczyslaw and raised a brow, as if inquiring when they could exit this happy gathering. He barely registered Alysanne's words towards them, since he was much more focused on attempting to drag them both out of this situation. The most likely--logical--scenario was that he would just head back if he couldn't convince Mie to go, but knowing Mie, the other man would probably weedle his way into his good graces and chain him here to this dull, pointless thing.

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[font=georgia]It made sense, though, considering how quickly people fell into relations and out of them, Aleksei thought that marrying for alliances was a shoddy attempt at making good relationships. Alliances and enemies and everything else changed all the time and the same could probably be said of...this type of marriage.

His mother seemed amenable to the idea. It was her call, not his, so outside of observing the scene, he did nothing else. Silent.

ALEKSEI

[font=georgia]It was mid-morning when he finally returned home after checking his traps. Considering the two hares hanging on his bag, he had been rather successful. The trudge through the deep snow was tiring, but he was well used to it and just bore the effort stoically, breaths puffing out in mist into the cold morning air.

The rest of the morning was spent on skinning and preparing the hares. With a sharp deer-antler handled knife, he drew the blade across the animal's back in a quick slice before loosening up the skin there with his fingers. The rest of the work involved working the carcass out of the fur, gutting it, and butchering it into small pieces. Aleksei was pleased with his work and set about throwing ingredients into the slow cooker for the stew. Of course, he was going to add a generous helping of vodka to the top of the pot.

It was going to be a good meal for a relaxing Saturday. As the smell of the reducing alcohol filled the small kitchen, he went to the kettle to get some hot water for some coffee.

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[font=georgia]Aleksei didn't have much passion for anything in the world, it seemed, outside of seeing BlizzardClan territory. It was good that there were so many different environments that their land encompassed, for otherwise, the young tom might've jumped off a cliff for the lack of things to see.

Today, like Nathaniel, he was hoping to look through the ice caves that he'd overheard some warriors talking about. The dark tabby kitten had asked for directions, seeing no reason to waste time, and had promptly departed for them. Of course, he suspected that it might be cold so he had found a scarf somewhere in the family den, probably some remnant of gifting, and had gone off with that.

Sounds echoed in the caves and when Aleksei heard the noise of soft, barely audible foot-falls echoing throughout the caves, he raised his head curiously, wondering who it was. The draft into the cave brought the smell of BlizzardClan, but he did not recognize the smell of any particular individual immediately. Instead, the tabby kitten merely stayed quiet and still, waiting for the stranger to reveal itself.

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[font=georgia]// Riddler can come, if it's okay with you, too, Pen

It wasn't a surprise that Aleksei adjusted to life after college quite well. Considering the fact that he had always been a "lone-wolf" type, it could be said that, perhaps, he preferred living by himself, with his boring little 9-to-5 desk job. However, that didn't mean he cut off all contact with his family--he saw a lot of his brother and still visited home occasionally to see his parents.

It was a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon, unusual weather for late February, especially when considering the warmth. There was a stiff breeze still that reminded pedestrians that it was technically still winter, but the dregs of spring were beginning to crawl in. Despite the weather, Aleksei was still dressed in his usual buttoned down shirt and slacks, neat as ever, though he had left the top button undone and rolled his sleeves up to his elbows.

He'd invited his parents to a local cafe for lunch and to catch up on what they were doing. Despite the fact that it appeared he was emotionally detached from most other human beings, he did have a vested concern for family. It was an almost twisted version of filial piety, but parents had an interest in seeing their children do well (perhaps evolutionary inclined to, as well) so, by the same logic, he should make sure that he was looking to their best interests as well, since they benefited him. Currently, Aleksei was casually relaxing in the chair at one of the tables on the patio in front of the cafe. He'd already ordered a cup of tea and was quietly perusing through a magazine while he waited for his parents to show up.

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[font=georgia]The expression on Aleksei's face was curiously blank as he allowed Mie to finish his rant. "When did unwilling mean I'm lying? By the same logic..." There was barely a note of hesitation before he added, "...someone unwilling to have sex actually means they're lying and they want it. Unless you're promoting rape, I suggest you drop this line of argument and..." --this with a tone of finality-- "...fuck off."

And ear flicked slightly as he heard Olive speak to them. The tabby kitten turned his cold gaze towards the fox before dipping his head towards her in mock respect. "And the same to you, too," he offered.

ALEKSEI

[font=georgia]Why was she pressing on with the conversation? Wasn't it obvious that he was in no mood to talk? The boy turned his head slightly, looking over at the Gryffindor girl, as if just barely acknowledging her. Digesting the contents of her words, he couldn't help but let out a slightly dismissive sigh.

What was she thinking of earning in repeating what he already knew? Aleksei was well aware of the circumstances that life would still be the same, despite their current situation. He wasn't stupid--if he didn't know something, he either figured it out himself, if it was timely, or asked a question, when he knew he couldn't get the answer in an efficient manner. He'd peppered his family with questions about life at Hogwarts and judging from the experiences of them, each sorted in different houses, it didn't take too much time for him to realize that they all had occasion to see each other quite often.

"Thank you for telling me something new," Aleksei returned, the edge of sarcasm sharp in his voice, as he turned back towards the table again, deciding that he was done listening for now. Hopefully she took the hint and left him alone. "I very highly value your opinions." That he'd never asked for. Aleksei was blunt but he only resorted to rudeness when he needed to, as in this case, when people needed the hint that he didn't want their sympathy or words...or attention, really.