[But Alexei isn't going to explain it to them, so they'll have to deal.
That question gets a brief pause for him before he lifts his shoulders a bit; not quite a shrug, but close enough.]
About as well as could be expected, I suppose. They were quite skeptical at first - it is a lot to take in, ja? But they said it explained some things.
[Like how much time he spends with Raven, why he's actually attempting to behave himself for once, and why he has any interest in Alexei at all, among other things.]
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[But Alexei isn't going to explain it to them, so they'll have to deal.
That question gets a brief pause for him before he lifts his shoulders a bit; not quite a shrug, but close enough.]
About as well as could be expected, I suppose. They were quite skeptical at first - it is a lot to take in, ja? But they said it explained some things.
[Like how much time he spends with Raven, why he's actually attempting to behave himself for once, and why he has any interest in Alexei at all, among other things.]