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[myshtsa]

( the expression on his face at her skepticism at his fishing prowess could be described as a glower. a scowl. a scowler (a new word that describes a person's expression when their boss tells them they need to work the weekend). but no, that's just his face. )

Catching fish is easier if two people do it. ( there's your cue yelena to get up and earn your keep. funny phrase that. another russian proverb that still rattles around in his head. in russia, everyone is expected to work and pull their weight, or else they starve. it's ingrained in their society. even before communism when the land was worked on by serfs for the tsar: work or die. the method of death varied, but it always came. but here in america, everyone helps each other, whether they deserve it or not. it was a culture shock that took alexei some time to become accustomed to, more than the resentment of being shipped off to ohio, the name change, and the sudden family.

if they were in russia, he wouldn't let her eat any of the fish he catches or also any of the food in the cooler. but, here in america, he'd let her eat all the fish and the food in the cooler even if she didn't move all day. perhaps that's getting soft from western decadence or perhaps that's just being a father.

alexei grabs the fishing rod holder he made earlier that week from pvc pipe and metal hooks, plants it in the hard compacted sand, and sticks his fishing rod in it. he grabs the other fishing rod, this one smaller than his and purple. if it had rainbow tassels and a barbie sticker, it'd look exactly like the handlebars of yelena's childhood bike. )

Come. I will teach you.

( he taught her to tie shoes, ride a bike, and throw a knife. well, she taught herself how to ride a bike after natasha kept leaving her behind because yelena was still a "training wheel-using baby" who couldn't keep up. but alexei held the bike long enough for yelena to get on and speed off after her sister.

well, fishing is the same basic principle as tying shoes, riding a bike, throwing a knife, and proving someone wrong (though the someone, in this case, are the fishes who dare think they can swim past them). she's got this. )