"This comes in Russian?" He blinked, then grinned anew. "Heh. Back in Elvuney we only had two radio channels and only one did radio dramas that were... not exactly for children. I'm glad the world has things like this in it. And I'm glad that people older than me can still get into it. Things can be rough. We all need something soft in our lives."

He immediately related to Fluttershy, and appreciates the way her friends reach out to her even though they're not all pegasi like her. In a way, it's like Dolemeck reaching out to him even though he's part Chukchi. It's a world where such things don't matter, and that's uplifting to see.