Ilya had to admit that he had utterly lost track of the time. That had never happened to him before. It was just so easy to get wrapped up in Dolemeck and finally relax after all this time that he didn't remember to check the time. Somehow despite all his normal issues with talking to someone, he found it so easy to talk to Dolemeck it was like they'd known each other all their lives.
Maybe that was why Dolemeck trusted him to push his wheelchair. It was humbling, in a way, and at the same time extremely endearing. He tried not to blush too much.
He tries to collect his thoughts and explain things in a way that makes sense in English. Having to do a Chukchi to Russian to English translation of concepts can make for some very odd sounding conversations. "It's complicated. People are born on days that certain spirits rule over, and they have a bit of that spirit in them, pushing them to have a little of the same personality - both the faults and the good qualities. Being born under one of Raven's days is rare. He's the most important of the spirits along with Auk'knyuga, and the more powerful a spirit is, the less connected they are directly with humans. In a way. I - I am not equipped to explain this without thinking about it first.
Most Chukchi parents give their children something to remember the spirit they were born under. In my case, I was the first person born under a Raven day in my community for over a decade. My pendant was an heirloom from another family. It was precious, not just because of the metalwork, but because it was a reminder of where I was from and who I was born under, and what power I supposedly had inside from Raven. I don't know if I actually have those good traits, but it was the only piece of home and my tribe that stayed with me through the darkness and the ice. Sometimes I would lay awake at night and hold onto it and feel like there was a presence nearby watching me. Not really guarding me, just observing, encouraging me to press on.
...I know all of that sounds crazy. I get that a lot. Which might be why SHIELD took it from me."
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Maybe that was why Dolemeck trusted him to push his wheelchair. It was humbling, in a way, and at the same time extremely endearing. He tried not to blush too much.
He tries to collect his thoughts and explain things in a way that makes sense in English. Having to do a Chukchi to Russian to English translation of concepts can make for some very odd sounding conversations. "It's complicated. People are born on days that certain spirits rule over, and they have a bit of that spirit in them, pushing them to have a little of the same personality - both the faults and the good qualities. Being born under one of Raven's days is rare. He's the most important of the spirits along with Auk'knyuga, and the more powerful a spirit is, the less connected they are directly with humans. In a way. I - I am not equipped to explain this without thinking about it first.
Most Chukchi parents give their children something to remember the spirit they were born under. In my case, I was the first person born under a Raven day in my community for over a decade. My pendant was an heirloom from another family. It was precious, not just because of the metalwork, but because it was a reminder of where I was from and who I was born under, and what power I supposedly had inside from Raven. I don't know if I actually have those good traits, but it was the only piece of home and my tribe that stayed with me through the darkness and the ice. Sometimes I would lay awake at night and hold onto it and feel like there was a presence nearby watching me. Not really guarding me, just observing, encouraging me to press on.
...I know all of that sounds crazy. I get that a lot. Which might be why SHIELD took it from me."