My Father's Keeper [Yong Soo+Allison+Ivan]

[Ivan Braginsky]

Ivan had to admit, Yong Soo was good with keeping up the simple lie. There had been no real reason to start the lie in the first place other than... Ivan was bored and it seemed like it could be fun to shake things up a bit. Yong Soo was not only playing along but also perpetuating the fib. He'd certainly have to thank him for being such a good sport later. Ivan nodded again, glad to see that Allison was at least eager to be a part of the family. That was so sweet of her, as far as programmed responses could be sweet. He'd try to enjoy it though.

"X-xallo," he forced out, purposely making the articulation awkward for the purpose of his not-so-clever ruse. Granted, the stress he put into it made it sound like he was hacking up a lung. At least there was a proper greeting of sorts. "Здравствуйте, Аллий~ Я знаю, что ты сейчас не понимаешь по-русски, но, может быть, потом." At least this way, he figured, she'd get used to his voice more quickly. That was always a plus.

With a smile, he gestured towards the door of the store, silently requesting that they all leave now that business had been taken care of. He was getting bored with the ruse anyway and they'd gotten what they'd come for... well, they'd gotten whom they'd come for, more accurately. Allison could... legally still be considered a "what" but that was besides the point.

(( X = in Russian that makes the "ch" sound in Bach because Russian doesn't have "h".

Здравствуйте, Аллий~ Я знаю, что ты сейчас не понимаешь по-русски, но, может быть, потом. = Hello, Allie~ I know that you don't understand Russian right now, but maybe later. ))

[yongsoo]

Yong Soo thanked the shop worker once more before taking Allie’s hand and leading her to the door. Once they were in the safety of their car and on their way back to their home, did the Korean bot stop pretending.

“I know you’re fond of the immigrant and his obviously not biological child routine Ivan, but one of these days we gotta try the strong Russian man and his erotic Asian lover.” the Korean tsked, making sure everyone was buckled in tight and secure, including their new bot. He was still nervous whenever he stepped inside of vehicle. He couldn’t help but make sure everyone was buckled, or panicing a bit when the car made a sharp turn.

Smiling, he turned to Allie. “Sorry, but we played a trick on the salesman back there. I’m actually Ivan’s unofficial son, slash bot, slash evil genius.”

[Allison Jones]

Allie listened intently as her new owner spoke to her, although he didn’t understand a word of what he was saying. It was just nice to be able to hear his voice. She smiled at him, hoping that soon enough she would be able to speak with him properly. She was a curious bot and couldn’t wait to learn all about her owner and the strange bot that called himself his son.

Once everything was settled with the shopkeeper, Yong Soo offered Allie his hand and she took it, letting the other bot lead her outside. She looked around eagerly, her curiosity urging her to explore, but she was brought over to a car and helped inside, followed by Ivan and Yong Soo. She pressed herself up against the window, staring at the city outside the car and hardly listening to what Yong Soo was babbling about. Something about Asian lovers… how strange.

She turned her attention back to Yong Soo when he spoke to her and she frowned in confusion before looking at Ivan. “Mister Ivan, can you speak English?”

[Ivan Braginsky]

Ivan calmly got into the front seat of the car, intending to drive. Granted, he was not the world's most cautious driver, but he always got them home in one piece. He'd gotten better at not owning the road since Yong Soo joined his household because of the young man's nervousness around cars, which was perfectly understandable. He'd rather Yong Soo feel safe with him. Besides, they had a newcomer in the family in the car with them this time, it was best to make sure she was comfortable and not having a panic attack because her owner was psychotic with an automobile.

He snorted, unable to control the humor reflex at Yong Soo's statement. Erotic Asian lover, well, that one was new. "I am thinkink you are too younk for me," he teased quietly, breaking the ruse of not being able to speak English. Whoops, his secret was out. Ivan turned back to smile at Allison before starting the car. "Yes, in fact quite well~" he answered, albeit his accent was heavy mostly due to English not having been the language of communication in his home or when he was working. Some of his notes were partially in English, but that was because the word fit better for whatever reason. All of the English he learned was in school and in the military. "I am sorry, Солнышко."

Still smiling, he turned back around and proceeded to drive them back towards the penthouse where he and Yong Soo (now Allison too) resided. He made sure to be gentle, or... at least as gentle as he could be.

[yongsoo]

“That’s the point! Me being too young would be part of the joke. You being a rice queen wouldn’t be half the fun if I wasn’t half your age. I could pretend you’re my sugar daddy and I’m the young, wild thing that amuses you every Friday night.” Yong Soo teased back.

“He’ll mostly speak Russian at home. I tend to flop back and fourth between English, Russian and Korean myself. We might download a Korean language program into you later. It depends. Aside from food or the occasional phrase I stick mostly to English.”

The Korean bot turned to Allie. “We’re a bit abnormal, but nice. You’ll feel at home with us in no time Allie~”

[Allison Jones]

Allie was still very confused about the whole Asian lover talk. Was that a game that they played? Pretending to be things that they weren’t? She glanced at the two of them in thought before deciding to keep quiet. Eventually she would learn more about her owner Ivan and the strange bot that lived with him.

Turning her attention back to the Korean bot, she listened as he babbled along. Maybe she would download a Korean language program, just so she would be able to understand the other bot living in Ivan’s home. Home… that was a nice word. She smiled at Yong Soo and nodded. “I hope that I can be of help at home! I’ll work very hard for you, Mister Ivan!”

[Ivan Braginsky]

Ivan felt his face for slightly red, despite the lack of real expression that went along with it. Why did Yong Soo have to talk about these kinds of things? He wasn't upset, it was just... awkward since he saw Yong Soo as his own child. It was also... interesting that he said "Friday night". Didn't most people that lived together in more... intimate relationships engage those... activities more often than that? Huh. That shows how much he learned from those one-night lessons while deployed. Maybe Yong Soo knew more than he did... which was probably the case. Ivan knew little about how things worked outside of his little world. "I still think that woult be... awkwart~" he said, keeping a calm tone.

He looked at Allison in the rear-view mirror of the car. Honestly, there wasn't too terribly much work for her to at home besides cleaning, sometimes cooking maybe, and making sure Ivan was talked to. Her main purpose was probably going to be to remind him to eat and sleep and to be there if he emerged from an episode so he wasn't by himself. "I am sure you will do fine~" Granted, working hard would probably be a challenge as the work was fairly easy. Sit there. Cook. Clean. Say words. He was almost sad there wasn't anything more meaningful for her to do, well, unless Yong Soo used her for his product development. Then she could do some more vaguely amusing things than keeping an aging man company.