Ivan watches the boys go inside, hoping they don't cause too much trouble and get themselves arrested. However, if they did, he'd probably be ready to get them back out pretty quickly, since he was returning to the police station. He takes the Range Rover and drives back to find a parking place on t...

<language type=" Russian "> Okay, everybody shut up. A demon showed up, killed Modi, ignored your bullets, then took Modi's gun and left. </language> Ivan points at the driver. <language type=" Russian "> Drive us to a church. Russian Orthodox church, if there is one. Catholic i...

[ GK furiously resists the urge to grab the book and figure out what powers those were. Ivan doesn't know, after all. ] <language type="Russian">"Oleksiy, break that desk. Smash it to pieces, so there's no closed parts left. Then leave. Get all the boys and just get out of there. Come...

Ivan smiles wickedly at Claire, then turns on his heal and heads towards the exit. Most of the cops and the fancy lawyer seemed to be occupied; this was a perfect opportunity to quietly head to the front counter. The Range Rover was probably in impound somewhere, as were his keys. But he didn't want...

"Yes. Watchink Ivan. Is beink good idea. So that way terrorists am beink free to commitink terrorism by selves." He takes his Pepsi and his wallet and ID. "So, Ivan is beink free to goink free now?" He heads for the door, unless someone stops him. He has a big smile on his face.

"Borscht? Is you ever havink borscht? Borscht is reason Russians drink so much wodka. Ivan would be loving All-Amerikan hamburger, please. But, have to sayink, Amerikan beer tastink like German water. Zis is why Pepsi is taste of new Amerikan generation, da?"

"Homeland Security? Gitmo? You forgetink one think. Was good American ski passport other cop is takink from me. After spendink time in Soviet gulag, Ivan is knowink mother Russia is shit. Ivan comes to Great You Ess of Amerika right away, for better life. For Ivan and family. Ivan study hard, p...

[ Blah. I really don't have time to get into character and figure out the lines here. But basically, Ivan will try to encourage the cops to kick his ass. If stories get back to the Russians that Ivan gave in to the cops or was scared, he's in trouble. Even if they're totally professional, and he is ...

Ivan, still seated in the driver's seat, raises his hands out the window of the car, and waits for further instructions. In spite of the shouts to "Get down!", he knows that if he tries to open the door at this point, it'll only get him shot. [ Hrm. To explode the cop car or not to explode...

Ivan takes back the cigar, with a laugh. He continues puffing away, as he drives Claire to her neighborhood, though he stops a few blocks away from her house to let her out.

[I know we're waiting on those other people in that other thread to finish not posting.]

Ivan hands the cigar to Claire. "Ivan cannot be givink cigars to minor young children. Is very illegal, and Ivan is good upstandink American citizen!"

"But, while you not smokink cigar, be careful not to drag too hard. Can make coughink very hard."

"Hrm? What sayink?"

Ivan tips very well. When he hears the homeless man ranting, he just chuckles to Claire. "If future is wasteland, is not end. End only comes when nowhere left to burn." The soul of politeness, Ivan even opens the door to the car for Claire. In the car, he clips the end of a new cigar, and ...

Ivan smiles broadly. "Is most good, Claire. We have an accord." [ I'm havink nothing else to be doing at this juncture, so Ivan will make small talk or whatever until the food is done, then drop Claire off wherever she wants to go. Unless Claire wants to talk about anything else, of course...

"Place to... Oh, is very easy then. Claire can stayink wit Ivan and friends. They all nice guys, law abiding residents of United States. We be around like... how you say, when nuns go with on datink someone? So nobody is foolink around? We be like nuns, to protect Claire from all bad people in ...

"Officer Craig. No last name? Maybe you lookink for some money? Go find out some more stuff about Officer Craig, and Ivan help with college fund." "Police man don't be afraid of young girl from the Mall. They tellink you all kind of stuff, Ivan thinkink. Stuff Ivan likink to know.&quo...

"Catholic school? Hrm. Ivan still isn't chasing minors. But in a few years, you bring uniform by Ivan's house, yes?"

"Do you knowink Mr. Two Oh Six real name?"

"Well, maybe it is that Ivan is perhaps not so very innocent as you are. But if Mr. Police Man is bringink you home to your father, maybe Claire not so innocent as Ivan is thinkink. So, where Mr. Two Oh Six be pickink you up, when he bringink you home to papa? I don't care what you did, just wa...

"He probably bluffink. But not want comrades think he scared little boy, so he not press button. Ivan is seeink all the time. Is very strange, no? Why should po-leece be afraidink of law abiding citizen? Ivan is blaming cold war propaganda. Children watchink too much James Bond wearink badges a...

"Okay. So, Ivan want to know what you want say."