[ Not long after receiving a photograph from Sen - and after staring at said photograph with a look of mingled wistfulness, sadness, and appreciation - he replies with another photo of his own.
Of the dog, of course.
He just happens to be in the picture with her. It's more recent, this one: the dog sprawling on her back on a sofa, her head on his lap; his feet are kicked up on a table just out of view in the foreground.
Dodo's tongue is hanging out; Vitaly is laughing, playing with one of her paws with one hand and holding a bottle of vodka and a cigarette in the other.
Either it's a small bottle or he's quite a large man.
It's nothing. Of course. They're just talking, and Nova is just friendly, and Vitaly is just...lonely, really. (But he thinks he'd talk to Nova even if he wasn't lonely. It's not fair to Nova to say he's only talking to the man because he's lonely.)
(It's not the only photo he has of himself with Dodo.
It is one of the few in which he's wearing a tank top, baring his heavily-tattooed arms.) (No reason.) ]
I named her пампушка - Pampushka?
It doesn't matter. In English, it's Doughnut, so that was what everyone called her first. Then she stuck her head in a [...] ковпак. The thing for tyres, what is the word [...] Hub cap.
So now, just Dodo. She looks like this, or she has something stuck on her head. Very brave, my girl, which is not always a good thing when one is the not-Nova kind of simple.
[...]
Did you understand my meaning about 'Talik' or
It makes me breathless, seeing you use it, but I barely know you. The potential, though, you see, it's all the potential and possibility I feel when I read your words
I'm sorry, I asked Sen for your photo
I had to see y
I'm married. You should know I'm ma
Not that it matters at all
No, I won't go to Marney's. Some friends will meet me I think at Walsh's. I'm not in the right mood tonight for fighting with fascists or anyone else. [...] I'm enjoying our conversation very much.
You're very charming even in your talkativeness - or perhaps because of it
It's too bad, isn't it, you're so close and so far. [...] Because you could join us, otherwise, I mean to say! Perhaps I we could raise your spirits some. Would you call me Ta
[...]
But no matter, eh? We can talk here.
Go on, [...] Vevay, and tell me your malaise. Perhaps talking will help.
[...]
[...]
You [...] may call me that. Of course.
Ah, this is stupid of m
And 'friend', as well.
[...]
Do you know Verne very well? I ask only because [...] of how you speak in the group with him, of course. You call him 'Lolly' as his sisters do. I suppose you two are togeth close.
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Of the dog, of course.
He just happens to be in the picture with her. It's more recent, this one: the dog sprawling on her back on a sofa, her head on his lap; his feet are kicked up on a table just out of view in the foreground.
Dodo's tongue is hanging out; Vitaly is laughing, playing with one of her paws with one hand and holding a bottle of vodka and a cigarette in the other.
Either it's a small bottle or he's quite a large man.
It's nothing. Of course. They're just talking, and Nova is just friendly, and Vitaly is just...lonely, really. (But he thinks he'd talk to Nova even if he wasn't lonely. It's not fair to Nova to say he's only talking to the man because he's lonely.)
(It's not the only photo he has of himself with Dodo.
It is one of the few in which he's wearing a tank top, baring his heavily-tattooed arms.) (No reason.) ]
I named her пампушка - Pampushka?
It doesn't matter. In English, it's Doughnut, so that was what everyone called her first. Then she stuck her head in a [...] ковпак. The thing for tyres, what is the word [...] Hub cap.
So now, just Dodo. She looks like this, or she has something stuck on her head. Very brave, my girl, which is not always a good thing when one is the not-Nova kind of simple.
[...]
Did you understand my meaning about 'Talik' or
It makes me breathless, seeing you use it, but I barely know you. The potential, though, you see, it's all the potential and possibility I feel when I read your words
I'm sorry, I asked Sen for your photo
I had to see y
I'm married. You should know I'm ma
Not that it matters at all
No, I won't go to Marney's. Some friends will meet me I think at Walsh's. I'm not in the right mood tonight for fighting with fascists or anyone else. [...] I'm enjoying our conversation very much.
You're very charming even in your talkativeness - or perhaps because of itIt's too bad, isn't it, you're so close and so far. [...] Because you could join us, otherwise, I mean to say! Perhaps
Iwe could raise your spirits some.Would you call me Ta[...]
But no matter, eh? We can talk here.
Go on, [...] Vevay, and tell me your malaise. Perhaps talking will help.
[...]
[...]
You [...] may call me that. Of course.
Ah, this is stupid of mAnd 'friend', as well.
[...]
Do you know Verne very well? I ask only because [...] of how you speak in the group with him, of course. You call him 'Lolly' as his sisters do. I suppose you two are
togethclose.