[There's only one person with powers in his world - and while he never met her, the way she was viewed among the press and the public had taught him that even being on the side of the people was not enough to keep them from being wary of someone. It wasn't about being the most powerful, it was about being powerful at all when others weren't. Then again, it was the last 40's and early 1950 for him, his views of everything are shaped towards bracing for the worst possible outcome. As a family man, a lot of his time went towards planning on how to protect his family when things went awry. Here, he's a bit lost for direction.
He's still not used to not cooking everything in the house alongside his wife, so Anatoly has tried to make up for it by making sure his own kosher food is taken care of and trying to vacuum regularly, since that's one modern invention he actually kind of wants to steal for his own home back in Russia somehow. Sadly, it's impossible, but it fills the void of smalltalk for a few moments nonetheless.
He arches an eyebrow at her.] I don't think anything can permanently keep a government completely from mistrusting minorities. Perhaps, with outreach, it can be reduced, but people do not become high-ranking politicians without developing some profound trust issues. And honestly, if I may be so bold, some level of questioning and suspicion is likely preferable to utter blind trust... and to the people I saw dressed up as you doing frankly terrible impressions in the lobby.
[Anatoly's not as new to the concept of cosplay as people assume. Children at the synagogue dressed up as Esther and Vashti and many other Torah figures for Purim and more than once he had allowed himself to be roped into either participating to help supervise them or helping with costumes. But the people it was acceptable to dress up as had to be long-dead, as opposed to here, where people walked up to the living in outfits meant to echo their 'heroes'. It was not exactly rude so much as it was a bit uncomfortable. When he got past his discomfort, though, he was quite frankly frustrated with the lack of costume quality. He knew how to make good costumes on a very strict budget, these people had a bigger budget and the internet for references and modern access to an array of fabrics. In short, he demands better cosplay.]
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He's still not used to not cooking everything in the house alongside his wife, so Anatoly has tried to make up for it by making sure his own kosher food is taken care of and trying to vacuum regularly, since that's one modern invention he actually kind of wants to steal for his own home back in Russia somehow. Sadly, it's impossible, but it fills the void of smalltalk for a few moments nonetheless.
He arches an eyebrow at her.] I don't think anything can permanently keep a government completely from mistrusting minorities. Perhaps, with outreach, it can be reduced, but people do not become high-ranking politicians without developing some profound trust issues. And honestly, if I may be so bold, some level of questioning and suspicion is likely preferable to utter blind trust... and to the people I saw dressed up as you doing frankly terrible impressions in the lobby.
[Anatoly's not as new to the concept of cosplay as people assume. Children at the synagogue dressed up as Esther and Vashti and many other Torah figures for Purim and more than once he had allowed himself to be roped into either participating to help supervise them or helping with costumes. But the people it was acceptable to dress up as had to be long-dead, as opposed to here, where people walked up to the living in outfits meant to echo their 'heroes'. It was not exactly rude so much as it was a bit uncomfortable. When he got past his discomfort, though, he was quite frankly frustrated with the lack of costume quality. He knew how to make good costumes on a very strict budget, these people had a bigger budget and the internet for references and modern access to an array of fabrics. In short, he demands better cosplay.]