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[beautiful_monster]

WHO: Yurio and others
WHERE: Heropa, possibly other cities
WHEN: Throughout February
WHAT: Catch-all for misc threads
WARNINGS: None forseen

[[Let me know at jiora if you'd like a starter!]]

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[beautiful_monster]

I'm not worried. [He is.] I just don't know what to expect.

[fourlevels]

[ He leans back in his chair, watching Yuri closely. ]

Has Yakov talked to you about it yet?

[beautiful_monster]

[He's playing the part of a sullen teen who definitely doesn't care about anything at all he means it. His hands are stuffed in his pockets, shoulders hunched, leaning against the counter to try to look casual.]

No. We were busy focusing on the Grand Prix.

[fourlevels]

Mmm, and then you would have been busy with the Russian nationals, then the Four Continents, then the Worlds ...

[beautiful_monster]

And things would change whether we talked about it or not, so what's it matter?

[fourlevels]

So it helps prepare you for what might happen.

[beautiful_monster]

...Did it help you?

[fourlevels]

To talk about it? It did, though you know ... it didn't happen over one conversation.

[beautiful_monster]

...How many times did you have to talk about it?

[fourlevels]

[ He shrugs. ]

During the whole time my body was changing. Several times over ... what, five, six years?

[beautiful_monster]

—It takes that long?!

[fourlevels]

[ He chuckles. ]

How long did you think it takes?

[beautiful_monster]

I knew it took a long time, but I thought it was half that!

[fourlevels]

It's different for everyone, of course. Georgi's was about three years if I remember right. He shot up several inches though—they were pretty hard years for him.

[beautiful_monster]

Changing that much would be... What if I grow that much?!

[fourlevels]

It's possible. Do you have tall family members?

[beautiful_monster]

I guess my grandpa's kinda tall...

[fourlevels]

Haha, or he was?

[beautiful_monster]

Don't make fun of my grandpa.

[fourlevels]

Yakov was taller too. It happens.

[beautiful_monster]

You can make fun of him then!

[fourlevels]

It's not making fun, promise.

[beautiful_monster]

...Okay, good.

So...how did you deal with it?

[fourlevels]

[ He softens his voice. ]

Each day at a time. Sometimes my legs would hurt worse than my shoulders. Sometimes my arms worse than my feet. Different stretches and exercises helped with managing it though.

[beautiful_monster]

...Can you make me a list of them?