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[waytodie]

[Enter: cute blonde woman on your feed. She has an vibrant energy about her.]

Helloooo! [She gives the camera a short wave. Her Russian accent shines through in her words clearly.] Some of you may already know me, but for those who don’t: I am Yelena. And given the circumstances of these “missions” [Yes, she did just make air quotes with her fingers as she said that word.] I would like to offer to anyone who wants it either—

[She ticks options off on her fingers as she goes—] A sparring partner, for people who already know how to fight OR—

Lessons for those of you who either [She lifts her hands and teeters them like a see-saw.] don’t know how, could use improvement or need to learn basic self defense.

[Her hands drop back to rest in her lap.] Anyway— I wasn’t sure if something like this has already been started sooo… let me know your thoughts, I guess?!

[Though technically a good age bracket for it, Yelena did not grow up with social media as a part of her everyday so her ending comes a little awkward and abrupt with another quick wave and an even quicker— ] Bye!

Comments

[bubblegumheart]

What was not normal about it? If you don't mind talking about it, I mean.

[Maybe it's not really a thing she wants to talk about, and that's fine too.]

[waytodie]

[She wrinkles her nose a bit.] We will save the deep-rooted trauma talks for when maybe we know each other a little more, yes?

[bubblegumheart]

You're right. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked.

[Chrissy knows better than anyone that some things are just hard to talk about, and now she feels like a total jerk.]

We can change the subject.

[waytodie]

You're fine- it's a fair question. Just... more than you are ready to hear, I promise.

[It isn't just about not wanting to share, she doesn't want to put her fucked-up upbringing on someone else before they have even a small inkling of what the Red Room life was like.]

I will contact everyone again once I have a place for these lessons figured out. Hopefully, I can find something appropriate soon.

[Little does she know, Steve will be giving her just such a place in a matter of days after this~]

[bubblegumheart]

Oh, well. I can definitely understand that.

[It had taken her a long time to tell anyone the truth about her life, and that had only happened after she'd died, so she can definitely understand wanting to keep things private for now.]

That's good. I'm actually really looking forward to it! It won't be the same as cheerleading, but I need to do something.

[waytodie]

Oh, you were a cheerleader at home? [She grins.] That is excellent and in your favor more than you think. I did gymnastics and ballet when I was young.

[She's not all fists and weapons, okay!]

[bubblegumheart]

Yea! I started in sixth grade and ended up being head cheerleader in junior year. [It might not have been her first choice, but she'd ended up enjoying it quite a bit anyway.]

I did gymnastics for a while before that, but my mom said cheer would be better, so that's what I did.

[waytodie]

That is amazing, I love that. [She clasps her hands together.] I cannot wait to show you ways to leverage skills you already have.

[bubblegumheart]

I'm not sure what that means, but I'm really excited about it!