[ It could be a bit awkward were these two interested in actually delving into the history of that conflict, but Miller suspects they aren't. It is as inconsequential as anything else when they can all remain assured that their worlds, although they sound like they might, don't actually align with each other. After all, he was quite hesitant to at first, but even he has cast aside a good deal of inherent bias for Westerners since arriving here.

Crimefighting or committing crimes on behalf of the harbinger of singularity though? That's interesting. ]

No kidding.

[ Unfortunately he loses the opportunity to ask more when the next words come out of Root's mouth. It never occurred to him that he could tell when someone was trying to speak Russian to him until now, even if it's only in these specific circumstances. ]

What the hell! [ "чёрт побери!" ] I bet it would really have come in handy to have this skill when blending into the setting of your next mission.

[ The auto-translation skill, that is. He is probably just testing it himself when he adds, in shaky, intentional English rather than the translated kind, ]

Hey. Let us get a drink. [ He's heard enough. ]