About as long as Raskolnikov, then. It’s a little disappointing; it would have been wonderful to have a fellow Russian that had been here for a while, one who was savvy with the ways of the Americans. Still, this is a situation he can use to his advantage, if he’s smart enough.

“A week. So not long at all, then.” He frowns at the implication that he’s easy to read, even if he hadn’t been trying to hide the fact that he wasn’t exactly a local. “What, am I so transparent? Or are you so perceptive? What is it, sir? One or the other?”