Is it too obvious? [ dimitri smiles, a bit embarrassed. ] I will try to blend in a bit better. I am fascinated by this future, and I spend a lot of time trying to learn about everything. There is too much to catch up on.

[ especially with the internet and ... just modern conveniences. the printing press was controlled by the church back home, so a lot of what he sees here is just impressive to him. ]

I do agree with you, though - money makes a lot of things move. [ he sighs. that is one of the things he misses, horrible as it may be - the privilege that he has as a prince. ] Though I'm more interested in being comfortable here ... and of course, being able to afford what the city has to offer for entertainment.

[ though dimitri is very much a square and when he says 'entertainment' he really doesn't mean anything adjacent to tamamo's businesses. ]