â€œIf youâ€™re buying, Iâ€™m in,â€ Lance replied with a smirk. Realistically, Lance didnâ€™t have much else to do in that moment. A night full of walking had helped work up an appetite. â€œLetâ€™s go.â€<br/><br/>Lance stayed in the lobby when Dimitri went up to his room to fetch his cash. When he returned, Lance filled in his new Russian friend with information he had heard form passersby.<br/><br/>â€œIâ€™m hearing that<span style="font-style: italic">all</span>the great buildings of antiquity have been rebuilt. There are reports of mythic animals walking the streets â€“ and flying over them. How are you making out with that perfectly logical explanation?â€ he asked with a smirk.<br/><br/>Dimitri suddenly stopped walking and Bimka moved to sit next to Lance, his tongue still lolling out as he panted. His first reaction was, of course, unbelieving, but... "How many people did you hear this from? Perhaps one or two might just be hallucinating," or so Dimitri hoped. However, if it was a number too much larger than that, then there would be no choice but to agree that whatever was going on, wasn't normal.<br/><br/>Lance looked more confused than before. â€œIâ€™m not really sure what to believe. All I can tell you is that the world has suddenly changed in an instant. All these crazy things arenâ€™t happening at random â€“ there is some kind of rhyme or reason behind them. Whatever that reason is, I intend to find out.â€ He waxed philosophical for a moment. â€œHave you ever thought that you were supposed to be doing something more important than you are? That maybe you had some kind of destiny, or something? Well I always have. Whatever is happening tonight, I feel like this is it â€“ and I need to be a part of this.â€<br/><br/>â€œHave you ever felt that way?â€<br/><br/>Dimitri had to think about it for several moments. "I believe you make your own destiny, that nothing is predetermined. If there is something bigger at work though, I definitely want to be apart of it as well."<br/><br/>"Now, where would you like to eat?"<br/><br/>Lance replied without hesitation. â€œYour accent is making me hungry for Russian food. I had some at the Olympics back in the day. Where can you get good borsch in this town? Cafe Stoli? Ever been there? Iâ€™ve been meaning to try it.â€<br/><br/>[OOC Thanks to TC for Dimitryâ€™s replies!]