[Ivan will be over here, stuffing his face if anybody is interested.]

[Ivan doesn't notice Pegasus at first; he's clearly far too busy trying to set the world record for dumplings eaten in one sitting. It's only when Ivan stands up to replenish his drink that he catches sight of Pegasus and...openly stares.

He would be lying if he said the last interaction between them hadn't been replaying over and over in his head. Ivan had been on a bit of a rollercoaster of pride ups and downs because of it.

Ivan quickly shakes his head and looks away, stomping off towards the drink fountain with a slight blush staining his cheeks.

That stupid, Yankee bastard! Why did he have to have those powers--Volgin's powers? Not just that, but the other ones as well. Pegasus had power in this building where as Ivan had been stripped of all his.

His pride and better judgement be damned, Ivan was tempted like Eve to the apple.]

[Ivan got his drink and mulled over whether or not he should approach Pegasus. When he comes back to take his seat again he looks down at his plate and decidedly not at Pegasus.]

[Of course Ivan's own appetite seems to be soured as he reaches up, running a hand through his hair and decidedly not eating. If only he hadn't acted so sourly towards Pegasus last time, maybe he wouldn't be in this predicament right now, furiously debating how to get back on the other man's good side so he can enjoy those electric touches again...]

[Not just that--and Ivan's head sunk further as the thoughts rolled in--but he direly missed the perks he had at Groznyj Grad; invulnerability and bragging rights.

This bastard had all of that.]

[Pegasus had humiliated Ivan and stripped him of his pride, but he'd also captured his interest. That man did something not many had done to him--both physically and mentally--and Ivan desperately wanted a share in that power. Most of all, Ivan didn't want to be its enemy.

...He also wanted to prove to himself that he could be in control of a situation again. He wanted to pull somebody's strings. Well, besides the two men he so deftly lured into becoming his roommates.

Ivan turned his head again to eye Pegasus now, his gaze determined and piercing.]

[...THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.]

[Ivan grabs the can and squints his eyes at it and it's...hat. He quickly shucks the hat off and grabs his army knife, going in to open the lid...]

Ahh-! [Ivan lets out a cry, instinctively chucking the can out of his hands so it lands several feet away on the floor.]

M-maybe I had too much to drink...