"It was less difficult than you might think. Our father he sold... Ah, what is the word. DVDs of old sitcoms, but they were not made properly by the companies that owned them?"

Because of course he did not know the word bootleg. He was going to learn it though, right now if he had a chance.

"We had many of them. What he did not sell we watched each night, taking turns to pick. It helped us learn conversational English. Wanda and I learned more as we grew up in the orphanage, through whatever methods we could."

So that was not quite the normal method of learning, and learning to write it was far harder. Which made sense for children like them. What he felt worse about was what Natasha had been through. Though he knew he did not need to offer her pity. It would get neither of them anywhere.

"I do not think you need to worry about me being used as collateral, should you come to care. Anyone who tried would need to face my sister, and that would be very scary indeed. As for location, I will trust you to choose something that is comfortable to you."