( Not surprising to hear Yuri hasn't mentioned much about people back home; if anything, Victor would pin him missing his grandfather most, simply based on importance. He has a general idea of where they're heading, which is reassuring; though he only hears why Bucky had avoided one turn in favour of another when he concentrates on what his ears can tell him.

Ah. )

Victor Nikiforov. Good to meet you, Bucky.

( he sounds sincere enough, though he doesn't try shaking hands or doing more than keeping pace. it's really not the time for most pleasantries. )

Mm, but he's mentioned a few. Which, I wonder. His grandfather? Yakov? Lilia? ( another pause. ) Otabek?

( Or Yuuri, he wonders. Yuuri who had been as much of a jumping point for Yuri to get serious in the senior division as anything else. )