may-time mingling (starstruck!)

[mucked]

Who: Starstruck crew + visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Aboard the Starstruck!
When: The merry merry month of May

[ there's been a tiny regime change and doubtless some debriefing after that masquerade! have at it, starstruckers. mingle away! ]

Comments

halls;

[reconstitution]

[ It's very much the same for him. He thought he was prepared to see Steve again, but it turns out he's still a little sore he disappeared in the first place and took Jim and Natasha with him. Not that that part is Steve's fault. Still didn't feel too great.

Winter stands there, his shoulders squared and fists clenched. He's not ready for a fight, but he's not exactly warmed up to him being on the Starstruck unexpectedly. ]

Steve.

[ A curt nod. Steve can be thankful, at least, that he manages to at least look healthier than he did the last time they saw each other. Amazing what a routine has done. Positive interactions, too. ]

[uprightness]

Are you here for Peggy.

[ he is still mapping out winter's connections to people on the fleet. it's not an effort done in order to pry, it was mainly done so steve could understand, could know he found solace in. there is a ping of something that's almost envy but beyond that, there is a sense of comfort in knowing there are people this man can connect to even if they are not himself. ]

[reconstitution]

I was.

[ There are a few things he wants to go over with her, because he doesn't know if he can make the decision himself. An outside opinion, even a biased one, may help.

..But now Steve is here, and he's less inclined to stay, because he's probably going to see Peggy, too. He'd rather not interrupt. ]

[uprightness]

I won't keep you.

[ even if he does want to. he wants to say - ]

how have you been?

[ or perhaps, it is best to simply listen. ]

[reconstitution]

I'll see her some other time.

[ He's not remembering a lot, but he's not hurting anyone. Probably progress since the last time Steve saw him. ]

I'm fine.

[uprightness]

She asked if I can stay.

[ he says this gently, as if to say i'll always be around but not as a warning but rather as a - notice. maybe it's a good thing. if he can't reach winter on his own, maybe peggy's help will be necessary. ]

I said yes.

[reconstitution]

[ Inconvenient, but not impossible. He's still reluctant to treat Steve business as usual, though by no fault of hiss. Winter's priorities are fucked up. Letting people in is useless. ]

It's a good ship. [ There's a dog, Steve. A dog. ]

[uprightness]

The people here are good.

[ and yes, there's a - dog which steve finds both endearing and odd at the same time. the oddity of this little small talk, on a space ship, playing a role in a reality show and with Winter here and Peggy in the next room, strikes him all of the sudden and he's not sure whether this is entirely heartbreaking or possibly a good thing. ]

You could go see her. I was going to find the treadmill.