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Who: Steve 'tech genius' Rogers
Broadcast: accidentally fleetwide
Action: upon the starstruck unless shot by ( 1 ) agent carter.
When: current;

[ at first it might seem like a purely professional document ]

MOON;

Efforts are being made to fix the process that went wrong ( official term: terraforming )

Many years have passed since it did, however, the natives seem unsure if we can help.

They allow people into what they call the Cortex

the technology is unfamiliar.

[ the part that might hint towards this being a pure accident of a document uploaded onto the network rather than onto just one comm device will come next, just a bit more text and a few attached file ]

WAR GAMES MEMORIES; PEGGY; PAINTBALL; WOODS;

( 1 ) ; ( 2 ) ; ( 3 )

[ pray circle for captain america, assemble!

this will remain online for a little over half an hour before the pictures will be, thankfully, mercifully, edited out by one winn schott ]

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Sounds good.

Where do I meet you?

Shuttle bay, fifteen minutes?

I'll see you there.

[ and because it's their thing, when he'll show up at his side, he'll touch his shoulder to his, a gentle nudge ]

to your left.

[ hey, sam. you have no idea how happy he is that you are here. ]

[ he knew it was going to happen. he knew it. and yet he still tenses at the bump to his shoulder for half a second before seeing who it is. ]

Yeah, yeah. [ still, sam smiles, motioning to start walking in the direction they're both headed.

and honestly, he probably has an idea. his whole experience here would have been very different is steve wasn't one of the first people he made contact with. ]

Took you long enough. I think you're getting slower.

It's pretty hard to jog with a gas mask.

[ can the next planet please have clean air? ]

How has the place been so far? the people are pretty nice.

Slower.

[ he says, unimpressed, before shaking his head and continuing on. ]

I mean, for being kidnapped and forced into a reality tv series in space - yeah. The people are pretty nice. Really friendly.

[ he's not really a fan, steve. but he's not gonna be a debbie downer either. plus- they have more exciting things to talk about. ]

Did she see it?

We could always race inside. They call those competitions War Games, it's their way to channel stress and frustration into sports rather than all the other options.

[ then we'll see slower :> ]

I think she did. She didn't say anything, yet.

[ it's a matter of time, really. ]

You know, I'm alright. Thanks though.

[ he's well aware thank you. :| ]

Well, you're still walking. Must not have been that bad. [ he has hope for you yet. ] So you want to explain this not-date thing you two went on that you broadcasted to the entire network?

You could use the workout.

[ smiling so much, yep. ]

Before the ice she was - the person I meant to go home to.

[ and that says it all, doesn't it? ]

She has a life to go back to, Sam. I'm not part of them. I don't know if I have a right to be, here.

[ it's the question that will always be on his mind in a way ]

...we did kiss. When I got here. Once. It's - I don't see how anything can happen with millions of aliens watching us at all times.

You calling me fat?

[ a joke, and if he weren't wearing the gasmask that would probably be more obvious, but he sobers up as soon as steve's body language shifts.

and yeah, okay. he's making a lot of sense. they were never supposed to meet up and they were never supposed to be here and they all have a home to go back to.

peggy's just happens to be about fifty years before their own.

the mention of a kiss has him whistling slightly. my man. ]

Does she feel that way, too? [ he pauses, waits for an answer, before deciding to go ahead with his own comment instead. ] All I'm saying is that yeah, she has a life to go back to. We all do. But she also doesn't seem like the kind of woman who would kiss you if she didn't want to.

[ he spoke to her once, okay. that's plenty. ]

Edited 2016-05-26 21:14 (UTC)

Out of practice, maybe.

[ he shakes his hand at that whistle. sam, please. ]

She isn't, that I'm sure of. But asking a woman out after years of not seeing her - I think there's no way I won't muck it up.

Uh-huh. Yeah. Nice try.

[ he can't even try and compete against that, though. not in races.

and let him be excited for his bro okay. ]

I'm pretty sure it's a lot less complicated than you think it is. Also, messing up isn't always a bad thing. Lots of women think it's endearing.

I don't know, she's a very private person.

[ and besides ]

where would I ask her out to? I'm pretty sure most dates shouldn't be involving gas masks.

For being a private person, she's done pretty well for herself on an intergalactic reality TV show for the last year.

[ oh my god steve calm down. ]

Didn't you already go on a date with her?

I didn't. I don't think I did, we never said it was - that. It was mostly a wager to see who would win -

[ how do you date ]

the word 'date' never came up.

Well. [ okay, that is actually a bit more complicated. gdi steve. ]

Next time, make sure it comes up. The last thing you need is miscommunication issues.

[ especially women related miscommunication issues. jesus. ]

She's my captain.

[ to make it all even more complex ]

I don't know. Should I ask her for tea in the kitchen as a date as opposed to any other time we spend together?

[ see, sam, see? difficult. ]

Maybe we're past...dates?

You say that like it's that's a problem.

[ she's his captain, he's a captain, it all works out. ]

See, that starts complicating things. Make her dinner. Find some candles. Put a white sheet on the table. [ but then there's that and sam just turns and looks at him. ]

If I were you? I'd call one of them a date before you start thinking about the afters.

I don't know much about crew etiquette in space.

[ but isn't it unprofessional to go snogging your captain? but then again, judging by what he had learned of reality shows, it's probably encouraged. ]

Well, I could try. With the way food goes here, she'll probably appreciate the attempt no matter how it turns out.

[ dinner comprised of...gel and wheat solids. yep. ]

I'm pretty sure space etiquette is the least of your worries, here.

[ eh. who cares. they're also both from the forties and he's a superpowered soldier so i mean. worse things could have happened. ]

I'll be on the lookout for anything solid, because if your stash is as built out as the Pathstone's, you're gonna need some help.

[ he's here for you, bro. don't worry. ]

It's about the same.

[ a curt nod ]

It's still better than some of the things they gave us at boot camp.

Not sure what that says about your options.

[ but reassuring to know boot camp hasn't gotten any worse. or better, for that matter. ]

Besides- as cheesy as it sounds, it really does tend to be the thought and effort you put into it. You'll be fine.

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