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Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: July Planet!
When: The month of July!

[This is another planet mingle since the first one has nearly hit captcha! Feel free to continue threads or start brand new ones!]

July Planet Information

First Mingle Post

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

All right. I can do that.

[She flashes a quick smile at that, softening her expression.]

[reconstitution]

[ He gives her his own small quirk of his lips. It doesn't quite reach his eyes, but it's there, blink and you'll miss it. ]

Didn't ask what you want me to call you.

[ You know, like an asshole. ]

[outstandingbalance]

You're really going to turn that around on me.

[That said something about his progress here. Not enough to draw any conclusions, but she doesn't ignore it.]</small How about Natasha?

[reconstitution]

[ Yep, definitely going to ignore that first comment. Because he definitely is turning it back on her. ]

I think I can manage that. Natasha.

[outstandingbalance]

[Oh, I see how it is.]

Now that we've been properly introduced...

[reconstitution]

[ He nods. ] Right.

[ Winter lets the silence linger for a few moments before speaking again. ]

Have you done much exploring?

[outstandingbalance]

A little. Around the ship mostly, and in town.

I hear this is a lot better than the last one. Gas masks everywhere?

[reconstitution]

It wasn't so bad. There was lots to do. They enjoyed their war games.

Didn't get rusty, that's for sure.

[outstandingbalance]

I didn't hear about war games. What type of games are we talking here?

[reconstitution]

There was a firing range. Obstacle course.

[ He makes a gesture with his hand ] An area with all kinds of barriers, things to climb. Supplied you with guns that fired paint. Mostly team-based.

[outstandingbalance]

You're telling me you won at paintball.

[There's a mental image. And maybe an unfair game.]

Almost sorry I missed seeing it.

[reconstitution]

Of course I won. [ He definitely had the unfair advantage. ]

You would have liked it.

[outstandingbalance]

Maybe. [The say she says that implies probably.]

You sure you still would have won if I'd been there?

[reconstitution]

You would have at least made it a challenge.

[outstandingbalance]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[And a statement of fact, but considering just who he is and where he came from... still a compliment.]

[reconstitution]

[ He remembers her from the bridge. She, or another version of her, showed him Odessa during Callibrations. Their first altercation.

Winter at least knows of her capabilities. ]

You should.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha raises an eyebrow a little at that, but not with much seriousness. She's fine with keeping the conversation to this level.

If the Winter Soldier can manage something even approaching small talk, it says a lot.]

So did you play with Steve?

[reconstitution]

Not so much.

[ Steve had just come back toward the end of their visit to the sickly moon, so he'd kept his distance. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Hm. [She shrugs that off, shifting her attention to the forest in front of them.] Too bad.

[reconstitution]

[ He's perfectly fine to let the silence linger as it is. Filling in the empty spaces with words isn't something he's inclined to care about. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha is willing not to force more conversation. She has a fair amount to think about as it is, rolling the situation over in her mind as she goes through the motions of scouting out the area.]

[reconstitution]

[ The forest is quiet enough that Winter can sort through the jumbled thoughts. He has to admit, Natasha's presence is nice after such a long absence. Figuring out if he'll stand in quite the same spot again is another situation entirely.

If he could do it before, it shouldn't be so hard doing it again. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[For her part, Natasha wasn't sure what to expect from Barnes. The last times she's seen him, he wasn't so much himself. He was a weapon. That wasn't necessarily something she was any position to cast moral judgment on, but having experience with weapons means knowing to be cautious with them.

Now, he was a person. Maybe not the most balanced or most social person, but still someone with their own thoughts and personality to inform their actions...

At least unless something triggered him.

For the time being, she was willing to let it sit and see for herself where things went.]

[reconstitution]

[ He's still trying to be a person that his double would be proud of, but it's difficult. The moral compass isn't there or constantly pointing in the right direction. He's trying to be a person, at least.

Oh, Natasha. If only she'd gotten to the Fleet the month before. She would have witnessed the monster. ]

Have you heard the rumors of what's in here?

[outstandingbalance]

Only if you're talking about furry slugs.