Winter & Vision's (not so) Excellent Adventure

[reconstitution]

Who: Winter, Vision, & You
Broadcast: n/a
Action: Forest, planetside
When: July 9th

[ This thread is going to serve both as a canon update to post Captain America: Civil War for Winter and Vision, but also be used as a monthly catch-all with prompts. ]

[ It's been a few weeks since they've landed, so Winter's finally gotten over most of his initial uneasiness. Enough to finally venture into the forest for a hike and get the lay of the land. He's familiar with the beach and the markets, and he's heard things about the forest and a certain tree, so he needs to see for himself if the rumors are true.

It's relatively peaceful, and he hasn't come across anyone else yet. He's making his way around a fallen tree when an animal jumps out of a nearby bush and startles him. Winter stumbles back, and his immediate reaction is to reach out with his left hand to steady himself. Unfortunately it's still broken, so it doesn't cooperate like it's meant to. Which means that he trips and falls. Down a steep hill. Only having one functioning arm means he raises his right to shield his head until he can manage to slow down or run into something. Which is exactly what he does before his head smacks solidly against a hard surface. ]

[Meanwhile, the Vision is similarly engaged in heading toward the tree to investigate it. He’s heard you need someone’s hand to hold in order for the magic to work, but his curiosity has the better of him and he’d like to observe it in action first. A scuffle down below his flight path catches his attention, and he swoops into the forest to see what’s going on just in time to see Winter, of all people, taking a tumble down a steep hillside. He rushes over to try and intercept the man before he seriously hurts himself, and in his rush he miscalculates his own density and slams down hard enough that Winter smacks his head against the Vision instead of catching himself safely.

Oops.

The impact is enough to snap the Vision’s head back and hit it against the tree he’d been trying to prevent Winter from hitting. So now there are two enhanced individuals knocked out on the forest floor. How very impressive.]

Comments

[passingthrough]

That sounds like great news, right? Should we get balloons and confetti?

[reconstitution]

Not quite yet. Fight's not over.

[passingthrough]

What's happening back home?

[reconstitution]

There's this legislation. Set to keep the Avengers in check. Steve wasn't for it. Others didn't agree.

...It's going about as well as you expect. [ Not at fucking all, he means. ]

'm not worth all the trouble Steve's going through for me.

[passingthrough]

That's Steve's choice to make. What kind of legislation?

[reconstitution]

Gives the government control over missions the Avengers accept. Didn't get the chance to read it myself, but.. [ He shrugs. ]

Not everyone sees it the same way.

[passingthrough]

That sounds like a slow process. [She's also predisposed to wanting to agree with Steve.]

[reconstitution]

Probably should have been. I'm not really sure how it's going now. Kind of on the lam again.

[passingthrough]

Why? For things you did under mind control? Don't they know the circumstances?

[reconstitution]

It's more than that. Someone framed me for something to get me out of hiding.

[ He looks very uncomfortable before speaking again. ]

It doesn't help that Tony Stark either wants me dead or locked up with the key thrown away.

[passingthrough]

As in Tony Stark who is here now? Does the one here want you dead? [Because that could be a problem.]

[reconstitution]

Maybe not him. I don't know. He would if he knew.

[passingthrough]

You don't think he can be convinced you were framed? Maybe here if someone else talks to him like Steve? Or Vision?

[reconstitution]

It's not that. His grievance is more personal. More dated.

[ He smiles, though it's grim. ]

Steve talking to him won't help.

[passingthrough]

Then talk to Vision. [She's come to like Vision quite a bit. She has faith in him.] He's close to Tony, right? [His...son-ish?] I mean whatever it was, it wasn't when you were actually you, right?

[reconstitution]

I don't know that Vision will help with this one. We were on opposite sides.

[ Haaa. ]

Doesn't matter if I was or not.

[passingthrough]

Why wouldn't it matter? Are you hoping to be punished for something you didn't do? Alleviate some survivor's guilt?

[reconstitution]

Sorry. I wasn't clear. He doesn't care so much about the bombing I was accused of causing. Something else was more unforgivable. There's no denying I was responsible for that one.

[passingthrough]

It was something you chose that time?

[reconstitution]

Not exactly.

[passingthrough]

So, mind control? Accident? Mistake?

[reconstitution]

Still when I was the Winter Soldier. My actions have impacted someone else here.

[passingthrough]

Yeah. And that sucks. I'm just saying it's not your fault if it wasn't you.

[reconstitution]

Not sure he'll see it that way. I don't know. How do I even apologize? 'Sorry I killed your parents' can't go over very well.

[passingthrough]

[That gets a somewhat startled look from her. She assumed killing was probably involved based on what she'd heard, but parents? That strikes a cord with her. Both of hers were murdered too.]

...No.

It really wouldn't. [Her words aren't unkind though. She knows it's not his fault, but that still doesn't mean a son can so easily forgive it.] I don't know what would.