Winter & Vision's (not so) Excellent Adventure

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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.]

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[ He removes his hand, but keeps close as he leads her along the shore and toward one of the empty docks. This should be suitable enough for their conversation, short of anyone interrupting them. It should be fine.

Glancing around, he finally sets his focus back to Wanda. ]

Do you want to sit?

[ He gestures to the dock's edge. ]

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[Before he can even finish his question, Wanda has already walked the rest of the way to the end of the dock. She removes her shoes and socks and then dips her feet into the water. She is silent for a moment, as she looks up from her feet in the water to out over the horizon. She can't think of any other way to start this conversation, so she turns to Bucky and asks him flat out.]

Do we tell him?

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[ He watches Wanda make herself comfortable, opting to sit on top of one of the support posts. Bucky takes a minute to consider it himself, rubbing the back of his neck and letting out a sigh. ]

I don't know. I'm not the best person to make that call.

[ He doesn't have the same moral compass that most of them have. If it were up to him, he wouldn't say anything and let them suss it out themselves until they remembered, too. It isn't fair to keep them in the dark, but he just doesn't want to answer the questions he know will come up. ]

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You have known him the longest. Out of anyone in the Fleet, you and Peggy are probably the best candidates to tell him.

[She looks back out over the water.]

If I were to tell him... it doesn't feel right.

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I don't want him to worry about something beyond his control.

[ Because he will. At great length. Steve already has enough to fuss over, one more thing might be the tipping point. If it's only the three of them that remember, maybe they should wait. ]

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[Wanda sighs, nodding her head. She knows he is right. It was just in Steve's nature to be that way. Always looking to try and stop bad things from happening, especially when they involved in his friends.]

So we don't tell him.

[She states it flatly, but it's clear she's not convinced it's the right answer.]

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I don't plan on telling him, no.

[ Alluding to the fact that if she wants to tell him, he won't stop her. There's been enough drama revolving around himself, Bucky doesn't want to add to it. ]

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[Wanda doesn't turn to look at him. She really didn't know what else she expected him to say.]

He already knows that something happened. I couldn't tell him when I first arrived back, and he said he wouldn't ask me to.

[A small, half-smile crosses her face.]

He really is a boy scout, isn't he?

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He was never the boy scout. That's Captain America, not Steve.

[ There's a difference that people don't seem to understand. He can remember, now. Steve was the one who couldn't stand bullies, started fights he was never sure he could finish because he couldn't leave well enough alone. Still can't.

Steve takes care of his own. Maybe it's hard for him to take the Captain America mantle off. He does what he thinks is right, not whatever his duty is. Never cared about orders, but goddamn if he won't fight tooth and nail for people he cares about.

Bucky's glad Steve has a team again. It does him wonders. ]

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Too bad. He gives them a good name.

[She grins up at him from her sitting position. But her gaze shifts down and away, her expression now looking more guilty.]

To keep secrets from him...

[Her voice trails off. Her overall demeanor signalling how she's feeling.]

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Tell him if you want. I can't do that- not now.

[ Not while things are going okay and he's so over the moon being around Peggy. Doesn't want to be the reason things change again. ]

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I don't want to lose his trust.

[It comes out pained and sad. Wanda's fear and motivation to want to tell Steve laid bare.]

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Then I won't make you compromise that.

[ He's willing to take the fall for however that conversation goes. Wanda's already been through enough shit, she shouldn't have to sacrifice what's left of her team, too. ]

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[She turns to look at him, surprised.]

You're going to tell him?

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I think it should come from someone who's actually on the team.

[ He gives Wanda a look. That's you, girly. ]

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[She looks at him for a moment, almost pleading, but ultimately she slowly nods her head. A small flicker of a smile appears on her face though.]

As if you're not on the team... or did you forget who exactly you were standing next to at the airport?

[Her teasing him is her way of saying that she'll be okay.]

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No, I know. I'm grateful for it.

[ He's quiet for a moment, heaving a tired sigh. ]

You really think we should tell him even if it hasn't happened to him yet?

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[Wanda knows this next admission may earn her a scolding, but she know she needs to tell Bucky why she's been feeling this way.]

I... I told Peggy and Sam... everything that happened. I haven't told Natasha or Stark, but... for the people closest to him to know and then to not tell him...

[She shakes her head. She knows she has gone about this all wrong.]

I am sorry.

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[ Well, that makes things more complicated than they needed to be. So he can't really keep the situation under the radar anymore, he's dealt with worse. ]

Alright. I'll handle it.

[ He nudges her hip gently with his boot. ]

Don't be sorry. You did what you thought was right.

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[She looks at him, both surprised and still asking for an apology in her expression. She thinks for a moment.]

I can be there with you. Peggy, Sam, Vision... you don't have to tell him alone.

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No, it shouldn't all be on you. I'm just being selfish.

[ It's true, isn't it? He doesn't want to start any sort of conflict and have to deal with the outcome. ]

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[She shakes her head, giving him a small, comforting smile.]

We both are.

And it doesn't have to be all on you either. You can stop trying to shoulder everything all on your own. Let me at least help you. One more time.

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I need to tell him something else, anyway. May as well do both at the same time.

[ Nope, going to shoulder everything always. Just try and stop him! ]

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[She thinks on this a moment. She knows she can't stop him from just going off on his own to confront Steve, but... she still feels that she need to try and help mitigate the burden somehow.]

Will you tell me? When you've told him?

[At the very least, she thinks she can try and have her own talk with Steve after Bucky's spoken with him.]

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I'll tell you.

[ He fully intends upon telling Steve on his own. It feels like he may not say everything he needs to with someone else watching. He trusts Wanda, he really does.. But Bucky needs to do this on his own. ]