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[uprightness]

Who: Steve 'belated bday boy' Rogers
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: the ss star(spangled)struck
When: current

[ after the incident which involved steve rogers, a misunderstanding regarding technology and some ( very flattering ) photos of one Peggy Carter, Steve tried to avoid addressing the entire network regarding anything less than a security threat.

And then today happened.

The video opens up to the Starstruck though the ship looks drastically different due to the large number of red, white and blue balloons and confetti that seems to be everywhere. To make matters weirder, there seems to be a rather big cake reading 'Happy 1776th birthday, your Highness' and a song that seems to be playing every few minutes and rather loudly.

And in the middle of it all, there sits Steve Rogers himself and his smile is absolutely long suffering. He looks up and waits for the song to end before speaking rather hurriedly, mostly since he's worried it'll start over. ]

--- My birthday was last month but - thank you. Tony. For arranging alla this.

[ is he saying it through gritted teeth? Oh yes. And why? ]

And more importantly to Pinkie Pie who dedicated her time and effort to doing all of this. It's - very kind of you. Can't say I've ever had that much done for my birthday before.

[ and now if you'll excuse him, he's off to kill Iron Man. ]

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[uprightness]

That's what everyone says.

[ Steve would say an asshole but he's actually too Captain America to call Tony names in front of other people. ]

it's too late. He knows me pretty well.

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[beathach]

[you know exactly what would happen if you said the word "asshole"]

You could always get him back, but you don't seem the type.

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[uprightness]

Not really great at pranks.

[ and more importantly ]

and I'm not nearly outrageous enough to think of anything that will even make Tony blink.

[ look, at least he admits it. ]

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[beathach]

Mmm. It could worse, though? I mean - you get cake out of the whole thing.

[food is a bright side, Steve, embrace it]

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[uprightness]

And a half-dressed girl wasn't hidden in it so I guess all in all, it could definitely be worse, knowing Tony.

[ line fais. ]

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[beathach]

That - er. Yes, it could definitely be a lot worse.

[why would you put a half-dressed girl in a cake]

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[uprightness]

[ because it's tony stark, Hank. ]

-- How long have you been - ?

[ he gestures towards the screen ]

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[beathach]

Ah - a couple of days. [he rubs at his forehead]

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[uprightness]

I'm sorry.

[ all the sympathy ever. He honestly can't imagine what would be his reaction if the Atroma ever pull that specific trick on him but he does think Hank is handling this very well. ]

How long does those thing usually last?

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[beathach]

[he will never admit to how badly the initial freaking out was. Never ever]

Usually? A couple of days, from what I can tell. So it should be done with soon.

[he hopes]

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[uprightness]

I hope it will. Can't be easy.

[ not just getting clothes but..everything. the whole changed body experience. Steve went from very small to his bigger self but that must be a whole lot different than turning into a lady ]

I doubt there's anything I could do to make them change you back but if you feel like birthday cake, there's plenty leftovers.

[ look, comfort food must be a thing that will somehow help ]

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[beathach]

It's - not easy, no, but it isn't - . . . it's just strange.

[he won't go into detail about just how strange it is, like how breasts are weird or how his balance is all off or any of that. Still, Steve's offer makes him smile a little]

I could go for cake. [cake is an excellent comfort food] I suppose I can't hide over here forever.

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[uprightness]

[ honestly, steve would be hopeless as a girl. trying to be proper and still manage a female body - imagine how the others would laugh at him. if this ever does happen to him, he already knows Tony can't ever learn about it.

ever. ]

No one will say anything here, I promise.

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[beathach]

[he lucked out in that not too many people teased him, so that's made it a little easier]

Alright, I'm on my way over.

[and so, Hank psyched himself up to take the shuttle over to the Starstruck for cake and to talk with Steve in person.

. . . he pauses in the bay to look up and give the speaks a look cuz of that song. 'Cuz holy crap]

Wow.

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[uprightness]

[ Steve is waiting for him there, leaning against the wall, a grimace in place. Honestly, he smiled seeing the video for the first time. Some of those memories weren't all too bad, after all. but this - this is the 50th time this song had played today and he's officially tired. ]

--- Yeah. You should see the corridors.

[beathach]

I'm almost afraid to.

[he's decided Tony Stark is a menace] I get that it's supposed to be - you know, but he could of at least switched it up a little bit.

[uprightness]

He thinks this is funny. The old Captain America theme on repeat. Especially as he told her I'm 1776 years old today.

[ there is no handling tony stark. he cringes when the girls sing who’ll rise or fall, give his all for America? ]

-- you know it was really popular back in the day.

[beathach]

That's . . . [he sighs. He feels bad for you, Steve] Really ridiculous. I hope she didn't believe all of it.

[he tilts his head at the cringe, but doesn't ask]

I can imagine. It's - catchy. [and out of curiosity he may have watched the video, so he can see why] A lot catchier than the recruitment commercials they used to show when I was a kid.

[uprightness]

Oh she believed every last bit. Pinkie Pie is trusting, something that Tony used to make all of this happen.

[ said as they step out into the corridor, all decorated in white, blue and red balloons ]

Well, Captain America was something America needed back then. For morale.

[beathach]

Of course. At least she seems - nice? I think she threw a party for someone else I knew, too. She's a - er, busy . . . horse.

[he has yet to meet one of the ponies and he wants to keep that record]

I'm sure you did more than just boost morale, captain.

[uprightness]

Earth pony.

[ don't ask him what it means, Hank, he just knows she is and that's more than enough for him as far as pony semantics. ]

She's very nice. She said she'll do the same next thing.

[ despair level is at 100% ]

I did what's needed to be done.

[ when the song starts over again, he sighs ]

--- well, the children liked it. Especially when I punched Hitler.

[beathach]

Earth pony, right.

[he isn't sure he wants to know and he doesn't want to be accidentally rude about it so he'll just not ask at all]

Have you told her it's an Earth holiday, too? You could distract her with that.

[he gives the ceiling a dirty look]

That's what I mean.

—you punched - wait, the real thing, or an actor?

[uprightness]

That's the catch. I would have liked to celebrate her birthday as a thank you. I guess that circle will never break.

[ he doesn't really mind it as long as this time he gets to say what he wants instead of this whole 4th of July fest ]

That's a national secret, actually.

[ a smile, ok, ok. ]

an actor. He would sneak behind the chorus girls and I'd punch him on cue.

[beathach]

No, not really. But it's a sweet gesture.

[maybe Tony won't be involved at all next time, maybe you'll be lucky.

He grins a little]

That does seem like something kids would enjoy watching.

[uprightness]

[ the chances are slim to none. ]

they always thought it was pretty heroic. I guess it meant a lot to them at a time.

[ the only reason he continued doing it, in truth. he pulls a chair for him as soon as they reach the kitchen ]

- sorry. old habits.

[ he can't get over you being a lady, hank. ]