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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. ]

Comments

[takingkarabusiness]

It is... a lot, isn't it?

[uprightness]

It's Tony.

[ it explains it all, really. ]

He thinks this is all a really good joke.

[takingkarabusiness]

As long as no one is hurt?

[uprightness]

-- I guess with Tony it's all we can ask, really.

[ so much long-suffering. so much. ]

If you want some of this cake - please. We have too much.

[takingkarabusiness]

I always want cake. I'll be right over.

[uprightness]

You can always carry some back with you -

[ because that thing is huge and he doubts the starstruck crew could finish it before it spoils. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

You really know what to say to a lady, Captain Rogers.

[uprightness]

-- Gotta say I never heard that one before.

[ ha! this must be progress. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, cake is very persuasive.

[uprightness]

I gotta say it's not half bad. Pinkie Pie could have opened a really successful baking business.

[ and maybe take other willing customers who are not him ]

[takingkarabusiness]

I need to become her guinea pig, then.

[uprightness]

A sweet tooth, huh?

[ it's said with more fondness than anything teasing ]

I'll have to remember that for you birthday.

[takingkarabusiness]

I think I'll just make one up for here.

[uprightness]

That's not a bad idea. I guess we never know when we're gonna be next year or on our next birthday.

[ and with so much uncertainty, carpe diem has never felt more right. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, and with all the time shenanigans... You know, it's hard to calculate birthdays between planets, especially if they have a different number of days in the year.

[uprightness]

I guess it doesn't really matter anyway, does it? A birthday is just a date. The important thing is spending a day with people you care about. You can have that whenever you'd like.

[ he eyes his cake ]

and we can always ask Pinkie Pie for another cake.

[takingkarabusiness]

You're right. And that's a great idea.