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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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[Wanda approaches the chair, though not sure if it's meant for her, she gestures at it--"You want me to sit here?"]

We have that in common then.

[Wanda cannot even remember the last time she'd had an actual birthday party. Sure, she and Pietro would always "celebrate" the day of their birth, but it was never exactly what anyone would call a party.]

[ a nod, it's not permission to sit as much as it is a request. these days are hard on them all. maybe pinkie pie's efforts, the confetti and the cake, can still be a good thing even if tony meant them as joke. ]

Maybe we can celebrate you and Pietro's birthdays next.

[ a smile ]

Not -- like this. Though another cake might be nice.

[Wanda gives him an appraising look. Were it anyone else, she would have likely written that off as a teasing threat, but with Steve... well, practically everything out of his mouth sounds sincere. After a moment, she returns his small with a small, warm one of her own.]

You missed it. Our birthday is in April.

[She doesn't sound accusatory. Rather, she comes off as more dismissive. Sort of a "no need to bother" tone to her words.]

Can still get you a present.

[ a belated birthday seems to be the new tradition in these parts and steve thinks he would have liked for Wanda and Pietro to have one, a semblance of normalcy in circumstances that are anything but. ]

And a card. It's what I like best about birthdays.

[Wanda smiles but shakes her head at Steve's offer.]

You do not have to do that.

Cards are what you like best? Pity. Here all I have to give you...

[She reaches into a pocket of her jacket, retrieving a handmade bracelet woven together with three rather obvious colors.]

...is this.

Of course I don't.

[ I want to, is heavily implied. he'll have to find them both something nice. it shouldn't be too hard with Wanda, he knows her better, after all. Pietro - well. he'll have to ask her about that part. he looks down as she reaches and pulls a little object from her pocket ]

for me?

[ he takes it and smiles ]

did you make it?

[She smiles softly and nods her head.]

I know it is not much. It is something my mother taught me how to do.

It did take me a while to gather the beads. [She then adds with a sarcastic bit:] Surprisingly, not many space markets carry much in the way of crafting supplies.

[Luckily, the dying moon's marketplace had been fairly well stocked with odd bits and materials.]

Don't say it, it's a lot. Not gonna take it off.

[ said as he ties it around his wrist. To think that Wanda has spent so much time gathered them before carefully threading them together - it makes him reach out, wrap an arm around her shoulders ]

Thank you, it means a lot.

[She leans in, gently returning the hug. She smiles up at him as they pull apart.]

I do have enough to make a second bracelet, if you think Peggy would like a matching one?

[Her tone is playfully teasing, but the offer is genuine.]

I'm sure she'll appreciate that if you give her one.

[ a bit of a smile ]

Think we can manage the Union Jack?

[ if she asks, he wasn't involved :> ]

[Her smile grows a little brighter.]

I think I could manage that, yes. I'll get to work on one.

Don't tell her though. I want it to be a surprise for her, too.

She won't hear about it from me, don't worry.

[ he smiles a bit brighter than before if only because a) this is adorable and b ) maybe he is a bit happy about the whole matching bracelets idea, so what. ]

what about you? what do you want for your birthday?

[Wanda's smile dips slightly, but only in trepidation over whether or not she should answer that question. She'd already told Steve not to worry about such things, and the added fact that it was currently HIS birthday and not her's... well, it seemed rude to steal the focus, so to speak.]

I told you. You don't have to worry about that.

Leaving it for me to choose, then.

[ with a hint of something more playful ]

you know, the last time I had to think of presents for girls was in the 40s. I might end up getting you something outdated.

[One of Wanda's eyebrows pop up. Truthfully, that sounded rather funny to her. She'd be very interested in seeing what Steve Rogers would come up with if fully on his own to find a gift for her.]

You have Peggy to help you if you were truly so inclined.

[Again, however, she tries to divert things off herself.]

But this is your party, you should not be thinking about gifts for other people. Unless, America's birthday traditions differ from Sokovia's?

Not so different, no.

[ though obviously no one throws a party like Tony Stark and thank heavens for that, one of those is more than enough if you ask Steve Rogers ]

I gotta say the balloons are really nice. I don't think I'll ever have another birthday party thrown by a pony.

See? You should try to enjoy yourself.

It's not every year that someone gets to have a birthday party thrown for them by a pony.

[A second later she adds:]

In outer space.

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