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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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That's idealistic of you. [Standing up to tyrants doesn't always work. Not without bloodshed and heartache.]

I guess it is.

[ that's really how captain America came to be, isn't it? I don't like bullies, no matter where they're from and it hasn't changed except for the fact that recent times has made it harder to tell the bullies than before. ]

I always felt that people should be free to be who they are. if they don't hurt anyone, they have the same rights as anyone else, powers or not. I'd hate to think someone would try to hurt the members of my team who have powers just because they're different. They're my friends. I'd do anything to protect them.

There are plenty who refuse to consider us people for those very differences. Human history is littered with it. Why would they change, when faced with those who they see only as different and something to be feared, kept in check?

[ why, indeed. he doesn't answer, gives himself a moment to think about it. ]

Not everyone is the same. I guess the thing to aim for is for people who don't think that way. It's my experience there is nothing all of us agree about. Two of my team members are enhanced. We fought against one another in the past but these days, they're as valuable as any other Avenger.

[This is a rather heavy conversation for a birthday. Not that it matters to Erik that much. At the least, they've reached a point that he can relate to.]

Yes, well. I've ended up on the same side as those I've fought as well. [To a certain extent.]

I guess it's the way some of those stories end. It's good. Any middle grounds found is something that we all should be proud of.

[ he smiles a bit ]

if anyone ever threatens anyone here for being different, you can be sure I'll fight alongside you.

[Provided there's anything left by the time Erik's done with them.]

I'll keep that in mind.