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Who: Bucky & You!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Heron
When: 11/2

[ Hello, fleet! Today you get a message from someone who's been more than a little absent the past month. Some people may be more aware of it than others, but he's finally crawling out of the woodwork.

Waking up has been more than a little disorienting, because he didn't recall falling asleep, or when. It makes him uneasy, a solid weight sitting in his gut. The last time he couldn't remember things, it wasn't so great for the fleet. ]

What year is it?

Not sure how long I was out..Is everyone okay?

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Glad he's okay.

Did you get your dance, at least?

[ He heard vaguely from Natasha about the party. ]

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[ keep it light, she decides. don't delve too deep into the steve stuff. it's not all her stuff to tell. ]

I went as Ginger Rogers. As such, I was rather obligated to dance.

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Ginger Rogers. Good choice. Your idea?

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It could be described as something of a joint effort.

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I'm glad you managed to have fun. You both deserve it with all the shit you've been through.

[ The awkward situation he's put them through. ]

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Yes, Bob and I had a lovely time. I'll be sure to pass on the sentiment.

[ who is bob? bob is no one. but that's what he gets for texting you both when peggy was being so good to talk around the truth. she knows he knows she's simply being a bit of an arse, but --

well, she's still a little tender over the entire concept of being one half of a legitimate couple. and talking through text is odd in the first place. she can't get any sort of read on him. so she resorts to games. ]

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Who the fuck is bob?

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[ forgive her, steve! some points just have to be belaboured. ]

A lot happens in a month. Bob's my soulmate.

[ ordinarily, she'd feel awfully guilty telling lies to a man so thoroughly pulled apart and glued back together as barnes was -- but she makes a point to make the lie sound exceptionally ridiculous.

and to really stress how much she's lying: ] :)

[ good lord. that was painful. ]

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I'm sure Steve will be disappointed to hear that he has a rival.

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I wouldn't say rival was the right word. [ time to simply change the subject, she thinks. ] How are you? At all keen to stretch your legs?

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Disoriented. Dying to get off this ship for a bit.

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Plenty of room to walk on the planet. But it can get a bit dicey beyond the treeline. Best not to go alone.

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I'll keep that in mind.

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...Or we could go to the Iskaulit.

[ a bold offer, since he clearly didn't invite her to join him on the planet's surface. peggy isn't certain the iskaulit is much better as prospects go, given what happened there. ]

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I'd rather not, if it's all the same to you.

[ He's still not completely comfortable on the Iskaulit.. Bucky's sure his presence makes people uneasy, too. ]

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It isn't. [ all the same to her. ] But I understand.

[ sympathy and judgment are not mutually exclusive. ]

I'm all out offers. Let me know if you feel like meeting up. We could even do coffee.

[ coffee! she might as well try and acquire a taste. ]

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Coffee? Did you fall and hit your head?

[ Joking??? Oh god was it even a good joke.. ]

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Long story short? I lost a game of pool. Hologram pool, so it was doomed from the outset. Coffee was part of the stakes.[ a coffee date was one of the stakes, but she's not going to open that can of worms again. ]

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You made a bet on a bad game.

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I did exactly that, yes.

[ and she didn't mind one bit. going in, she'd anticipated losing against a man who wielded angles and ricochets as his weapon. ]

And for my arrogance I am doomed to drink some coffee. A truly horrible fate.

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It's not so bad with a little cream and sugar.

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Adding richness to something which already tastes burnt merely makes it taste both rich and burnt. [ but! lest she sound ungrateful: ] However, I'll keep that in mind.

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If it tastes burnt, it's been out too long.

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Good God, I don't expect to have to make it. [ a line must be drawn! she'll leave that to "bob". ]

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I'll make some if you ever decide to visit.

[ Not that she will decide that. ]