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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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She's a kid, I think she's allowed to not be committed.

[ He doesn't know her life's story, Steve. He's just heard her music. ]

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-- Once they used to write songs about romances that did work.

[ at least that was encouraging ]

Seems a bit insensitive to dance to a song about a lady's heartbreak.

[ W H A T ]

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They still write songs about working romance, but heartbreak is a pretty relatable topic.

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Taylor Swift, huh.

[ he has to smile. of all the things he didn't expect, that has to be somewhere in the top 5. ]

Hey, maybe they'll play her songs for Christmas.

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Hard telling what kinds of tunes they'll have. [ Or if he'll even go.. ] There was jazz last year.

[ Peggy wore a stunning red dress and he helped hold up the wall. ]

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[uprightness]

That doesn't sound to bad at all.

[ bucky for the love of.. ]

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It wasn't. Wasn't much for parties, though.

[ He shrugs. ]

Rogue invited us.

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Peggy told me.

[ he nods and smiles at him. ]

not even one dance? even I tried, two left feet and all.

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I had one, yeah. It was when I was still uncomfortable being around people.

[ Something he hasn't really talked to Steve about. It never came up, so he hadn't bothered bringing it into conversation. ]

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Maybe there'll be two this time.

[ he nudges him, helps himself to a piece of pie. He allows himself this careful optimism, these days. ]

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Hey, I danced plenty a few planets ago. Just because you weren't around to see it doesn't mean it didn't happen.

[ He even danced with your woman, so there. ]

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[uprightness]

Shouldn't be a problem this time, then.

[ s m i l i n g ]

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That mean you're finally gonna dance with her proper?

[ You know what this is about. ]

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Hey - we danced a bit.

[ and look, he has to add ]

Natasha taught me, didn't even step on her toes.

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So you are teachable, after all.

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[uprightness]

I don't know if I'd say that.

[ he thought it was more swaying than dancing, personally. ]

But Nat says I'm not completely terrible.

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Well, she would know, wouldn't she?

[ Do you really want to doubt her, Steve? ]

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She's a really good dancer so I think she must know.

[ he might be more than a bit impressed. ]

She said to imagine it as a form of sparring.

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Well, she's not wrong. You have to be quick on your feet.

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[uprightness]

It's not the same -

[ not you too, bucky. he makes a face. ]

I mean, I should be proof enough that some people can fight but can't dance.

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It's not the same, but they share similar-enough concepts.

[ Raising an eyebrow at you, bud. ]

Can't teach an old dog new tricks after all?

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some things don't seem to change.

[ and that's the worst metaphor. ]

you're a hundred years old and you're still a jerk, after all.

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And you're still a punk, so it looks like we're even.

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[ there's a chuckle and a shake of his head. there are many burdens he can just brush off of him, here. it's no surprise. who knows steve rogers better than bucky? there was never a need for the whole captain america act in his company. ]

well, I'm the punk who got you pie.

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[ Sometimes, they can have moments like this where there doesn't feel like any sort of expectations. He doesn't have to be Bucky Barnes or the Winter Soldier. Steve doesn't need to put on a front. It's just the two of them calling each other names, bonding over pie. ]

Yeah, you sure did.