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stabsbothways ([personal profile] stabsbothways) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-05-21 07:47 pm

Heron Mingle

Who: Heron Crew and Guests
Broadcast: n/a
Action: Aboard the Heron
When: May (feel free to backtag)

[ The heron has had a large exodus of people recently, and a few new members. It's almost like a new ship. ]
wingedman: (72)

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-06-01 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Sam presses his lips together. He hadn't expected his words to have such an effect on her - oh, he knows that telling someone about their own funeral isn't what you might call a pleasant prospect, but it's a more emotional reaction than he'd anticipated. He almost reaches out for her again, but considering her lack of response earlier, he doesn't think Peggy's the reassuring touch kind of person.]

He needed someone. [Sam glances down at the table, tracing a pattern on the surface.] And I wasn't gonna make him go through that alone.
mucked: (☂ catch a tiger)

[personal profile] mucked 2017-06-01 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ her reaction is emotional, maybe. but no less controlled. peggy had previously felt she might have had at least a loose grip on the conversation at hand -- but that's because she'd felt blissfully disconnected from the man across the table. to understand that he had been there, been present, at a moment close to the one he's describing?

it creates a connection. and one that takes her by surprise. it hijacks her calculated calm. ]


Yes -- [ taut, and utterly distant. there's a moment where it looks as though she may get up and leave. ] It's certainly appreciated. No one should have to do it alone.

[ the memorial they'd held back stateside for steve rogers had been a gaudy, well-attended thing. peggy might never have gone had howard not dragged her there. and, yes, she'd hated every minute of it. but it'd been made more tolerable by his companionship. ]
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-06-01 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Sam wouldn't blame her if she got up and left, wouldn't stop her. It's not an easy thing to hear about. And, in fact, he decides to offer her an out:]

I've probably kept you busy long enough with my questions. If you need to head back to your ship, go right ahead.

[He feels as if he's intruding on her grief, on something that's too intimate for a new acquaintance to witness, and for all his professional training, he's not quite sure how to handle a situation like this.

A pause, and then, more quietly, but with feeling:]


I hope someone was with you. 'Cause you're right about that.
mucked: (☂ we will save your brothers)

[personal profile] mucked 2017-06-01 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ her attention shifts. peggy stares at her unfinished coffee. she will, indeed, take his offered out. but not immediately. first, she takes another mouthful of this godawful drink and gives him about as frank and earnest an answer as he might hope for. ]

Someone was. [ and she'd been there for him in turn. with the howlies still overseas, howard might have been the only one who could understand the ludicrousness of the whole affair.

peggy pushes her mug aside. ]
If you need anything, Sam -- please don't hesitate to call up the Starstruck. But you're right. I really should be going.

[ and she stands. ]
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[personal profile] wingedman 2017-06-01 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Good.

[He gives her a warm smile, the sort that's meant to stand in for the hug she would reject. The smile will probably make her feel uncomfortable, too, but he can't help that.]

Do you need an engineer?

[It's almost blurted out at the last moment, a little uncertainly. Yes, he's asking if he can transfer to your ship.]
mucked: (☂ wake up bleary-eyed and sore)

[personal profile] mucked 2017-06-01 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
I do.

[ abrupt, but thoughtful.

peggy wastes no time in exploring this avenue: ]
Does Barnes?

[ need an engineer. ]
wingedman: (38)

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-06-01 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Are you gonna feel guilty about stealing his engineer if I transfer?

[Not that it'll really make a difference, but Sam at least wants Peggy's permission before he does it. Less to justify it anyone else and more because he doesn't want her getting mad at him for suddenly showing up on her ship.]
mucked: (☂ i laughed and shook his hand)

[personal profile] mucked 2017-06-01 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
From any other ship? [ peggy pauses. ] Not at all. I just snagged the Caprine's cook; we needed one.

[ she doesn't mind betraying that she may, indeed, play mercenary at times. ]

But I don't poach from the Heron. [ in his way, barnes has become important to her. ] Make your peace with your captain -- and if he's good with the transfer, then I certainly won't turn you down. I know Steve won't.