everybody's starstruck in june.

[mucked]

Who: starstruck crew & visitors
Broadcast: n/a
Action: aboard the ship
When: june

[ another month; another mingle. but there are changes in the air! the starstruck has some fresh crew to boast of, as well as a spiffing new lounge. things have been difficult, lately -- the common area might make for a great place to decompress and socialize with your fellow starstruckers.

after all, it seems the captain's gone and requisitioned max's record player. for the first week in june, it'll be returned again and again to the new lounge. good luck hiding it from her, rockatanksy.

ready steady go! ]

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[theroadwarrior]

Mm. That's what happens. Captain and lovebird, either way you're doomed.

[He tugs on his ear, a charade, one Steve might get, might not.

She's got you by the balls, mate.

Max knows the feeling, but it's a twenty-year-old feeling.]

[uprightness]

You know, if you drop by the bridge sometimes or come to the kitchen at breakfast time, she'd probably stop stealing it so frequently.

[ probably. he's not sure of anything Peggy Carter. it's always an eighty percent chance, at best. ]

[theroadwarrior]

[He rolls his eyes.

He'd die for this crew, yeah, but eat with them? Now you've gone too far.]

I like my quiet.

[uprightness]

So do I.

[ he gets the loner ways, max. ]

still. drop by early enough and it'll be just you two.

[ god knows she doesn't sleep all that well as of late. ]

[theroadwarrior]

[Max snorts, so skeptically.]

There's better company for her to keep.

You and the Bird Guy, and the Sneaky Redhead, t'name a few.

[uprightness]

--- Do you call him like this to his face? Because I won't mind being there when you do.

[ Bird Guy, ha. sam would be beside himself. it's the best thing that happened to steve today, hands down. ]

You know, there's a lot she keeps to herself but I do know that she hates it when anyone tries to do this. Let her decide what company she wants to keep.

[ a beat. ]

She likes you and she's stubborn. I'd hate to find out how much.

[theroadwarrior]

Yeah, mmm... well. I've been doing it for decades. Gonna be disappointed when she figures out she can't roll the rock all the way up the cliff.

[The mental image is great, though.]

[uprightness]

[ he scoffs. ]

You know she'd only take down the cliff, right?

[ come on max, you know he's not wrong. ]

[theroadwarrior]

[Hmm.]

She's only one person.

[He studies the back of the book, thoughtful.]

Used to be like her. Lot like her.

But if she, um... thinks every cliff's breakable or climbable, she's gonna have a painful life. She takes too much on her shoulders.

... Probably like most of you hero-types.

[uprightness]

I'm not a hero.

[ but peggy is; and to steve, she always will be. max isn't wrong; he's probably more spot-on than he knows. ]

I don't know about any cliff. She won't fight windmills. If she's fighting this cliff, it's because it's important enough.

[ he picks up one of the books, passes a finger along its spine. ]

Whatever we can spare her.

[ it's their responsibility. ]

[theroadwarrior]

[Max looks so very skeptically at Steve.

Because as important as the other part of the conversation is, he just — ]

She also said she's not a hero.

[Look at his eyebrow hike up, bud.]

... You're both fulla' shit, though.

[uprightness]

[ that does make him laugh. ]

Well, I can't say I'm surprised. I'm glad you told her, though. She deserves to hear it.

[theroadwarrior]

You say she's one, she says you're one.

Lots of bickering.

Lots of record-stealing.

Actin' like you wouldn't drop everything and rescue a cat out of a tree for a little girl.

[With the most straightest of pokerfaces, as he folds his arms:]

You're both lucky I put up with you.

[this little shit-]

[uprightness]

Oh that's how it is?

[ he can cross his arms too buddy. ]

You know if you won't do it, she'll keep stealing it for the rest of time. God knows what it'll be next.

[theroadwarrior]

[Hah.]

I've got my ways, Mr. Hero.

[Before Steve can complain about the name, he wags the book.]

Bartering. You listen to the music, I'll read the book.

Everyone wins.

[uprightness]

That will work just fine for me and you.

[ peggy is something else entirely but what can you do. ]

I'll still want to know what you thought about it.