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[outstandingbalance]

Who: Natasha Romanoff + you (+ maybe some Bucky Barnes)
Broadcast: Video
Action: Mostly no, but we could work something out.
When: Now

[The video feed start, focusing tightly on Natasha's face, the only visible backdrop a rather generic portion of cabin wall.]

So checking the date, seems like it's been a while. Nice to see everyone's back in the air. Hopefully in one piece. I see a few people have left.

Anyone want to fill me in on the important details? Or should we let sleeping dogs—

[The sound of a door cuts her off the, and Natasha looks up. Whoever she sees, her expression softens. She smiles slightly, lifting her chin slightly and turning her head to catch a kiss from some loser tall enough that only the lower half of his face makes it in the frame. The stubble on his chin and the shape of his mouth might be enough to identify him though.]

A lot of catching up to d—

[Suddenly the feed cuts out.]

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[takingkarabusiness]

Is that the broadcast equivalent of putting a sock on the door?

[outstandingbalance]

[Sometime later.

You know, getting back to her original intention.]

Unintentionally. Hey. I'd say I'm sorry about that, but...

[She's not really sorry.]

[takingkarabusiness]

But you're not sorry.

That's fine. I get it. Priorities and all that.

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[wingedman]

[please just enjoy the sound of Sam's laughter]

[outstandingbalance]

[A while later. You know. For reasons.]

I'm glad you think it's funny. You couldn't have been eaten if you still have that much of a sense of humor.

[wingedman]

Hey, nah, I think it's great for both of you, really.

But it's funny, too.

[in an 'all of my best friends are banging' way]

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[searingedgelord]

Lucky you, you missed alien cannibal invasion.

[outstandingbalance]

Alien cannibal invasion. You know, I skimmed back on the network, but... still weird to hear it.

You okay?

[searingedgelord]

Sure.

[Why wouldn't she be okay? She's pretty good at stabbing things.]

At least it gave me something to do.

[She gets stir crazy when she spends too much time on the ship, okay.]

action;;

[reconstitution]

[ It's been a long time. Too damn long. Being stranded on the planet hadn't helped, and with Natasha still asleep after they got back in the sky didn't, either. He's been feeling on edge without her around- not just because of the physical intimacy, but he misses the connection. Misses her. Bucky's just coming in from the Iskaulit when he comes back to his room. He hears someone talking on the other side of the door, though it's muffled. He'd be concerned if he didn't know that familiar lilt. Opening the door turns out to be an even better surprise, and he can't help the smile that breaks out on his face.

Nor can he help the way his feet move toward her. Or the way he has to kiss her. And again. Except that communicator has to go away. He pulls away from kissing her long enough to mumble against her lips. ]

ты опоздал.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha half laughs, a sound more of relief than humor. Try as she might to deny it, she missed him. She missed him more than she even let herself realize until she could wrap her arms around his shoulders and smell him,, feel his stubble, return his kiss.

She missed him, and she'd been worried about him.]

I came as soon as I could.

[Her nose brushes his chin.]

[reconstitution]

'course you did.

[ He knows that she had no control of it, and it makes him feel a certain way that he's the first one she comes to see when she's missed so much. Then again, she's been killing two birds with one stone in here.

His fingers trail up her neck and to the side of her face, tangling in her hair. ]

[passingthrough]

Ewww, romance.

[Looking amused.]

At least leave the feed on for the good parts.

[outstandingbalance]

[Coming back to this a little later.

You know.

Because.]

Sorry, no free shows today. Maybe next time.

[passingthrough]

[Go get your "because", girl.]

Don't tease a girl. So, did you get...debriefed?

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[uwannagobro]

sure you got time to be catching up

[outstandingbalance]

oh, one way or another.

some things might have to wait.

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[rebuildyourruins]

[It's a relief to see a broadcast from Natasha, having spent nearly a month here with no sign of her. After hearing about various Avengers being present, it's been a strange time going about without actually seeing any of them.

And now he has. Boy.

He gives it a couple of minutes before calling.]

I can tell you what I know, but I think you'll need to return the favour.

[outstandingbalance]

[Even with other distractions, this is one video that deserves a quick response.

See? This is why she needs to make posts like this to the network. How long would she have gone without knowing he was here? (Until the next time she checked the directory, so probably later that day or tomorrow, but the point remains.)

He'll get a video response relatively promptly.]

Thor. I'll do my best. When did you get here?

[She doesn't pretend she's not happy to see him.]

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[mucked]

Super soldiers.

[ she huffs the words, like the gentlest complaint. implying, perhaps, that the two women might share a strangely uncommon problem. it's the closest she's ever come to being kind about it.

-- but the last few weeks have done a lot to put things in perspective. ]

Nuisances, aren't they?

[ nuisances of the best order. ]

[outstandingbalance]

That they are. But... in his defense, it's been a while. And I fell asleep at an awkward time.

[Natasha's words are... maybe not as gentle, but something like it. She can't entirely hide her relief, even if she might have denied it.]

Think I'm not the only one who had that problem either, though.

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[spacebro]

Should I close my eyes?

[outstandingbalance]

You can open them now.

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[padadin]

[For a moment he considers not answering and just give her privacy. But then he realizes, nothing stops her from seeing it later, right? And he remembers her from the heist - she seems to be the type to want the information. So may as well.]

Welcome back. You want the long version or the short version?

[outstandingbalance]

[It's a while before Natasha gets back to him, but when she does, she's business—she does want to know.]

How long is the long version?