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[uprightness]

Who: peggy carter, steve rogers and all of you guys

Broadcast:  amazingly, yes

Action: on the starstruck, if you're so inclined
When: current.

[ New Year’s Eve has come and gone without anything exploding or going awfully wrong and so today is just safe enough for something else. Steve Rogers doesn’t address the network for no reason, after all. Only today he keeps looking back and eventually, calls: ]

Are you really going to stay there throughout the whole thing?

[ There’s a flicker to Steve’s left: dark curls and a flash of a silk blouse as Peggy leans into view. ] Perhaps. After all, of the two of us, you’re the one with experience in addressing the public.

[ But! Fine! Here she is, framed beside him onscreen, and refraining from making any more jokes about the old USO show. ]

Very funny.

[ but he is smiling, small but amused. For all of his experience, he seems as if he’s been practicing his lines for this one broadcast. ]

I know some of you will say this is long overdue, but after months of asking, mostly on her part, I’ve said yes and we’ve decided to get married.

[ -- and that’s when Peggy slaps the back of her hand against Steve’s shoulder, hissing something (something for him alone) about twisting the truth and tarnishing her well-earned cred. ]

I mean, after a careful observation of mutual interests, we’ve decided to get married. What this is really about is a simple matter of proving me right. I’d like you all to tell her three weeks is a perfectly reasonable duration for a honeymoon.

[ She reaches for the device, tugging its focus onto herself. ] -- For God’s sake, don’t encourage him. We’ve only just got engaged; it’s far far too early to start discussing the rest. [ Aside, to Steve: ] I warned you when I agreed to this ridiculous message. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

[ But she’s laughing. ]

It's not getting too ahead of ourselves. Call it careful consideration of facts.

[ he'll reach out and close the device for the sake of this banter. ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

[ there is squealing and clapping when Kara sends a video over ]

You're doing it! That's amazing!! I'm so happy for you two!

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[mucked]

-- Thank you, Miss Danvers.

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[takingkarabusiness]

Can I help with anything? Please let me help with something. I can throw you an engagement party! Or a bridal shower! I love throwing parties and I think it would be really great to have a reception so everyone can congratulate you in person! Do you know when you're going to do it? Will it be a big thing or are you going to elope on a planet?

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[mucked]

[ UHHHM. ]

Good God, woman, that is a lot of questions.

[ many of which she doesn't know how to answer. dear lord, steve, save her. ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

Sorry! Sorry. We just don't have too many weddings here and frankly we could use a celebration of something.

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[mucked]

I'll be honest. [ ahem. ] I'm not too keen on propping up my wedding as an excuse for everyone else to -- celebrate.

[ look, she's still angling to elope. she'll wear the bastard down in time. ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

Why wouldn't you want people to celebrate you two and your love for each other? It should be a day for all your friends and loved ones here to honor you and your relationship.

I mean, I totally respect if you'd rather elope. But you say "celebrate" like it's a bad thing.

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[mucked]

[ when someone comes at her explaining that, frankly, the fleet could use a celebration then -- yes, it does sound like a bad thing. to her. but she's been touch-and-go about the whole notion up until recently. ]

It isn't exactly my style. [ then again, what is? hell if she knows these days. ] Generally, I'm of the opinion that me and him and us are no one else's business.

[ -- and this announcement was done more to appease steve. ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

Um.

Right. Well. My apologies. I'm just excited for my friends.

[ where does she even go to from there. ]

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[mucked]

You've done nothing wrong. [ there's no use in folding like a house of cards at the first sign of guff, after all. ] I'm quite convinced your reaction is precisely the sort of thing Steve hoped to inspire.

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[takingkarabusiness]

But not you?

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[mucked]

As I said -- a public fuss isn't much my style. [ but steve certainly is. and contrary to the vibe she gives off 99% of the time, peg would burn the world for steve rogers. ]

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[takingkarabusiness]

Well, if you don't mind my saying so, I don't think that sharing something so important with friends is a public fuss.

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[uprightness]

[ it's sort of really funny letting peggy deal with the excitement first. he'll pitch in later. ]

we're doing it. you'll be there, right?

[takingkarabusiness]

If Peggy allows guests...?

[ she's teasing, a bit. she's not sure how to read peggy's reluctance ]

[uprightness]

I think we both worry it might end up bigger than we imagined it to be.

[ and how quickly he takes a question asked about peggy and turns the answer to a we. it's not a courtesy. they are both private people, have been since their name and their tale became so grandiose without their leave. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

A fair concern. Have you thought about being less amazing people?

[uprightness]

[ he dips his chin, bites back a smile that's borderline shy. ]

I think we'll just go for something small. I think we can both manage small pretty well.

[ he was just fine with the christmas party, for example. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, if you'll have me and my plus-one, we'd love to come.

Congratulations, Steve.

[uprightness]

[ ....oh right. mon-el. these things are sent to try us. ]

is he behaving himself?

[ :| ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Very much so. No fleetwide announcements without my permission about our relationship in quite a long time.

[uprightness]

I'm glad to see he learned.

[ so huffy about it. ]

you two are getting really serious, aren't you?

[ #bigbrother, always. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she softens a bit, turning more thoughtful than playful ]

Well... if anyone can understand it, it's you. I've been by myself for a really long time. And I'm not talking about relationships... Stranger in a strange land stuff. I love my sister and Eliza and my friends at home, but no one really understands what I've been through. He does, though. Even though our cultures were... very different, he still knows what it's like to wake up one day and have everything gone. It's like you and Peggy. Some things you can't expect regular people to understand.

Plus, I mean, have you seen him?

[uprightness]

--- I've seen him.

[ STILL NOT IMPRESSED. ]

as long as he makes you happy. be sure to tell him cultural differences aren't an excuse for any misconduct.

[ be more overprotective of her, steve. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Believe me. I remind him of that on the regular.

Though I haven't had to as much lately. He really wants to do the right thing.