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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. ]

Comments

video.

[uprightness]

A whole week just for the wedding? you know, on Earth, it's just an hour-long ceremony and an evening of dancing and eating.

[ see, obviously they need to do the whole thing the asgardian way. ]

video.

[rebuildyourruins]

That doesn't seem like a lot of time.

[Thor would agree. Everything's better that way.]

video.

[uprightness]

It isn't. but then, I don't think I could celebrate for a whole week. you know how I am about parties.

[ AWKWARD. ]

video.

[rebuildyourruins]

[He sure does. But surely it's different when it's a party for you.]

Most of the celebration is at the end of it - the earlier part is preparation. I think even I would get tired after a week-long party.

video.

[uprightness]

and that's saying a lot.

[ but oh no, he's smiling. ]

I think we might not need as much in the way of preparations. I don't imagine it'll be bigger than the Christmas party.

video.

[rebuildyourruins]

It would be difficult to collect much from the planets and keep it for a while. [Bummer.] But the Christmas party was of good size.

video.

[uprightness]

You should try and sell the idea of a three-week vacation to Peggy. she doesn't seem to buy it at all from me.

[ which surprises absolutely no one. ]

video.

[rebuildyourruins]

Does she not like the idea of being away that long?

video.

[uprightness]

I don't think she's used to that much rest.

[ ... ]

or any rest at all.

video.

[rebuildyourruins]

You ought to remind her that it's a special occasion, and not at all a normal holiday.

video.

[uprightness]

See, you should say that to her too. she thinks I'm biased.

[ but he is, indeed biased. ]