Action + Video | Captain on the bridge. Sort of...

[brooklyn_boy]

Who: Steve and you!

Broadcast: Video, yes: Fleetwide

Action: SS Bishop
When: Yesterday, after arrival

ACTION:
Steve has just about managed to acquaint himself with the strange, new idea that he is now in space when the next curve is thrown his way. One second he's standing in a hallway, just about to walk up and ask someone if they have any idea what he's doing here. The next, he's...on a bridge. With confetti? And are those pudding cups? What the Hell is going on? He blinks around, his first instinct to always look and see if there is some sort of fight about to happen. Hands are in fists and he really wishes his shield was somewhere around here. But he dropped that in the dirt a few months ago, so fat chance.

Steve will stand down slowly, once no one attacks him right off the bat. Sadly, he's been in this position before; in a strange place and time, not knowing why or how. His thoughts are back on Earth and with the friends he's broken out of their floating prison and now, seemingly, abandoned. Maybe there is a way out of here. Or, maybe, he's needed here more? Hopefully someone is going to be able to talk him through it all.


VIDEO:

Many hours later, Steve sends out a broadcast, finally understanding how and wanting to reach out to anyone else that might be here. Anyone else he might know.

"Uh. Hey. My name is Steve Rogers. Hopefully I'm doing this right and you can all see and hear me. I just arrived about..." He looks down at something and then scrubs a hand over his face as though in disbelief. "Two days ago. A lot got packed into those days, it seems. But I'm sure you all know how that feels."

Steve pauses, shifting a bit before getting closer to the camera, face serious. "I've met some people here so I know that what happened to me has happened to a lot of other good people. I have questions and a lot of things I want to look into. But first, I want to know who else is out there. Who else might have the same questions I do and who wants to start getting some answers."

He moves back and tries to smile. "Or who maybe just wants to talk? Anything. So, yeah. Thanks. How do I....um. Is it this butt-"

Video cuts off abruptly.

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

"Can't think of anyone I'd like to go drinking with more than the two of you." At least no one who's still here. She has other friends, but they don't know what's happened, and she's not interested in drawing them into it.

"You can meet everyone else later. Once you've had a chance to settle in."

[brooklyn_boy]

Steve smiles and pats Nat on the shoulder fondly. They both need this, he thinks. They both need to just mourn with someone who is in the same gripping loss as them. But first, he needs a minute and he's sure she probably does, too.

"I'll contact Thor and meet you over there?"

He looks at the dent he punched in wall and thinks, without any other options, it wasn't a bad way to get some fury out.

"Hour, maybe? Apparently I know how to fly the shuttles, so..."

[outstandingbalance]

That gets a laugh out of her. It works like that here sometimes, Steve. It's strange. You don't really get used to it. "Good skill to have." Useful, for a ship. And good to know who's been assigned which augment on what ship. If it comes to a fight—and sometimes, it does—then it makes it easier to plan strategize. "An hour sounds good. I'll see you then?"

[brooklyn_boy]

Steve needs the time to himself but it also is like ripping off a limb to have Nat leave so soon. She feels like one of the only solid things he has here, right now. And even though Steve is usually the rock for everyone else, it's nice to feel like he has an island to have refuge on, now. Even if for a moment.

"An hour. Yeah." He reaches out and pulls Nat into another hug. "Thanks for being here."

[outstandingbalance]

She leans into the hug, leaning on him for a moment. It's a mixed situation. Natasha would never wish Steve back in the fleet. At the same time, there's no one she'd rather have at her back.

"Anytime."