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Who: Bucky!Cap Barnes
Broadcast: Private to Natasha Romanoff
Action: Bishop, planetside on Lyndia
When: Shortly after the last shuffle (for video & Bishop), anytime during their stopover in the Bix system

[Video: Private to Natasha Romanoff]
Hey, so when's a good time for a fight and a drink?

[Action: Bishop]
[Bucky's new on the Bishop, but it's not like he's never been here before. Anyone who's been here for a week or two might have seen him coming and going from Steve Rogers' room. In fact, now that he's on board, that appears to be where he's headed now, with an armful of clothes and a strange, circular red, white, and blue shield tucked under one arm.

Actually, since his hands are full, he very politely(?) kicks at the hatch to Steve's cabin once he gets there.

Later, he can be found walking the ship, familiarizing himself with the bridge, bathroom, and kitchen - where he's also digging for the coffee grounds and means to make it into actual coffee, because that's really important. Seriously. Coffee is magic.]

[Action: Planetside]
[Bucky also takes the opportunity to stretch his legs on Lyndia. In fact, he takes the opportunity to spend some time outside, because no matter how much the natives of this world warn him, it seems fine to him. Not even a sniffle. So he ends up earning some extra cash, running errands and ferrying supplies from the surface, including hacking away at vines, gutting old wooden buildings, and maybe even seeing if he can't track down said reptilian beast.

Bucky spends his significant earnings largely on food and clothing, because a) he wants to eat things that are not gel and b) he wants to wear things that are not jumpsuits. He is also willing to share the riches with friends, should they run into him.]

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[ This is the second time that they are going to be moving in together. Steve has almost nothing in his room so, even though it's small, there's plenty of room for whatever Bucky brings with him. There's a slightly bigger bed in this new room and Steve looks at it with a small smile, already imagining curling up on it with his best friend. Lover? Boyfriend? Christ... His Bucky. Yeah. That's good enough.

At the kick to the door, Steve is jarred away from his thoughts and grins wildly. ]

Yeah, yeah. Just a second.

[ He turns the music on and something low and smooth comes out of his communicator. It's old sounding even if Steve can't recognize it. In the background he figured out how to put in the sounds of traffic (or as close to it as he could get).

The lights in the room are set low as he finally gets the door and shifts out of the way for Bucky to come in. ]

Can't even knock. What the Hell am I takin' into my room?

[Bucky definitely doesn't have a lot, either - the shield is the biggest thing - so between the two of them, they'll be pretty fine. He's mostly just waiting for Steve to get the hatch when he realizes he can hear... is that music, drifting from the other side of the door?

Yeah, it's music, when Steve opens the door and Bucky blinks past him to see the lights are dimmed and he realizes there's even something that sounds like traffic and -

He snorts, but he's also grinning.] My hands're full, 'cause somebody doesn't wanna hang onto his own shield.

[Except the fact that Steve gave it to him, said he wanted Bucky to have it, means the world.]

If I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to charm me into something.

[The response comes not long after the original message is sent—maybe fifteen minutes.]

Nothing on my calendar now. What are you doing in half an hour?

[That works for him.] Goin' to the gym, it looks like.

Iskaulit?

[ Sara's also not one to shy away from adventure, so she sees Bucky out and about, possibly when he's out eating or shopping ]

Hey, how's it going? Run into anything scaly and dangerous lately?

They have a mat. What else do we need? [Spoken like a woman ready for a fight. At least, a friendly fight.]. I'll meet you there.

Nothing I can think of.

Same.

[It doesn't take him long to get there, dressed in workout clothes (or at least something that passes for them) with a bag holding some regular clothes and his uniform. This seems like too casual a fight for that kind of thing, but he figures with Natasha, you don't want to be caught with your pants back on another ship.

Definitely no shield, though.]

[Bucky is currently eating at an "open air" cafe (is anything really open air when you're underground?); when he spots Sara, he smiles and kicks a little at the empty chair on the other side of his table, inviting her to sit down for a moment if she wants to.]

Not yet, but not for lack of looking. [His smile turns a little rueful.] I learned how to track careless guys in the Army, not big, scaly things. But the principle's sort of the same, I guess.

How about you?

[ she sits. if a waiter comes by, she'll order whatever bucky's having ]

I wasn't in the Army, but I learned that guys and big scaly things don't have that many differences, especially when it comes to tracking.

[There's no ambush waiting for him, but he will find Natasha waiting for him in a tank top and a smirk, stretching her shoulder idly.

No weapons visible, and there's not too many places they could be hiding.

So probably a fair fight?]

Good timing.

[In the meantime, Bucky's largely cleared his plate, but he still pushes over the little bread basket in her direction. There's even two pieces left!]

I'll bet you have. Well, that's good for me, I guess. The fun part's gonna be what happens when I find it.

[Then again, he hasn't had a real fight in a while. It'll be good for him.] What're you up to?

[At least closer to fair than it would otherwise be.

He drops the bag, then crouches down to pull off his shoes. No sense in damaging the mats.] I do my best. Wouldn't wanna stand a lady up, even for five minutes.

What're the rules?

[ she is not above carbs ]

Just getting a feel for the planet, mostly. The change of scenery is appreciated.

[Good, carbs are amazing.]

It is nice, yeah, [he hums, agreeing.] Honestly, I'm a city boy and even I think the fresh air's nice. But then again, a city ain't a spaceship.

At least they've got real food here, too. Definite plus.

Right. City air may be more polluted but it is less recycled.

And god. I would kill for some Big Belly Burger right now.

Yeah, [Bucky agrees; then he chuckles, because,] God, a burger - or three - would be amazing. Gel is not the preferred way to eat, if you ask me. It's goddamn boring, and I don't care how they make it taste, it's not the same.

At least we've got real coffee - or close enough - on board. I wonder if we can take back some of this stuff and freeze it or something. [He looks thoughtfully at his mostly empty plate, now.] Might last at least a little while.

What I don't understand is why they don't have food synthesizers or whatever on these ships. We can travel all through space and time but I can't get a decent bowl of oatmeal.

Go until someone taps out? And suppose nothing below the belt.

[She says that last part with the air of someone who has absolutely gone below the belt before and will again. But not in a friendly sparring match.

Probably.]

Now why would I be trying to charm you? I already gotcha in my room. My work is done.

[ Still, Steve moves to help his friend with his things. The shield goes up on a hook in the room. Next to it is the shield Hux made him with the small cat paw-print on it. He pauses a moment, sad for the loss of the other man. They were finally learning about each other and becoming friends. But that was how things seemed to work, here.

The cat itself was curled up on a pillow in the corner. Millie had just lost Hux so Steve was basically spoiling the poor thing to cheer her up. Knowing Bucky, he'd probably help with that. ]

Go ahead and put your stuff wherever. Just mind Millicent.

[He uses his chin to point at the cat as he starts shifting clothes over in his new, bigger, captain-sized closet.]

Technically she was here first, so...

Because you're an idiot, [Bucky murmurs, but it's not like he's making any effort to hide the smile on his face.

With Steve taking the shield, he doesn't have much else to put away; it's just the clothes, so he heads for the closet as indicated.] S'bigger in here since I was here last, [he points out - mostly because he's never been in a captain's quarters before.] But I know the cat wasn't here last time.

[It's a statement, and a question.]

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[Bucky grins a little, but nods in agreement.] Sounds good to me.

[He walks to the far end of the mat, to give her the nearer end, and drops into a stance that's probably more for a boxer than for a soldier, but boxing is what he prefers to fall back on, at least to start.

He's sparred with his Natasha, but he guesses that might not really be as helpful as one would think.] Ready when you are.

[Bucky laughs a little, but more because he agrees than anything.] Right? Seriously... I wonder if we can find one on a planet somewhere and bring it back. I feel like someone must've tried, but maybe it really hasn't crossed anyone's mind.

I guess in the meantime, I'll stockpile breakfast cereal. [he grins a little.]

They've probably just had other priorities. Which is clearly the wrong decision, but here we are.

We can go on the great granola hunt of whatever year it is.

[It's an interesting choice. Natasha's not entirely sure what to expect; she's sparred with Barnes from her universe before, and she's sparred with Steve. Between the two, she can make some informed guesses.

But it's only a guess.

Natasha's stance is loose, balanced on her toes. It's as much a gymnast ready for a vault as a martial artist.

Her lip twitches.]

Ready.

[Which is a courtesy before she throws herself into motion.]

I mean, I'll eat anything, but that doesn't mean I have to prefer that option when there's others.

[He grins.] Sounds like a good time. Although maybe some plants for an indoor garden, too. Can't live on granola alone, huh?

Plus, that gets us one step closer to pizza.

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