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riverviewlogs2018-03-17 03:45 pm
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[Open with some closed prompts] Where have all the good men gone?
who: Steve Rogers and anyone else!
what: Various bonding type things
when: General March catch-all
where: Different locations, pick your favorite!
warnings: Nothing yet. Will update as needed?
I. Training exercises [OPEN]
[For any members of the Perimeter Guard hanging around the compound when they aren't on jobs or for those who just frequent the local gyms and need some extra exercise, Steve can be found at both, either very early or late when there aren't as many spectators, running through his routines. It's mostly for his own mental health, although during the midday he offers to do self-defense and combat training or take jogs with people who just want some company. If there are people he's spoken to before that have expressed some interest, he'll probably drag them into a session or two.]
So how do you feel about obstacle courses? We could race.
II. Shield toss beyond the city fences [OPEN]
[Of course Steve Rogers is exploring out alone in the dangerous open wilderness. Of course he's out of his Guard uniform and wearing the navy blue issued to him by SHIELD before he ended up in Quarantine. And of course he's poked his nose right into the middle of a nest of lizard-like creatures each the size of very large dogs, which look none too happy about the human's arrival. This normally wouldn't be too much of a problem, but Steve has somehow managed to find them in a sea of tall grass where they are hunting and the pack is far greater in number than even a super-soldier can handle alone. He's left stranded on a tall rock surrounded by very tall, angry versions of Komodo dragons that are slinking around below, trying to figure out how to reach their dinner. If he tries to attack, he'll most likely lose his one defense and possibly a limb trying to retrieve it. He might make a run for it, but without knowing where all the lizards are, his chances are pretty bad. If anyone happens to pass by or overhead, at least he has their attention.]
This is probably when I should call for help. But it'd be pretty bad for a Search and Rescue member to need rescued. How about it, boys? How smart are you, exactly?
[He may just make a run for it.]
III. Aftermath from his walk in the wilds [OPEN]
[Within the city limits on a few evenings Steve is found limping down the streets. He's probably on his way to buy a burger or some easy food from one of the familiar places he goes to after a hard day out. He has definitely been thrown around and is sporting some interesting scratches and bruises, which mostly means he'll take his meals outside so he doesn't bother other patrons. But he could stand to clean up.
If he happens to run into someone literally by not watching where he's going or if someone gives him and his battered style funny looks he'll stop and give them a polite nod.]
Sorry. I hope I'm not disturbing you.
[It's a zombie Cap cosplay!]
[Closed to MCU!Bucky] Tracking down an old friend (again)
[Steve did try to behave and respect Bucky's privacy. He's been trying to give the man some space and not crowd him, but when his Bucky mentioned that James Barnes of the other world knew who Pierce was and had a history with him, he had to find him. So he starts tracking, asking people around the city if they've seen a guy that looks like Bucky around, and hunting through the city is thankfully not as hard as tracking a man across an entire country, so eventually, with painstaking effort, Steve does catch up. He approaches him in a secluded spot away from everyone else, dropping down before Bucky can bolt.]
I was hoping that you'd call me. Or leave a message at least.
[Closed to Hiccup] Baking can be an adventure too
[As promised, Steve comes to visit Hiccup with a bag of cake making supplies. He might be a bit late considering it's a few days after their talk about his birthday, but Steve is still there and still keeping his promise. He contacts Hiccup and makes sure he's home and then heads over, knocking on the room door of the first floor where the young man and dragon are staying.]
Ready to tackle the oven?
[Closed to Pierce] Tea with enemies
[He's not happy with his own decision to meet with Pierce, but he also hadn't been entirely happy to meet with Loki the first time he did it. This choice is Steve's attempt at keeping an open mind and giving even the worst possible figure in his mind a chance to prove that he's not just out for destruction the way Steve wants to assume he is. It goes against everything Steve believes of him, but at least at this point he doesn't think Pierce will make any hostile moves. Not yet.
So he shows up as planned at the diner, nodding once he finds Pierce even if the motion is slightly stiff.]
After you.
[Because he's going to make Pierce go in first.]
[Closed to Tony Stark] Is this a serious talk?
[Tony did invite him to visit and see his work, so Steve, out of the blue, decides he's going to do that. He also wants to visit JARVIS and Dum-E, so it's not entirely a professional visit, but since Tony seems to be caught up in his own business most of the time, it's up to Steve to bridge the gap. He shows up at the workshop doorstep, greeting JARVIS and asking if Tony is around. And then, of course, making conversation.]
Are you making sure he remembers to eat? He was looking a little thin before.
[You're welcome, Stark.]
what: Various bonding type things
when: General March catch-all
where: Different locations, pick your favorite!
warnings: Nothing yet. Will update as needed?
I. Training exercises [OPEN]
[For any members of the Perimeter Guard hanging around the compound when they aren't on jobs or for those who just frequent the local gyms and need some extra exercise, Steve can be found at both, either very early or late when there aren't as many spectators, running through his routines. It's mostly for his own mental health, although during the midday he offers to do self-defense and combat training or take jogs with people who just want some company. If there are people he's spoken to before that have expressed some interest, he'll probably drag them into a session or two.]
So how do you feel about obstacle courses? We could race.
II. Shield toss beyond the city fences [OPEN]
[Of course Steve Rogers is exploring out alone in the dangerous open wilderness. Of course he's out of his Guard uniform and wearing the navy blue issued to him by SHIELD before he ended up in Quarantine. And of course he's poked his nose right into the middle of a nest of lizard-like creatures each the size of very large dogs, which look none too happy about the human's arrival. This normally wouldn't be too much of a problem, but Steve has somehow managed to find them in a sea of tall grass where they are hunting and the pack is far greater in number than even a super-soldier can handle alone. He's left stranded on a tall rock surrounded by very tall, angry versions of Komodo dragons that are slinking around below, trying to figure out how to reach their dinner. If he tries to attack, he'll most likely lose his one defense and possibly a limb trying to retrieve it. He might make a run for it, but without knowing where all the lizards are, his chances are pretty bad. If anyone happens to pass by or overhead, at least he has their attention.]
This is probably when I should call for help. But it'd be pretty bad for a Search and Rescue member to need rescued. How about it, boys? How smart are you, exactly?
[He may just make a run for it.]
III. Aftermath from his walk in the wilds [OPEN]
[Within the city limits on a few evenings Steve is found limping down the streets. He's probably on his way to buy a burger or some easy food from one of the familiar places he goes to after a hard day out. He has definitely been thrown around and is sporting some interesting scratches and bruises, which mostly means he'll take his meals outside so he doesn't bother other patrons. But he could stand to clean up.
If he happens to run into someone literally by not watching where he's going or if someone gives him and his battered style funny looks he'll stop and give them a polite nod.]
Sorry. I hope I'm not disturbing you.
[It's a zombie Cap cosplay!]
[Closed to MCU!Bucky] Tracking down an old friend (again)
[Steve did try to behave and respect Bucky's privacy. He's been trying to give the man some space and not crowd him, but when his Bucky mentioned that James Barnes of the other world knew who Pierce was and had a history with him, he had to find him. So he starts tracking, asking people around the city if they've seen a guy that looks like Bucky around, and hunting through the city is thankfully not as hard as tracking a man across an entire country, so eventually, with painstaking effort, Steve does catch up. He approaches him in a secluded spot away from everyone else, dropping down before Bucky can bolt.]
I was hoping that you'd call me. Or leave a message at least.
[Closed to Hiccup] Baking can be an adventure too
[As promised, Steve comes to visit Hiccup with a bag of cake making supplies. He might be a bit late considering it's a few days after their talk about his birthday, but Steve is still there and still keeping his promise. He contacts Hiccup and makes sure he's home and then heads over, knocking on the room door of the first floor where the young man and dragon are staying.]
Ready to tackle the oven?
[Closed to Pierce] Tea with enemies
[He's not happy with his own decision to meet with Pierce, but he also hadn't been entirely happy to meet with Loki the first time he did it. This choice is Steve's attempt at keeping an open mind and giving even the worst possible figure in his mind a chance to prove that he's not just out for destruction the way Steve wants to assume he is. It goes against everything Steve believes of him, but at least at this point he doesn't think Pierce will make any hostile moves. Not yet.
So he shows up as planned at the diner, nodding once he finds Pierce even if the motion is slightly stiff.]
After you.
[Because he's going to make Pierce go in first.]
[Closed to Tony Stark] Is this a serious talk?
[Tony did invite him to visit and see his work, so Steve, out of the blue, decides he's going to do that. He also wants to visit JARVIS and Dum-E, so it's not entirely a professional visit, but since Tony seems to be caught up in his own business most of the time, it's up to Steve to bridge the gap. He shows up at the workshop doorstep, greeting JARVIS and asking if Tony is around. And then, of course, making conversation.]
Are you making sure he remembers to eat? He was looking a little thin before.
[You're welcome, Stark.]
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He's scowling deeply by now, arms folded across his chest.]
So you're not Steve Rogers now?
[He really desperately wants to punch his stupid face right now.]
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Welcome to the club, Bucky. Most people at some point want to punch this man.]
I'm one of them. Does it make that much of a difference?
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[It makes a whole world of difference.]
Steve Rogers is always the man I want to talk to and maybe fight alongside, not Captain America.
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Have you talked to him?
[It's not his business. After saying it, Steve realizes that whatever is gong on between Bucky and anyone from his world, it isn't his place to know and that this is just driving the point home further. Bucky is never going to be able to trust him.]
Never mind. I just- You might want to live your life apart from the rest of this place, but it's going to keep finding you. You can't run away from all of it.
[Even if he wishes it were possible.]
They always come back.
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What, you're not Steve Rogers now? You're only Captain America?
[He's going to focus on this and ignore the other things said, he really doesn't want to get into his tendency to run away right now.]
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What is Steve Rogers to you? Captain America, I guess everyone has their reason to need him, but why are you so hung up on Steve Rogers?
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[This idea that this Steve thinks of himself primarily as Captain America is really disturbing to him.]
The Steve I remember was this angry little punk, too dumb to run away from a fight. But it's because of who he was, who he is, that there's a Captain America at all. Because Steve is a good man, and Steve wants to fight to protect people; Cap wouldn't even exist without Steve Rogers, and he sure as hell shouldn't be taken over by him.
[This is more than he usually says in one go, but he's on a roll now.]
Captain America is a costume, it's a title. It means something, sure, but it should be something you can take off when you're with friends or when you're done for the day. Because I think if Captain America stops having a real person underneath the title and the heroism, then he's not much of a hero any more. It's why I was always proud as hell of Captain America, but it was Steve that inspired me to follow him.
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The admiration that Bucky seems to have for Steve Rogers as a hero is something he's never claimed for himself. Not in the way he tries to serve the mantle. Steve coughs uneasily, all anger and aggression cut short by that speech. ]
You sure have a lot of feelings about Steve Rogers.
[ What do you even say after that? ]
Anything else you want to get off your chest?
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[He steps up close and fixes Steve with an intense sort of look.]
Maybe if you come and talk to me one day as Steve, as yourself, then we can actually talk instead of fighting. You figure you can do that, look me up.
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If I come to you?
[The words bite into him, making his muscles tense.]
You make sure I can't come near you. You cut out all contact; leave barely any trace. I wouldn't have come here, except this is too important. I know you want to be left alone. I've been trying to leave you alone. Let you be. But I can't do that at the expense of lives.
I'd love to have met the man you knew. He sounds like a good one. A real hero. Sometimes I wish the legend were as simple as that. Steve Rogers did make Captain America what he was. He carried his scars with him into war and found a place where they could be useful. Better. But I'm not a legend.
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[He's not addressing all this to another Steve, he's not called either one of them a legend or asked this Steve to be a different Steve, he just wants him to actually be Steve and not Captain America.
He wants to talk to a man and not a mantle.]
Back off. I just told you when I'd be okay with you contacting me.
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[Steve's jaw is set. He would have been throwing down the cowl or the shield at this point, but he doesn't have either. He's wearing the navy uniform today, something simple and plain and already exposing everything he really is.]
You don't want to talk to Steve Rogers. Trust me. You won't like him.
[He turns as he says that, leaving Bucky so he's no longer cornered in his hiding spot.]
You were never okay with me contacting you. I don't know why that'd change now.
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[He takes a half step to the side, giving him a much easier escape route, but he doesn't leave yet.]
It's changing because I want to meet Steve, whoever the hell that is.
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He grits his teeth as he closes his eyes, cursing himself for everything. All he has done up to that point to be standing there, still desperately clinging to the hope of finding a friend under all that pain. But he wants it.]
...Captain America and Bucky saved Steve Rogers. They're more important to me than anything else. Anger got me through a lot, pain and stubbornness got me through childhood, but Captain America is someone I'm proud to be.
[He takes a step, restlessly, unsure where to go.]
If you want to talk sometime, I'd like that. I- I'll try to listen this time. When you're ready.
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...yeah, okay.
[He can appreciate that maybe Steve needs a bit of time to bolster himself for that sort of conversation too.]
Later, then.
[It's the closest to a goodbye he gives, before he's walking away.]