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Bucky Barnes ([personal profile] advanced) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-06-04 06:03 pm

turn back time;

who: Bucky and OPEN
what: Various prompts spanning Prijata, the AU, and just random things.
when: The month of June
where: Around and about
warnings: Panic attacks

notes: Because this spans pre-AU and during-AU Bucky, I don't mind if anyone wants to tag in more than once to interact with both bits. Open to new or existing CR. If there isn't a prompt you like, just PM me and I'll work one out with you!

[i: Prijata; around the abandoned city and Quarantine]

[Bucky has been delivered a lot of unexpected things for the Prijata celebrations, gifts from people he never expected to get anything from, and gifts from anonymous sources. They're all thoughtful - food vouchers, clothes vouchers, survival equipment - but there's one gift that really takes him by surprise. A dog. An actual dog. The letter that comes with it states that this is a service dog designed to help veterans, she's his to borrow for six months and then either give her back or take her full time.

The things is...

He has no idea how to take care of a dog. It's not something he had as a kid, and the Soldier certainly wasn't given pets. He knows common sense things, like that she'll need to be fed and walked, but that's about it. Which is why he can be found in one of several places:

a) skulking around the various pet shops of Quarantine with a black lab trotting at his side.
b) sitting out in the outskirts of the abandoned town, throwing a stick idly for her and watching her return it.
c) awkwardly hoisting said dog into his arms so that he can climb the side of a building.]


[ii: Good and bad; at night down an alleyway; cw: panic attacks]

[Maybe it's being given the dog that's meant for a specific purpose that brings it to the surface, but Bucky has been dwelling more and more on his time as the Soldier. It leaves him on edge, tenser than usual, and less willing to mingle with the crowds. He doesn't sleep for as long as he can, unwilling to leave himself vulnerable to attack, but in the end he's only human.

Whenever he does manage to get some sleep, his dreams are far from pleasant, enough that he's not exactly a silent sleeper. The occasional moan might draw attention to his hiding spot, and anyone who tries to disturb him will find that he's not in the mood for it at all.]


[iii: Sergeant Barnes; AU plot; the park]

[It's absolutely amazing!

Of course he's been here for a few months now, but it's still mind boggling that he could be living in a place where there were people from all sorts of places and times. It's like one of those dime novels he used to read, all aliens and fanciful technology. He can still barely believe cell phones are a thing, he can only imagine how much this might have enhanced the war effort back home.

The only problem is... he doesn't seem to have a place to stay. All of his stuff was down an alleyway with him, and that's not exactly ideal. He's dressed in world war two uniform, having not quite got round to getting changed yet, with the insignia of a Sergeant clearly visible. Though he's obviously still Bucky, same face and same body, there are differences that might make him hard to identify. He's clean shaven, he doesn't walk with the wariness of a predator stalking prey, and he's smiling.

He even raises a hand in a friendly and lazy sort of greeting, friend or newcomer.]


[iv: Wildcard; anywhere; anytime]

[Got something you want to do with Bucky or Sergeant Barnes? Put it here, and let's do it!]
ragnarsson: ([17.37] Messing with you)

III

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-13 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
[The tension that has defined Ivar and Bucky's relationship up until now has mostly eased with the two of them with the difference in their personalities. Ivar's lost that hard edge, the anger that's so quick to rise to the surface. There's still something within him that isn't able to fully connect and empathize with people, but he's learned to hide it, watching how his father behaved as a good king even with people he hated for the past sixteen years.

When he sees the Sergeant, he smiles, and waves a hand back in greeting. There's definitely something different about Bucky, though Ivar can't precisely put his finger on what it is. Then he partially figures it out. He's lost that tension he always carries himself with and look in his eye like he's going to take off at a moment's notice. Kind of annoying when that happens at the drop of a hat.]


You look....pleasant. That's a first.

[No matter what timeline Ivar is from, some things remain consistent. Being sarcastic and insulting the people he gets along with the best is one of them.]
ragnarsson: ([17.21] Mmmhmm)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-14 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know about that. I can think of a few occasions where you've been otherwise.

[Though some of his memories seem to have faded into the background, like the new ones present make much more sense. The rest seem more like an echo or a dream he experienced than something real. He knows he and Bucky haven't always gotten along perfectly, but they're friends, at least from what he can recall right now.]
ragnarsson: ([17.44] Relieved and happy)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-17 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
You know me well. I'll take you up on that offer.

[A good rule of thumb is that a teenage boy is always hungry and Ivar is no exception. He'll always accept the offer of free food. And though he doesn't say it out loud, the company isn't all that bad either.]
ragnarsson: ([18.8] You've got a better idea)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-20 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Bucky leads him to a place that looks a little more homey than trendy. That's fine by the Viking. As long as they can make a decent meal, he's not picky. He snorts at the question of his education.]

School is for people who don't already know everything.

[So that would be a no.]
ragnarsson: ([17.22] Laughing)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-22 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
You just wish you were as smart as me.

[He swats Bucky's hand away playfully. It reminds him of the way his older brothers treated him at home, especially Ubbe. He missed that easy banter and light physicality they had around each other.]

Mostly pick up shifts at the Perimeter Guard and teach Skinfaxi to pull my chariot. [He pauses and then adds on.] And occasionally look for someone who might be interested in a night or two with me. [Not as easy as it seemed, considering Ivar was always going to be awkward around anyone he felt even a modicum of affection for.]
ragnarsson: ([20.8] I'll kill him myself)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-23 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
I dunno, buying them drinks until they forget I'm sitting in a chair has worked this far for me.

[He might as well joke about his circumstances because it's better than crying. Ivar may talk big game, but he's just as insecure as any sixteen year old boy about the card he got cut from the deck of life.]
ragnarsson: ([20.16] This is only the start)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-24 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
Then that cuts out a significant portion of the entire population.

[Ignore his sarcasm, he's just being his usual charming self. No matter what the gender was of the person Ivar was interested in, first, he looked for someone able to see him for himself, not someone to be looked at either as a curiosity or an object of pity.]
ragnarsson: ([19.11] I'm brilliant I know)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-26 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Gee, thanks. You sound like my father.

[That's a compliment despite the dry tone. Ivar adores his father more than anyone else in the whole world. He's the only one to have ever given his son a chance instead of seeing him as a weak little runt that should have been left in the woods when he was born. Ragnar saw Ivar as being his true heir despite his disabilities. In return, Ivar had given him love and loyalty that would last for an eternity.]
ragnarsson: ([17.21] Mmmhmm)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-06-27 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
He's the smartest person I know.

[With as many issues as Ivar tends to have, no matter what his memories are, he tends to collect father figures wherever he goes. Bucky falls more into the category of cool older brother, but the principle remains the same.

He snorts and just gives Bucky a look.]


You do realize most Vikings my age have a wife and a child by now? We don't live long lives.
ragnarsson: ([17.12] Call in everyone)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-07-01 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
And live to get old like you? [Yes, because being in late-twenties is automatically retirement age. Just ignore him, Bucky. He's only messing with you because he cares about you.] I'll pass and go out in the glory of battle outsmarting my enemies instead.

[The mention of a piece of forties culture gets a blank look from Ivar.] What's a dance card?
ragnarsson: ([17.32] So who is this)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-07-02 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds romantic. Better than the way my brothers decided to court a woman anyway.

[That had mostly involved just asking a slave girl, Margrethe, if she was willing to sleep with them. That's right, all of them. It hadn't turned out too well for Ivar, but that wasn't her fault.]

But I'm glad that's not the way they court here. Or I'd never get a date.
ragnarsson: ([17.28] Plotting)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-07-02 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll keep that in mind, oh wise one.

[No, really, Ivar is taking notes in his head. Bucky knows a lot more about this than he does. He orders enough food to feed two people and it's soon to arrive. His table manners aren't the best and he does tend to use his fingers more than he should. But he is a Viking and all that entails.]

So what about you? How've you been spending your time?
ragnarsson: ([17.5] Say something interesting)

[personal profile] ragnarsson 2017-07-03 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. So you finally stopped deciding to be a homeless wanderer?

[The description doesn't quite match up with the Bucky Ivar currently knows, but it's the only explanation for what he can recall in his current memories.]

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