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James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes ([personal profile] anotheroldsoldier) wrote in [community profile] riverviewlogs2017-07-03 11:30 pm

[OPEN] apple pie is officially banned from this party, aka Steve Rogers' birthday

who: ANYONE
what: 616 Bucky, Peggy, and 616 Tony throw a birthday party for Steve.
when: July 4th, afternoon into the evening
where: A nice park
warnings: Birthday fun. :v


Steve Rogers, former (and still) Captain America, was born on the Fourth. It was pretty much fated. That said, he deserves a party that has nothing to do with Independence Day, and that's what Bucky, Tony, and Peggy set out to do. They rented a nice little park with some good open, grassy space perfect for a pick-up game of football (American, of course). On one end of the park, in the relative shade of a couple of large trees, they've set up two long tables - one for food, and one to deposit presents for the birthday boy on. The picnic tables already in the park have nice blue tablecloths to eat on. A banner hung between the trees proclaims, "Happy Birthday, Steve!", in blue letters on white.

The decor tries to stay away from Fourth of July colors - there isn't a speck of red, just shades of blue and white, and it's all very put-together and classy looking (thank you, Peggy and Tony). It's the sort of party they thought Steve would want, outdoorsy and casual, just a gathering of friends and whoever else wants to come by to wish the birthday boy a happy one.

Invites
Invitations have mostly been word of mouth and texts sent to people Steve is friends with, nothing too fancy. They just say to drop by and wish Steve a happy birthday, have some food, and spend some time hanging out; Rogers wouldn't want anything fancy anyway. That said, they won't turn anybody away from the barbecue if someone decides to just crash the party, as long the behavior stays respectful.

Food
The food is mostly standard American barbecue fare. Two large grills have been set up near the tables and someone (often Bucky) is usually cooking on them - an array of burgers, hot dogs, steaks, even some ribs and chicken. Side dishes are laid out on the food table, the usual simple things. Here and around the picnic tables are a good place to mingle; there's plenty of food for everyone, and metal tubs full of ice and bottled soft drinks. There isn't much alcohol present at this party, though, just one of the tubs set aside with beers in it.

There's also a massive cake for Steve, with close to a hundred candles dotting its layers - Bucky's idea, payback for the time he couldn't see his own cake for all the candles.

Tossin' the Old Pigskin
They're all (mostly) adults here, so there aren't 'party games' necessarily, but there are a couple of footballs and some frisbees in the grass for anyone who wants to play a game in the lush field. Just be careful if the heavy hitters decide to arrange a game, it could get pretty out of hand.
ikols: but just won't let me be (they cheer & toast)

[personal profile] ikols 2017-07-17 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm from Asgard and even we're not as dramatic as that.

[ He's fascinated though, munching away as Sam recounts the adventures of Earth-199999's Avengers. ]

The way I know it is this; there was a band of young supers filming a show of them capturing some bad guys, the tougher kind that would spike their ratings ... like one of those reality cop shows. Anywho, one of the villains had atomic powers and he blew up the immediate borough, including a school. In the middle of a weekday.

[ Squinting because, yeah, it was apparently that awful. ]

Stark agreed with SHIELD that supers needed regulating in order to know where they were, what they were up to, so that no other kids would need to die, while Rogers refused to compromise his ... I don't know what. Freedom of choice. Eagle-based reasons, maybe.

And so, they fought, and no one was entirely right.
Edited 2017-07-17 23:06 (UTC)
wingedman: (65)

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-07-17 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sam pauses with a forkful of cake halfway to his mouth, slightly horrified.]

That is fucked up.

-Although ours kicked off with accidentally blowing up a hotel in Lagos, so I guess I don't have much room to talk.

[He just shrugs helplessly.] Steve was a fucking mess, okay? And I don't think Stark was much better. Everyone's still relatively new to this whole superhero business in our world, and nobody knows how to cope. Tony wanted to protect the world - hence Ultron - and Steve wanted freedom to do what needed to be done, and they just. They were losing everyone who was important to them, and coping with it in all the wrong ways.

Also, Ross is an asshole and the Accords were shit.
ikols: your telepathy (maybe i'm missing)

[personal profile] ikols 2017-07-17 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
You need to chill a fraction, I don't really care all that much.

[ Don't break his hand for placing it on your shoulder, Sam. Okay. Pls breathe. ]

Shall we talk about something else? My, your facial hair is en pointe today.

[ Breathe but also laugh. ]
Edited 2017-07-17 23:30 (UTC)
wingedman: (37)

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-07-17 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully, he can recognize that Loki's got a point and he does need to calm the fuck down. Most of the intensity is because he cares too much about these idiots and their fucking issues.]

Sorry, it's still kinda recent, and...well. Sore subject.

[He actually reaches up and pats Loki's hand gently, because he's not the type to break hands for casual contact.]

You can compliment me all you want, but you still aren't getting my potato salad recipe.

[See? A joke. It's good. He's good.]
ikols: the way you want to be (live your life)

[personal profile] ikols 2017-07-17 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm magically disassembling the ingredients with my tongue as we speak.

[ Sucking on a tooth as if to underline this claim with proof. ]
wingedman: (63)

[personal profile] wingedman 2017-07-18 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh. So what's the secret ingredient?

[He totally believes you, Loki.]
ikols: if he's worth it (don't you worry)

[personal profile] ikols 2017-07-18 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Solemnly, ]

... Love!