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[kneecaptain]

Sure, Decora— Memorial Day's tomorrow. That doesn't mean I'm itching for a parade. That routine gets old. It's not like people wanna stick me on floats anymore.

Being a national hero's not all it's cracked up to be, you know.

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[trollverine]

That'd make a hell of a headline, wouldn't it? 'Former Captain America sidekick hates patriotic parades.'

[kneecaptain]

Yeah, I'd take it over the last run of headlines.

[trollverine]

Don't be so bitter. There are people who would kill for that kind of press, if you'll excuse the turn of phrase.

[kneecaptain]

There are a lot of things people would kill for. And most of them are stupid.

/slides in here and hopes you don't mind MCU >>

[thestarspangledman]

At least you're not stuck on a ..dimensional barge thing for Decoration Day.

of course not :)

[kneecaptain]

Isn't that what this place is?

[trollverine]

Where does justice fall?

woo! i can never resist a bucky.

[thestarspangledman]

...Well, sort of, I guess, but the place my young lady's got me is called Last Voyages.

[lady_blackhawk]

It really don't get easier, that's for sure.

[kneecaptain]

You're asking me stuff you've got your own answers for.

[kneecaptain]

Sounds cheery.

[kneecaptain]

A lot of stuff doesn't.

[lady_blackhawk]

Tell me about it. I try not to get all maudlin about it, though. I still go to the parades an' ceremonies, but there's less of the men I used to know every year. Which is why I keep goin', really. Someone's gotta remember.

[theotherspeedy]

Wonder if the feeling's anything like whenever I go to an AIDS memorial thing. There's only so many times you can hear "you're so brave" before you start to wonder if people realize what the hell is coming out of their mouths.

[thestarspangledman]

It's something to do, at least, and I can try and help people.

[kneecaptain]

I'm not sure, maybe. These days— I don't usually tell anyone what I'm doing there.

[kneecaptain]

You can do that anywhere, though. Any day of the year.

Hell, that's what I'm telling myself.

[kneecaptain]

On a dimensional barge?

[He hasn't got a clear mental picture, but it sounds above his pay grade.]

[thestarspangledman]

Yeah, it's -- you have to help someone become a better person in order to get off the barge.

[theotherspeedy]

I can see the need for that. Are you, uh, okay? I mean, it seems like one of those things that would bring up a lot of heavy shit.

[lady_blackhawk]

Yeah, but... I dunno. Still feels like somethin' I oughta do.

[kneecaptain]

Sounds like a real weird jail.

[A pause.]

I'm sorry, I don't— have we met? 'Cause I can't shake this feeling.

[lol alternate universes]

[kneecaptain]

Then you should do it. [He sounds more sure than he did before.]

[kneecaptain]

Yeah. I'm fine. [Not that he would say so, even if he wasn't.]

[thestarspangledman]

It's taking some getting used to.

Oh, uh, sorry. Steve Rogers, hi there.