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[thelivinglegend]

Mundane, you got a minute?

I might be wrong, but didn't you say you didn't have any intentions of putting me in one of these games?

I'm not bucking orders, here. You want me to go, I'll go, no arguments here. But is there a particular reason why you chose this game?

No, I understand the choice in canon point, as you put it. I get it. If I'm going to end up waking up in a new world anyway, that does seem the obvious choice.

However, it doesn't help matters much if my actual past, Bucky and the squad and Peggy, is going to be a set of alternate memories. Just a mirror of a past you made up just for this game. Dealing with one past where I lost everything isn't good enough, I've got to have two, and not know for sure which one is the real one?

...

Ma'am, I'm starting to get the impression you just really don't like me.

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[wwii]

You only hurt the ones you love, Steve.

[thelivinglegend]

That an observation, or are you trying to make me feel better?

[wwii]

Can't it be both?

[thelivinglegend]

You're hilarious. I ever tell you that?

[wwii]

[ you love it. ] Punk.

[sorcerous]

Do they ever like us?

[thelivinglegend]

You'd think they'd have to, a little, to keep us around.

[blots]

They like watching.

[thelivinglegend]

Great. Dancing monkeys all over again.

Still, they have to know we've got limits. No fun for them if they break us early, right?

[ How did he get to be this old and bitter? He can't even remember. ]

[blots]

I never worked right in the first place. Six jolts of spin in a five-jolt mainframe.

[hulkish]

There's, uh. At least some chance to do some good there, probably. Better than sitting on the shelf.

[thelivinglegend]

I'm not arguing that at all. I'll do what I can to help...

[ He shakes his head, brow pinching. ]

I guess it really wouldn't make a difference. I'm as out-of-place there as anywhere. My mundane probably finds it hilarious.

[hulkish]

[ frowns deeply. ] You can be out of place here, with-- us. [ crosses his arms, giving a speculative look. ] Are there any of us there already?

[thelivinglegend]

Believe me, Bruce, if it were up to me I'd rather, and leave it at that. But it won't matter where I end up getting sent. You haven't gotten rid of me yet.

[ There's a dry smile there as he settles in. ]

Oh, you'll love this. Loki's there.

[hulkish]

[ his mouth becomes a thin line. ]

That's-- great. Really. Your mun knows what Loki's like, right? What he did?

[disbenefits]

Oh, none of them like us. Not really. They say they do and then, well, do this.

Not that there aren't benefits to this stupidity, of course.

[thelivinglegend]

It's better than being made to sit back and not do anything. That sort of thing never sat well with me before.

[disbenefits]

Dear gods, it's a hero.

[thelivinglegend]

Just a soldier, ma'am.

[disbenefits]

Of course you are, darling.

[widowing]

I believe the contrary's true, actually. The people running the show just have a bizarre way of displaying affection.

[thelivinglegend]

I'm not sure doing it out of affection technically makes it any better.

[widowing]

I'd say it makes it worse.

[thelivinglegend]

Think I'm inclined to agree.

Could be worse, though. I understand a lot of these places just have you start over from scratch.

[widowing]

Or they have you play catch up later.

[ which results in a giant fucking migraine. ]

What parts are different for you?