voice test of rule63!steve

[starshielded]

What do you mean, 'only hipsters wear their hair in victory rolls nowadays'?

Why can't I wear my hair how I want? What's wrong with victory curls?

And what on Earth is a hipster?

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[gamblinglady]

In my experience, muns always be thinkin' they know what's best for us whether we're agreein' or not, mon ami. [ Shakes her head, grinning. ]

I'm jus' lucky my mun has such a soft spot for me. Must be de eyes.

[starshielded]

Mine doesn't seem to know what to do with me. It's kind of like waking up all over again.

But really, do you know what a hipster is?

[gamblinglady]

[ Laughs ] Never said dey be sharin' their little plans wit' us. I'm jus' glad t'be let out after so long.

'Pends on de context. Looks like this ought t'explain it.

[starshielded]

I guess I could say the same. Hipsters don't seem so bad. Besides, who cares how I wear my hair, right?

I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name. I'm Stephanie.

[gamblinglady]

S'always a pleasure to be able t'stretch my legs. Haven't met any, but I'm sure we'd get along fine. Your mun seems to, then again, they're the ones who gave you de hairstyle in de firs' place.

[ Offers a hand, still smiling ] Friends call me Reneè.

[starshielded]

I suppose you're right.

[Takes it, smiling back] It's nice to meet you.

[gamblinglady]

I wouldn't be lookin' for too much logic from a mun though. They tend t'be a little off at de best o' times.

Pleasure's mine, chere. Oh, an' my mun's wonderin' if'n yours has any plans t'send you anyplace.

[starshielded]

Oh, I don't know. I think she's just testing the water right now. She doesn't know much about games around here.

[gamblinglady]

Mine either. Jus' moved me over from dat Livejournal place. Mine's thinkin' 'bout startin' a "musebox" though. Sounds like a fun enough idea.

[starshielded]

Oh yeah! I think my mun knows a couple of people with those. She should make one, I think, but she won't. She's like that. Stubborn.

[gamblinglady]

Mine's jus' kinda too busy t'start a full fledged game, but wants t'play wit' others. He tends t'be pretty ornery when it comes t'what he wants. He's a dear though.

[starshielded]

Mine's about to start some internship that'll keep her busy. Not really a good time for uh-- a 'game'?

[gamblinglady]

Mine jus' got mobile net access on his iPad. Kinda insists on "keeping up with tags" wherever he goes now.

[starshielded]

That's neat! That always amazes me, you know? That you can have all that knowledge and just carry it around with you.

[gamblinglady]

S'pretty convenient, I'll give you dat. Mos' people ain't usin' it for knowledge though.

[starshielded]

It's more the principle of the thing, really.

[gamblinglady]

[ A pause. ] Y'wouldn't happen t'be related to a certain red white an' blue boy scout, would you?

[starshielded]

Boy scout? No I don't have any siblings.

[gamblinglady]

You sure? Big "A" right 'bout here, [ She points to her forehead. ] coupla wings, big shield? [ Cause you sure remind her of Natasha Stark's husband.]

[starshielded]

[Blink. Blinkblink. She's describing Steph's uniform. What?]

I'm not-- That's-- That's my shield. I mean, I have a shield that I use and a big "A" and everything. What do you mean?

[gamblinglady]

[ Well that makes sense then. How fun! ]

Judgin' by the way m'mun is laughin' I figure you're jus' who I think y'are. Captain America, huh? You prob'ly don't know me, but I'm one o' de X-Men. In mos' places I hear I'm a man though, you too. Pretty disturbin' stuff if'n y'ask me. Mos' people call me Gambit.

An honour t'meet you, ma'am.

[starshielded]

Oh, pleasure. Don't have to call me ma'am, though. Please.

[gamblinglady]

Stephanie, then. If'n you don' mind me askin', which time period're you from?

[starshielded]

The 40s. What, the victory rolls didn't give it away?

[gamblinglady]

Hey, for all I know y' might secretly be a hipster.

[starshielded]

I'll never tell.

[gamblinglady]

Girl's gotta have her secrets after all, non?

[starshielded]

Exactly.

[gamblinglady]

Gotta say, you're a sight more fun than the Cap I know, name's Steve. Kinda a stick in the mud. Then again, being' married to Stark'll do that to a body. [ Yes, the Iron Man is the same in pretty much every universe, male or female. ]

[starshielded]

That's funny. My mom used to call me "Stevie." [Wait, a Stark?]

He's not-- Is he married to Howard? Is that-- allowed?

[gamblinglady]

Doubt anybody'd call him "Stevie" these days.

[ That gets a laugh. ] 'Pends which State you're in, but generally yeah. Not Howard though, his daughter, Natasha.

[starshielded]

Daughter? Oh. That's-- interesting.

[gamblinglady]

[ Another laugh. ] Not as strange as it sounds, petit. Your aging ain't 'xactly what a body'd call conventional.

[starshielded]

Oh, I meant that Howard had a daughter! He never struck me as the marrying type.

[gamblinglady]

Don' know much 'bout Maria Stark. All before my time. But I reckon she was some woman if' what the books say 'bout Howard's true.

[starshielded]

He was a dog when I knew him. People can change, though.

[gamblinglady]

Or dogs can be tamed. [ Take it from her, Steph. She knows all about it. ]