Marvel AU, in beyondtherift

[thebestman]

Can we please not inform Stark that it's my birthday? I feel like the likelihood she'll do something ridiculous and embarrassing. Please. I just want to go to the Declaration reading at the museum and then watch the fireworks.

No, please don't-- you can't ask if Kenzie knows. I haven't even met this girl, and--

Are you listening? I'm asking politely - please don't let Tony Stark know it's my birthday.

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[thebestman]

[ politely, because who the heck is this southern dame? ] Seems so.

That seems to be pretty true. Howard was like that, too.

[gamblinglady]

[ Everyone's forgotten about little old Gambit these days. Just the little thief hanging around the fringes of the hero community. ] My mun says it's cause the only time they put some version o' me in a movie, the actor couldn' even keep the accent consistent.

Lucky for me, I tend t'start out o' those circles. Too high profile for my tastes.

But where're my manners. [ Offers a hand. ] Reneè LeBeau. Honoured t'meet you, Cap.

[thebestman]

[ If she'd ever met you, she'd remember you! Either that or feel really bad about not being able to remember you... Poor Gambit. ] Almost feel like that's better, considering what these folks put us through sometimes.

[ Stevie smiles automatically, though not insincerely, and shakes Renee's hand firmly ] Pleasure to meet you, Miss LeBeau. Stevie Rogers, though I bet you already had that pegged.

[gamblinglady]

[ All these young whipper snappers and their movies. Why she's been around since the days you were allowed to smoke in comics. ] My mun's a sweetheart. Always done right by me so far. Though i've seen how sadistic he can be to the others.

Met another version o' you awhile back. Always fun t'meet livin' legends.

[thebestman]

Mine is... variable. He seems to take great joy in breaking us, but also in putting us back together and making us happy. He's been decent to me so far, anyway.

[ she gets a little bashful at that ] Well, I just did what I needed to. Whatever the marketing tried to say, I'm just a soldier. [ and the ridiculous thing is that she believes this. A soldier with exceptional abilities, yes, but just a soldier, in the end. ]

[gamblinglady]

Seems pretty rare. Mos' people in here spend plenty time bitchin' at their muns. Guess I got lucky.

[ Ah, the ever humble star spangled soldier. ] Well what you needed t'do ended up bein' inspirin' the troops and almos' single handedly savin' the world. Y'get props for that in my book. Marketin' or no. [ Despite not quite being the hero type herself, never let it said that Gambit doesn't give credit where credit is due. It's thanks to you she isn't speaking German. Ugh, German. Such an un-romantic language. ]

[thebestman]

Well, thank you kindly. I can't say I feel like I deserve it, but people'll look up to who they will. [ Yeah, Stevie can agree on the German part. blech. ]