re: winter soldier #1

[kneecaptain]

There you go. Not really dead, and still better off than Jason Todd.

Comments

[bests]

And we were doing so well with you finally giving me shit and getting some sass out of you.

[kneecaptain]

Oh, so now I'm getting graded?

[bests]

I never said anything about grades.

[kneecaptain]

No, you didn't. But you act like I'm just learning how to talk sometimes.

[bests]

I don't mean to be patronizing. [ pause ] Okay, I don't always mean to be patronizing.

It's just that you've obviously got a damn good sense of humor in there somewhere, but it usually comes out only to be followed by a remark that takes any and all levity out of the conversation at hand.

[kneecaptain]

Maybe I like to be frustrating.

[bests]

I'd almost believe that, if it weren't for the fact that you seem to have an incredibly morbid streak to you when you do it. And you don't want to be the brooding, moody guy.

[kneecaptain]

I dunno, apparently the girls go for that.

[bests]

Teenage girls. And even then not all of them.

[kneecaptain]

No one wants all the girls.

[bests]

Why is that the part you take issue with?

[kneecaptain]

Do you want to talk about cougars?

[bests]

No! I'm good without talking about cougars.

[kneecaptain]

Heh.

Anyway, I already got too many teenage girls sweet on me.

[bests]

Can it.

You're dead, how do you have teenage girls sweet on you?

[kneecaptain]

Okay, maybe that'll help her get over it.

[bests]

Who is she?

[kneecaptain]

Kate Bishop?

[bests]

Hawkeye?

[kneecaptain]

That too, I guess.

[bests]

That's adorable.

[kneecaptain]

Yeah, okay.

[Girls are weird.]

[bests]

It's probably not even a real crush so much as it is hero worship with a side of thinking you're cute.

[kneecaptain]

Oh, so you're the expert, now?

[bests]

It's common sense. How well does she even know you?