...

[playingoursong]

So glad to know I was your, what, third choice?

I guess I'm supposed to be grateful that you picked me, and not the flying tin can or lump of coal.

Yeah, I wasn't really paying attention.

Comments

[notrosie]

Tasteful as always.

[playingoursong]

Agent Carter.

I see your "mun" has good taste, at least.

[notrosie]

Don't fault her too much. You're marginally more useful than that Stark.

[playingoursong]

He fell that far from the tree, huh?

[notrosie]

He didn't. That's the problem. If the two of them were in the same room I think the world might collapse in on itself.

[playingoursong]

[Bucky grins.]

Well, let's hope that never happens. I could think of much better ways for the world to go.

[notrosie]

I'm sure you can. Thousands, probably.

[exloserspromise]

When do you ever pay attention?

[playingoursong]

Hey, I pay attention sometimes.

[When there's a girl.]

[exloserspromise]

Trying to impress dames doesn't actually count.

[Shh, no, it really does.]

[playingoursong]

If that doesn't count for anything, then we live in a cruel world, Steve.

[exloserspromise]

I'm sorry, but you'll have to come to terms with it eventually.

We live in a world that demands Bucky Barnes pay attention to things.

[playingoursong]

I'm paying attention now.

[Smile.]

How does this whole thing treat you, anyway?

[burnsbright]

Nothing you can do about others going first. Except needling your mun about it, but it looks like you have that down.

[playingoursong]

[Hello, there.]

Hi. Yeah, I have needling down pat. Never been a problem.

You won't have to worry about it, though.

[burnsbright]

[Don't touch, and that's fine.]

Good. Some people have to really study that art.

Oh?

[playingoursong]

I guess wit really is falling more and more by the wayside.

[burnsbright]

Nah. It's cyclical, comes in and out of fashion.

[playingoursong]

Hope it picks back up again soon, in that case.

[like_a_gerbil]

[Steve's trying to fight back a grin since it's been awhile since he's seen his best friend.]

I've got an idea who the flying tin can is, but the lump of coal... that one I'm not too sure about.

[playingoursong]

[He flashes Steve a winning smile.]

Something about a sun? I don't know.

[like_a_gerbil]

[Shaking his head, he laughs softly at that smile.]

Mundanes are kinda like that. Still haven't figured out some of the stuff mine does.

'M surprised you didn't decide that being the third is lucky.

... Though that might depend on what yours is planning.

[playingoursong]

Nothing, as far as I know. Everyone else is getting shipped off. Not me, though.

[like_a_gerbil]

I thought I was the one that wasn't supposed to ship out. Would've figured you'd convince your mundane to send you someplace.

[playingoursong]

Steve, my choices are dragons, having my soul ripped out and replaced by an animal, and stepping into Wonderland. I think I'll pass.