throwing in an app eventually....

[abruptplummeting]

So you've been flip-floppin' around with going back here for awhile, huh?

That's swell and all but uh... can't say I'm too keen droppin' into some place with all that crazy monster-god-alien-other-world hooey goin' on. I'm dealing with enough jerks already. Besides, I gotta stick with the team out here. Can't leave 'em hanging. Not in this mess.

Thanks for the offer though. Really!

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[neurological]

Plenty of jerks out there.

[abruptplummeting]

Tell me about it. Knock one down, another pops right back up.

[neurological]

Aahh. I know the feeling.

Some just don't know when to quit, hm?

[abruptplummeting]

Hey, at least they give me something to do.

[goodsoldier]

Aw, a team player. That's adorable. Seriously, though, we kind of need more of those. It's a lot of lone rangers around here right now, myself included.

[abruptplummeting]

Ain't so bad, being on a team. You can't always be watchin' your own back.

[goodsoldier]

You do what you have to, as you'll find out if you end up here.

[abruptplummeting]

Well that sounds inviting.

[exloserspromise]

I hate that username.

[abruptplummeting]

Yeah. Not really sure what it means, but hey.

[exloserspromise]

Let's just say gravity is a cruel mistress and leave it at that.

[abruptplummeting]

... Heck. Uh, yeah. Let's leave it at that then.

[exloserspromise]

[He's just never going to get used to seeing versions of you who are still alive.]

So. How've you been? Still showing HYDRA who's boss before you got pulled?

[abruptplummeting]

[ daw, Cap. ]

You bet! But you're sayin' that like you're about to high tail it outta' here. I'm not about to start flying it solo.

[exloserspromise]

It's just been awhile for me, is all. Apparently the boss lady thought I'd be more interesting after the war than during.

[abruptplummeting]

Did she check you out before the war? I'd say you've been pretty consistently interesting your whole life but hey, that's me talkin'.

[exloserspromise]

I'm with you, but she thinks everything's better with a fish out of water story on top, and I'm definitely out of water anymore. All that crazy you might get dragged into is just a few of the possibilities.

[abruptplummeting]

I guess that gives me something to look forward to, huh?

[captainredwhiteblue]

[alkdjfdkfj oh gosh is that--

stay calm, Steve--

gee, don't cry or anything--

brave face, you can do it]

No, that's right, you stay out there. Don't go bringing all the stupid into this city or something.

[... :D ? ]

[abruptplummeting]

Wait. Huh?

You telling me you're stuck in that joint, Steve?

[captainredwhiteblue]

Sure am.

But it's really fine. If I can't be out there with the rest of the team then you need to be.

[abruptplummeting]

[ HOW DOES THIS SHIT EVEN HAPPEN TO YOU CAP HOW. ]

There's no team without you. Nobody's gettin' left behind.

Suddenly feeling like I'm having a change of heart. Guess I might need to drop in and drag you back.

[captainredwhiteblue]

[HE DOESN'T KNOW IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE JUST WOKE UP IN THAT UGLY GREEN ROOM, GOD.]

Bucky, don't. It's better you stay out, nobody should be in a place like this.

[abruptplummeting]

[ UM SORRY STEVE WOW DON'T BE SO DEFENSIVE. ]

I said it once, and I'll say it again: I'm not leaving you behind. So if I gotta dive into some other, uh, universe or whatever, I'll take the plunge.

[imonabike]

That's what I said too.

[abruptplummeting]

Yeah? And how far did that get ya?

[imonabike]

The same place I didn't wanna go.

[abruptplummeting]

Oh boy. This is reassuring.

[imonabike]

[kanyeshrug.] Sorry, man. Wish I had some good news.

[like_a_gerbil]

[Steve grins, glad to see his best friend even if his mundane thought it'd be amusing to make him smaller after he finally got used to being taller.]

Thought you were the jerk everyone was dealing with.

[abruptplummeting]

Hey. I like to save that reputation for HYDRA. But it's not my fault if it rubs off on the rest of the gang. Guess you better stick around to keep me in check, huh?

[like_a_gerbil]

[The complaint gets a brighter grin.] Just gotta find someone who'll sign off on the enlistment papers and I'll be there. Doubt I'll be able to keep you completely in check, but someone's gotta try.

[hehaseatenthepancake]

Well, look at it this way: On the one hand, there are a lot fewer Nazis than I used to expect? But on the other hand, that's because there aren't any Nazis. Other kinds of troublemaking supremacists, sure, but no Nazis. Wild, huh?

[abruptplummeting]

No Nazis? Haha. I was gonna say it's my lucky day but it sounds like things aren't necessarily much better. Guess it never hurts to have another handful of jerks to take out.

[hehaseatenthepancake]

I know! I'm as shocked as anyone. Time was, I couldn't swing my tail without it smacking into a Nazi with some sort of conquer-and/or-destroy-the-world plan. Not that I haven't had my share of crap to deal with instead, but at least I'm not up to my eyeballs in swastikas anymore.

[peggy_carter]

Sargent Barnes?

It's nice to finally see someone I'm familiar with here.

[abruptplummeting]

Agent Carter. Long time no see. Sorta'.

You gettin' tied into all this hogwash too?

comicverse crossover

[natalia_romanova]

James?

[Nat is seriously confused]

OH LAWD

[abruptplummeting]

Uh, hi!

Ohh the awkward!!!

[natalia_romanova]

What... you look so different.

What happened?

FACE IN HANDS

[abruptplummeting]

Wear and tear from the war? I dunno.

Uh, sorry. Were we buddies back in school or somethin'? I'm drawing a blank here.

Oh this is gonna hurt

[natalia_romanova]

That's not even funny, James.

[she pales, green eyes widen then move away from his face]

You.. don't know me? It's Natalia.

silently sobbing already oh noooo

[abruptplummeting]

[ He's feeling kind of guilty here. Maybe even more than "kind of." Sure, he's not familiar with this dame. But something about the way she's looking at him makes him think he really really should know who she is. ]

Sorry... name's not ringing any bells. But I got this nagging feeling that it should?

So wrong that I enjoy this so much

[natalia_romanova]

[He was being honest, she knew the look in his eyes, even if they were different eyes. The build, the lack of scars, and a simple light touch to his arm revealed flash not mental under his sleeve. This was not the man she knew, it was unfair to expect him to know her.]

Only if it meant something to you, but it's better if it doesn't.

[At least this meant he wasn't taken by Red Room, he wasn't used as a weapon, he had a chance for a normal life. That was some consolation.]

ngl iloveit

[abruptplummeting]

[ This was definitely some kind of awkward. But again, there was a lot of guilt he was feeling too. It was an uncomfortable mishmash of feelings. So, he does his best to crack a smile for her. ]

So what's the lucky fella' you're mixing me up with like? Apparently we got the same name and uh, look pretty similar I guess. So he can't be that bad.

metoo, I am so bad

[natalia_romanova]

[Oh, this will be hard to explain.]

His name is James Buchanan Barnes, his friends call him Bucky. I always called him James.

[Why, that's your name too isn't it? Let her continue.]

It seems you were spared the fate he had, you have a chance at a life unlike his.

no you are wonderfully terrible ok

[abruptplummeting]

[ Loooooong silence.

Well.

On the plus side, this cute dame apparently knew a lot about him! On the flip... it sounded like who he was, or is, or will be or... whatever the heck's going on isn't gonna be too grand. ]

This is nuts.

[ He nervously scratches the back of his neck. ]

Just when I thought I'd seen everything.

and you for putting up with me!

[natalia_romanova]

It is. I've learned there are more universes than we know here and in some places like this they can collide.

[Cute dame, oh there was the charmer she knew. Be glad she didn't hear that thought though, might make things more awkward]

No, that won't happen for another seventy years or so.