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[imfollowinghim]

[Bucky sounds a little more level than he did in his last post, back to his normal, not oh god I suddenly have superpowers self, and he sounds more vaguely amused/annoyed by the flood than anything else.]

I guess as far as first floods go, that coulda been a lot worse. [And that's all he really wants to say on the subject for right now, if that's cool with the rest of you.]

[Private to Ben]

Hey, kid. I've got your file. [And he's thumbed through it a little and holy shit, your life :|] You got anywhere you wanna meet up and talk? [He figures you're likely to agree to whatever he asks you to do, right off the bat, but he wants to give him the option to pick where he'd like to sit down and talk about stuff.]

[Private to Steve]

I think your friend Nicole has a crush on me.

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[thestarspangledman]

I'd appreciate it if you didn't, she might kick my ass from here to Jersey.

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[imfollowinghim]

Well, we wouldn't want that. Secret's safe with me.

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[thestarspangledman]

Thanks, Buck.

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[imfollowinghim]

Any time, Steve. Just 'cause you're a foot taller than me now doesn't mean mean I'm gonna start throwing you under the bus.

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[thestarspangledman]

[A little grin.] Same here. You gettin' settled alright?

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[imfollowinghim]

More or less. I know what the hell I'm doin' playing therapist to a kid- [Yes Ben is technically the same age as him but Ben is still a kid.] But I figure the Admiral wanted me along for a reason, so might as well give it a shot.

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[thestarspangledman]

I'm still not sure what the hell I'm doing playing therapist to Blake, so we're in the same boat.

[A beat.] I was gonna make a deal for you.

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[imfollowinghim]

[Aw, Steve, you're such a good bro. :C But you know Bucky's never been great at mushy stuff so.]

Too bad I showed up and messed up that plan. [But okay he can be a little mushy for you. :c] Thanks.

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[thestarspangledman]

Yeah, well, I didn't know you were goin' to. [That's okay, neither has Steve. So he just gives Bucky a little bit of a nod.]

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[imfollowinghim]

Neither did I. This seems kinda different from how I remember the afterlife bein' described. [Are we allowed to joke about this at all yet? Joking is good coping. :|]

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[thestarspangledman]

[A little bit of a grin.] Yeah. Same here.

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[imfollowinghim]

We could always make it a race. First one to graduate a guy gets the deal. [He's also basically totally kidding, playing with people lives is not cool.]

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[thestarspangledman]

[A snort.] You'd probably win. Have you seen Blake?

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[imfollowinghim]

Yeah. I saw his whole Americans don't deserve America spiel. [And Bucky thinks he's an asshole. :|]

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[thestarspangledman]

Yeah, he's ....a challenge.

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[imfollowinghim]

I believe it.

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[thestarspangledman]

Kinda figured you might.