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[imfollowinghim]

[Filtered away from Steve & Ben]

[Bucky seems physically fine when he clicks on the video feed. Port had been a couple different kinds of hell, but he's had to be uncomfortably familiar with different kinds of hell and so it's more or less easy to just push everything back and keep soldiering on.

Even if there's something a tiny bit distant or strained in the smile he flashes the camera, he's clearly in the mood to poke a little fun at his best friend while doing something quasi constructive and nice for him, because God knows it's been a while since they've actually done something for either of their birthdays. There's a war on, you know.]

So if the calendar's right, Steve's turning ninety six on Friday. Which is the Fourth of July. [Yeah, that's right, Captain America was literally born on Independence Day, how's that for coincidences? Or destiny or whatever.]

I need a hand getting him a cake. I've never actually made one before, figured it couldn't hurt to ask if someone wants me to owe them a favor. [He has realistic expectations about what a cake baked by him would taste like.

Normally, he'd ask Ben about something like this, but with Alex gone? He doesn't want to rub salt in that wound. :c]

[Filtered to Scott & Stiles]

Do you guys remember the USO shows? From the flood? Or the comics, or whatever.

I've got a favor to ask.

[This is totally going somewhere, feel free to get suspicious Scott if you also got dancing monkey memories alongside punching HYDRA in the face and shit. c8]

Comments

[shakenandlimp]

Not much of anything. They ain't holidays. What do you do? A particular sort of cake?

[imfollowinghim]

Usually whatever kinda cake the birthday guy likes best, or, you know, whatever you've got on hand to make one. People put candles on 'em to match however old their turning, and you get together with your friends or family, sing happy birthday and give them presents.

[shakenandlimp]

No singing for that one, bless him. [Bush is obviously thinking of someone besides Steve.]

But drinks and small tokens might be just the thing.

[imfollowinghim]

For who?

[shakenandlimp]

Lieutenant Hornblower; he was born July the fourth as well. It was the year '02, I believe, for him-- but past that day or before it? Well, he is either twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, depending. [July 4, 1776 is an awkward day for a British naval hero to be born, but babies don't time themselves by politics.]

[imfollowinghim]

He doesn't call himself Lieutenant Britain, does he?

[Sorry, Bucky is just enjoying the other parallels right now, because, well. Obviously something should be done here.]