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Tweak says, "No wai!"

mr. bucket; buckets of fun (sgt_barnesjb) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2019-02-27 14:38:00

Entry tags:

america chavez (616), bucky barnes (mcu)

WHO: Bucky Barnes and America Chavez
WHAT: Sgt. Barnes has arrived
WHERE: Center of town
WHEN: Evening
RATING: Lowish maybe some swearing?

What the hell is going on? He thought, as he stared at the area around him. It certainly wasn't Wakanda, which was where he should be. The battle was about to begin. Bucky looked down at himself. He was still wearing the modified, updated uniform Shuri had designed for him that, funnily enough, looked like a modernized version of his old Howlies uniform. Leave it to the Wakandan Princess to come up with an idea like that. He glanced to the left and curled his fingers into a fist; yes, it was still the same arm he'd also been given as a means for fighting and functionality. A quick scan over himself showed him his weapons were all where he'd strapped them to himself. In other words, he was still himself but the world around him had changed. So then, why?

Rather than ponder it out in the open, Bucky quickly ducked around the side of a building to stay out of sight. He knew about the Infinity Stones, about what each of them did. Was Thanos using the Reality Stone to make everything appear altered? Was he actually still in Wakanda, about to converse with Steve before they lined up for battle? Was this some attempt to confuse everyone by changing their reality? For that matter, was anyone else around? He didn't see anyone as he peered out from around the wall of the building where he was hiding. Drawing his rifle, he used the scope to see even further, his sight already amplified by the super soldier serum running through him.

It didn't appear that there were any threats around, but Bucky of all people knew it was impossible to be too careful in an unknown situation so he kept the rifle raised, and took a few steps out, then another few until he'd reached the center again. Were those footsteps he heard? Bucky whipped around quickly in the direction he'd hear them coming from. Show your face, he thought.

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sgt_barnesjb
2019-03-07 06:31 pm UTC (link)

It was really hard to wrap his mind around the idea of there being multiple versions of the same people from different universes. That being said, it wasn't the craziest thing he'd ever heard. With all he'd been through and everything he'd been made to grasp in order to catch up with the world over the past few years, this wasn't all that farfetched. It was just strange. He wasn't sure he'd want to meet another version of himself. Or maybe it would be interesting? He'd figure that out if the opportunity came up.

"Steve?" His eyebrows rose. Was it the Steve he knew? Or some other Steve? Any Steve was a good Steve, but it'd certainly help if it was his Steve. His mind sort of went a little haywire thinking about those possibilities. "I wonder if he's from my world. I should find him. I was going to meet him when I ended up here. We were about to enter a battle." He recognized the name Clint Barton; he'd fought with them in Germany, but it wasn't the same Barton he'd met.

"That's why I'm anxious about getting back. The world was on the brink of losing half its population. Not that I think I'm crucial in stopping it, but I should be there, regardless."

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starsandhearts
2019-03-09 05:29 am UTC (link)

"Come on," America said when it became obvious that Bucky was interested in meeting Steve, or at least getting a look at him, she could understand the desire to know if someone was your version or not - after running into so many different versions of others in the multiverse a little familiarity could be the most comforting thing in the world.

"We've seen most of the sights as it is, there doesn't seem to be much beyond this, and trying to get much further doesn't seem to yield much other than winding up where you started," She said with a shrug, it was strange, but she'd seen stranger. "We can get your things and I'll see if I can point you in the direction of Rogers and Stark so you can at least see if you know either of them."

It was hardly the world's greatest welcome, America had never really been one to be picked for welcome wagon duties, but all things considered running into Bucky Barnes wasn't a bad way to start off that sort of thing in her mind. "It's back this way." She said leading the way back to the place she'd gotten her own phone trusting that there would be one there for him as well, and then she could show him where she was pretty sure Rogers tended to be most often.

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sgt_barnesjb
2019-03-11 07:15 pm UTC (link)

Although she'd shown him what appeared to be most of the sights, Bucky still wasn't sure he had a grasp on the actual size or perimeter of wherever they were. He would've felt better if he did, but he supposed there was time for that later since apparently there was no telling when or if he'd be able to get back to Wakanda. God only knew what he'd be going back to. If Thanos succeeded and destroyed half the world, would the inhabitants of this one succumb to the consequences too? What if it did happen and those who were here were the ones that were severed from the universe as they knew it?

It was too much to think about. Too many questions, and no answers at all in sight. Bucky needed to focus on what was going on right now. "Thank you," he said. Finding Steve and maybe seeing Stark at a distance was what was in order. Whatever happened after that, he'd have to face it when the time came. "I hope my arrival wasn't interrupting anything you were intending to do. But I appreciate that you took the time to show me around." Bucky wasn't nearly as charismatic as he used to be, but he also wasn't as deadpan and silent as he had been before he'd taken up residence in Wakanda, either. He was capable of having conversations now where he actually spoke more than one word at a time. Baby steps, but progress.

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starsandhearts
2019-03-12 03:43 pm UTC (link)

"Don't worry, I wasn't doing much. I've just been trying to see if I can make a portal to get back home - I hoped maybe I could bring one up at some other point in town," She explained as she shrugged, it wasn't like she was back home with things constantly demanding her attention. If she could say nothing else about this place she could say she appreciated that things were a little less hectic here. Her phone wasn't constantly blowing up, there were no battles she had to fly into, no papers that were due, no new movies to check out, no messages, no nothing really. Okay the more she thought about it the worse it got, so instead she focused on the parts that were good - that she wasn't constantly being called in to help clean up some mess that someone had stepped in.

"I'm around if you ever need to... I don't know, talk to someone?" She suggested shrugging, it wasn't like she was the best conversationalist in the world, but all things considered she wouldn't mind at all being able to say that she was friends with Bucky Barnes. "Or if you need anything I guess." She added. "But here's your phone it connects to some sort of local network, but it's not the internet, I don't really get it - but that's not my thing really. I guess that's it really, not much of a welcome, but this doesn't seem to be much of a place so I guess I can't be faulted too much for that."

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sgt_barnesjb
2019-03-13 12:09 pm UTC (link)

Bucky was, admittedly, overwhelmed despite the area being a bit underwhelming. He still had a lot of questions but none of them really seemed to have any answers at this point. That wasn't exactly abnormal for someone who'd spent a lot of time trying to find answers to questions about the majority of his life while he was piecing his memory back together. If he started letting the questions build up, it'd be too much. He just needed to try to focus on what was in front of him, instead of the unknown.

It seemed as though he'd been brought here, if he had things like a phone and there was a network of sorts. Something was 'in charge' so to speak, but he wasn't going to venture into that void of wondering at this point. Not yet, anyway. America was trying to be supportive despite not really knowing him, which was incredibly kind. It didn't go unnoticed. "I appreciate that," he said. "It sounds like we're all in the same position here. If there's anything I can ever do for you, please don't hesitate to find me or I guess, ask over the network? If that's how it works."

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starsandhearts
2019-03-14 01:41 am UTC (link)

"Yeah we are," She agreed with a low huff, shaking her head, it was a situation she was unused to - being stuck in a place and not being able to get out. She didn't enjoy it one bit. And she could just imagine that none of the others were exactly enjoying the prospect of this either.

"I will," She agreed, it was pretty cool to be able to say that she had someone like Bucky Barnes she could call on if need be. "Same goes for you, the net is probably a good way to go about things. Or you know just wave if you see me around. I'll be wandering around trying to make the portals work, so you know." She shrugged.

"I'll leave you to it," She said finally, she got the impression that he was still figuring things out and making sense of all of this and if he was anything like her then he'd want to be alone while he worked on that. So she thought making herself scarce wouldn't be a bad idea. "I'll see you around, Bucky."

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