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Tweak says, "E-MC-squared"

James Montgomery Falsworth (falsworth) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2014-11-14 21:43:00

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!network post, james montgomery falsworth (mcu), michael westen

Filter to Michael Westen

Hello, old chap. Feeling better?

Filter to Howling Commandos (MCU)

Kamchatka's all well and good, gents, but sometimes a fellow needs a place just for him and his mates. I'm looking for a place outside of Potts Tower to put down roots, and there's a spot near Gramercy Park that looks promising. Should I purchase it, you would all, of course, be welcome to make your homes there, or at the very least visit as often as you'd like. Days at a time, even.

There are times when one wonders if one's grief is entirely out of proportion to how well one knew a person. As for myself, I can say that although I have not seen Margaret Carter much in recent months, it was only about six months ago that I spoke with her, laughed with her, knew her well on a regular basis. As an officer with the Strategic Science Reserve, Peggy was unparalleled. As a friend, she was a precious gem, and I can promise you that no one was more glad for her than I when I discovered that she had made a good life for herself, a happy one even. However saddened I am at her death -- and I am quite, quite sad -- I am even more happy that she led a full life and allowed to man to stop her from attaining the highest position within her organization. Her legacy, a niece who is as strong and brilliant as her aunt ever was, is a good one.

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	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 03:18 am UTC (link)
	We'd be neighbors. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) falsworth 2014-11-15 03:19 am UTC (link)
	All the more reason to make an offer, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 03:21 am UTC (link)
	It's nice. Peggy liked that area. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) falsworth 2014-11-15 03:58 am UTC (link)
	A ringing endorsement, if ever there was one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 04:02 am UTC (link)
	I thought so too. Let me know what you decide. I'll have to get you a housewarming gift. It's nice, what you said about her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) falsworth 2014-11-15 04:05 am UTC (link)
	I'll do that, Steven. Thank you. I thought a lot of her. And I think that we all were a little in love with her. How are you, friend? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 04:11 am UTC (link)
	It was hard not to be, I think. She was an unstoppable force, and she changed my life. I'm holding on. I don't really have the words beyond that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) falsworth 2014-11-15 04:20 am UTC (link)
	If you need company, anything at all, tell me. I mean this, Steve. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 04:48 am UTC (link)
	I know, Monty. I appreciate it. When we lost Bucky, she was there, telling me what to do, and I keep hearing her now, repeating herself. Telling me to go cut off another one of HYDRA's heads. So that's - that's what we should do, even though it won't bring anyone back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) falsworth 2014-11-15 04:50 am UTC (link)
	We'll do that. It might take a little time to pull together our resources, but it will happen. In cases such as this, we fight on, not because it will change the past, but because it could mean a brighter future. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	I've been fighting for a brighter future for years. But this is... a much bigger fight than it used to be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) falsworth 2014-11-15 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's perhaps the same size fight, we just know the full scale now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos (MCU) thelittleguy 2014-11-15 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe it is. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 03:22 am UTC (link)
	Well, I'm sober. And only seeing things that are actually here. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Both of which are definite improvements. You've found enough sleep, then? You quite gave me a fright, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I've slept. Sorry you had to -- deal with me like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 04:10 am UTC (link)
	Sleeping and getting enough sleep sometimes aren't the same. Don't apologize. I've seen, well. Not worse. But similar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 04:21 am UTC (link)
	I've gotten enough sleep to think clearly. That's the important part. For the record -- I knew who you were. By the time I kissed you, I knew. I don't want you to think -- I mean, that part wasn't just a hallucination. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Work on getting more. I know. Your eyes -- I could tell. I would have stopped immediately had you not recognized me. ~~I felt you needed some -- comforting.~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 04:42 am UTC (link)
	I'll try. Good. That's good. And, uh, thanks for keeping me an eye on me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 04:48 am UTC (link)
	See that you do, soldier. You're quite welcome. You know, my dear chap, you have more people who care about you here than you realize. I had the impression that you feel yourself to be quite alone here. You're not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 05:29 am UTC (link)
	Been a long time since anyone called me that. No, I guess I'm not. Thank God. I do stupid things when I'm alone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 05:32 am UTC (link)
	I'm not terribly far removed from being one myself. How easily one falls into the habit of ordering one's friends around, especially if they are making questionable decisions regarding their health. Then don't be alone. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 05:41 am UTC (link)
	Well, I do seem to inspire a lot of health concern, even from civilians. I wish it were that simple. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 05:44 am UTC (link)
	So long as you take it in the spirit in which it is meant, dear fellow. But heed that concern, perhaps especially from civilians. It is they who sometimes are able to see more clearly how our troubles affect us than we are. Why isn't it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Because I put everyone around me in danger. And when I get close to someone, I give all my enemies a weapon to use against me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 05:52 am UTC (link)
	Have you put anyone in danger since you arrived? Have you made enemies that I should be aware of here? That the other friends you've made here should be aware of? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 06:06 am UTC (link)
	No. But it's only a matter of time before someone finds out I'm here and decides to "recruit" me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 06:13 am UTC (link)
	That may be the case, old boy. But there's nothing that says you've got to give in and do as they ask. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 06:17 am UTC (link)
	If they're threatening to kill someone I love? I don't have a choice in the matter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 06:19 am UTC (link)
	No, but should that day ever arrive, you don't have to go it alone. Your options are no longer do as the man asks or your love is killed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 06:51 am UTC (link)
	Why, because I can call the Avengers in now? My loved ones are still my responsibility. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] falsworth 2014-11-15 06:56 am UTC (link)
	You're confusing 'asking for help' with 'giving up responsibility'. But in all honesty, you're merely asking for trouble by preparing for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-15 07:12 am UTC (link)
	If I ask for help, I'm putting more people in danger. Even superheroes can get hurt. What are you saying? I should stop taking protective measures and just hope nothing bad happens? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

[Michael | Monty]

falsworth
2014-11-15 08:52 pm UTC (link)

No, I think you're seeing danger where none exists, specifically for you and the people you care about. There's being prepared, Michael, and there's being unwilling to move forward just in case danger shows itself.

You have a certain skillset, yes, but there are hundreds of people who not only share that skillset, but who are willing to put those skills to use for a good cause. You assume that the people you might ask for help would be going in blindly to their deaths, but you don't consider that so many of us don't do this blindly, and instead do so because we want to take care of just the dangers of this world.

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	Re: [Michael \| Monty] westen 2014-11-16 12:58 am UTC (link)
	I guess I'm not used to existing in a world where my skillset isn't unique. And I'm definitely not used to having people encourage me to seek help. The reaction ~~from Fi~~ back home was usually more like "how dare you let your friends get involved in this, Michael." ~~Because I guess their lives mattered more than mine did~~ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Howling Commandos byebyebourbon 2014-11-15 04:51 am UTC (link)
	Peggy had a remarkable run. I don't think I could've stood to see her like that much more. So you you've found a place? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos falsworth 2014-11-15 04:52 am UTC (link)
	She did indeed. I'm glad that her illness did not degenerate even further than it had. I believe so. Would you like to give it a once over with me? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos byebyebourbon 2014-11-15 04:56 am UTC (link)
	I could probably make time tomorrow morning. Got some business at the mall in the afternoon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos falsworth 2014-11-15 05:00 am UTC (link)
	I'm meant to be meeting the realtor at 9 in the morning. Join me then. Indeed? What business is this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos byebyebourbon 2014-11-15 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Where are you meeting? I'm cheaper than a crane for movin things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos falsworth 2014-11-15 05:18 am UTC (link)
	At the house. I'm going to take a final look and decide whether to make an offer then. But nowhere near as graceful. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos byebyebourbon 2014-11-15 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	Are you leaving from the tower in the morning? Might be good to grab me then. Now, that ain't fair. I've been batting off the Bolshoi for years. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos falsworth 2014-11-15 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	I am, yes. I'll be out of here by half past 8. I can't comment on your gracefulness there, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Howling Commandos byebyebourbon 2014-11-16 01:59 am UTC (link)
	It's about as you'd imagine, old Dum Dum in a tutu to be. (Reply to this) (Parent)