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All this shit is pretty above my pay grade, so it's not like I'm speaking from experience here or anything, but it seems like we got a crazy ass mix of folks around here. I don't think I've ever seen so many aliens in m life and I come from a world where those guys are all over the freakin' place.

Though I gotta say, it's freakin' weird to be around a bunch of people who've never heard of Kryptonians before. [Just. Throwing that word out there. Vaguely hopeful.]

Anyway. It's late, I'm bored. We've got a shit load of aliens and sword and sorcery types up in here. Tell me somethin' good about your world. Or tell me something shitty, we can swap horror stories.

[It's late at night, which means it's time for punks in masks asking bullshit questions on the network to keep themselves from broody navel gazing. Not sleeping is kind of a thing for him, but this not brutalizing strangers who really deserve it thing is kinda new and borderline unpleasant. Feel free to spot a brightly colored spot skulking around rooftops.]

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[ That sentence didn't end with a question mark. ]

Not something I can tell.

[ He just has too many feelings!! ]

Yeah. I guess that's fair.

[There's a lot he can't tell. But that has less to do with feelings and more to do with the secret identity thing, jeez Bucky what are you.]

[ Someone who is really shitty at secret identities, that's what. ]

I heard about this Batman guy.

[Wow, why does he not like the way that sounds.]

Oh yeah?

I heard you were his partner.

Still am.

But he's not here, is he?

[ His tone of voice changes— he says that bit like a question, not like a lecture. He feels bad for the kid, all alone. ]

So what.

[He feels like he can see where this line of questioning is going. He doesn't even try to hide his scowl.]

Nothing.

I also heard you can take care of yourself.

You heard right. Gotta problem with it?

No.

I'm just not sure if anyone can.

What, take care of themselves?

Hey, Barnes, if you were feelin' down you just gotta say something about it. I've totally got practice at this uplifting speech shit.

[deflecting nbd.]

Hah ha, very funny.

Hey, it's what I do.

Something tells me you're not half as good at the gung-ho speech as you are at skipping out of questions.

My gung-ho speeches usually involve punching things. And you haven't really been askin' any questions, chum.

Because I don't need to know what you don't wanna tell me.

[...Oh. Well.]

I might enjoy being an asshole. Might not always know how not to be one.

Just. Ya know. Putting that out there.

[ Awkwardest shift.]

Anyway. If I don't want you to know somethin', I won't tell you it. That simple.

That's how it usually works, kid.

Yeah, well. We're friends, you're allowed ask things.

[Awkwardest pause.]

Or, ya know, comrades or whatever.

Comrades, huh? [ He laughs at that, maybe a bit darkly, but doesn't explain. ]

What? [ He has no problem asking questions.]

Nothing.

[ No problem avoiding answers. ]

Whatever, man.

So, you goin' to that dance thing?

Yeah, just what I need. To get all dressed up.

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