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[deadthenred]

Alright, lemme make sure I got this exact. We've been rounded up to fight in some dad-blamed future battle, and in the meantime we're supposed to sit around and twiddle our thumbs. Guess some things never change, huh?

Look, I got sympathy, I really do. You have terrific taste, bringing me here. I'm all aces. And hang, I hate to say no to a lady. Some of you have to be ladies, right?

[ Cough cough. Ahem. ]

But I'm all booked up. I got a date with Hitler and his Nazi crum-bums. I can't stick around for this.

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[notbeth]

[ Did he say Hitler and Nazis? Wow, this alternate universe stuff is beyond her.

Hello little Bucky, have a curious face peering into the feed. ]

Did you just say Hitler?

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[deadthenred]

[ it takes him a second to fidget with the device and get it to play video ]

That's right.

permavid and i assume he's in uniform?

[notbeth]

[ She's surprised to see such a young face, but it only makes sense if he's really from WWII. She can't figure out his age (he's much older than her) but he can't be close to her dad's age. ]

Then it's true what people said. There're people from different years here. [ Wow.

Wow, this is kind of weird and amazing at once. ]

[deadthenred]

[ Yeah, like the icon. ]

I asked a dame on the street, she said it was the year three thousand'n something.

[notbeth]

[ Merci. ]

Yeah, it is... here. It's only '91 back in my-- [ awkward ] my home.

They don't always bring people in the service here, I think.

[deadthenred]

Then that's another reason they oughta let me go.

[ He's glossing over the time travel stuff because he doesn't want any of it to settle into him. ]

[notbeth]

[ Kate leans back, scowling-- not at Bucky. ]

They won't.

[deadthenred]

Well, I dunno. They haven't met me yet, and I can be real persuasive.

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[outright]

Bucky... [ squ....int.... changed voice, but same comm ID?? ] Is that you?

[notbeth]

What would you say?

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[deadthenred]

Who else would it be?

[ He straightens his uniform a bit. He's famous!! ]

[deadthenred]

You can't ask a magician to reveal his tricks!

[outright]

Someone a little older, but... hmm, no less handsome, I suppose.

[notbeth]

[ Okay, that gets a tiny smile out of her. ]

Okay, but there's probably been lots of people who've done that. Even if you're Army-- I bet they'd want you here.

[deadthenred]

Who're you s'posed to be again?

I thought all of Namor's friends were blue.

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[myownbestfriend]

[...Is that? Emma double-checks the ID of the device the post was sent from.

Oh, Bucky. Little you is adorable.]

Some of us are ladies, yes.

[Ladies in 1942 generally wear more than Emma does, but ask her if she cares.]

[outright]

Whoever that is.

I'm your — [ should he try the same trick he used on Aileen? ...hmm, no, it didn't actually get her to sleep with him, so maybe not. ] —roommate.

[deadthenred]

No you aren't.

[ Does not even hesitate. ]

[outright]

Moving out, are you? Lovely. May I have your belongings?

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[imperfect]

[Another day, another stranger on the network complaining about their screwed-up timelines. Ed tunes out halfway through, returning to whatever he was doing before -

- wait, Hitler?!

Oh, hell. Excuse the sudden video of some unfamiliar teenager, his gold eyes narrowed into a look of suspicion bordering on hostility. He's hoping to get a good look at this guy.]

What do you mean by a "date"?

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[deadthenred]

I mostly mean I'd like to get the chance to punch him.

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[imperfect]

[He looks Bucky over, and makes no attempt to hide it. His suspicious expression isn't going anywhere.]

You and a lot of people. But that doesn't look like a German uniform.

[deadthenred]

Because it's not. Private James Barnes, US Army.

[imperfect]

Yeah? And what does an American care about those thugs?

[Is this a bad time to mention that said teenager is clearly wearing a coat and shirt that dropped straight out of the 1920s?]

[deadthenred]

Where are you from, Tibet?

I've been saying we couldn't keep out of this one since back in '39.