[video, backdated to 7-4]

[kneecaptain]

[ Bucky has the communicator on some sort of table, level. He's sitting down in front of it, evidently in a good mood. In the background, there's an old-timey looking radio playing. It cackles with static, but you can just make out a torch song. ]

I dunno how many of you know this, but it's a regular holiday where I'm from. [ He smirks, but doesn't explain. ]

Anyway, I got to thinkin', what better way to celebrate than me taking all of your money? Or… candy bars, or whatever else you got to stake. I'm flexible. I'll take 'em all.

How many of you know how to play poker?

[ The radio buzzes out, and Bucky hits it, once, hard. The sound comes to life again, now an official sounding broadcast. "The objectives of the Initative consist only in ruling by the sword, sowing the see of death and desolation until the take over power. They would then rule by the sword, that is their objective. We my therefore wonder how people who came with the confessed objective of shedding our blood, in our cities, can deceive the population by claiming to bring democracy and freedom. How can anyone claim to bring salvation—"

The broadcast dies. ]

Comments

[sweetling]

You run into a lot of robots?

[kneecaptain]

I mean, once or twice.

They don't like it when you call 'em that, though.

[sweetling]

Can't see why not, unless it's a stigma or a lie.

[kneecaptain]

I guess Jim didn't want us confusing him with the Skull's sleepers.

[sweetling]

Yeah, that's kind of a context thing.

[kneecaptain]

Nah. I think he just wanted people to know he was a person. [ He didn't think of it like that when he was sixteen and stupid, but now Bucky can relate. ]

[sweetling]

Existential question of the ages. This is why I'm glad my place didn't start getting too advanced with the AI.

[kneecaptain]

I guess it's a different story for everyone.

What's it like? Your place.

[sweetling]

Kind of a shit hole, but you know, you work with the hand you're dealt.

[woooo poker puns.]

[kneecaptain]

You can bluff your way outta anything.

[ ... ]

Almost.

[sweetling]

Exceptions prove the rule.

[kneecaptain]

I dunno about that.

[sweetling]

Well, maybe not in like, physics and shit. So far. Though I'm pretty sure there are people here who can break those laws, so.

[kneecaptain]

If I told you I could fly, would you believe it?

[sweetling]

Unless I thought you were purposely trying to screw with me.

[kneecaptain]

Yeah, well. Maybe I could convince you, what you really gotta convince is the ground.

[sweetling]

Hey, don't knock it. I've known people who could actually do stuff like that.

[kneecaptain]

I've known a few, too.

They never shut up about it.

[sweetling]

Only because they're 'honing their abilities' or whatever.

[kneecaptain]

I always figured it was 'cause they thought it was fun. [ Bucky does not think it sounds fun. ]

[sweetling]

Well, some of it... could be.