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[retroactively]

[He thinks there'll be static in the transmission but there isn't. This tech is a lot more advance than the boxes he's used to. He yells at it and leans close to the netbook. All anyone is getting is black for now.]

Hello! Hey! Anyone on this?

[That steady tapping noise? It's the sound of him tapping at the netbook. It doesn't work like that, he knows and yet he's still doing it because it's a habit to hit on non-responsive machinery. Then finally, his face appears, at least the lower portion of it. He had the thumb on the camera all along. Bucky's mouth twitch upwards, but he doesn't miss a beat.]

Green light still means go, huh? Glad somethings don't change.

[A long inhale and a short exhale. Then it's down to business.]

This is place-- It's nice. It can't be a HYDRA base. That lady was way too decent. That and apparently this is Britain. Last time, I was in Britain-- Long story.

[A beat]

We're all sitting ducks here, aren't we?

Comments

[retroactively]

We're still sitting on our butts, and waiting for something to happen. That's what gets me. Waiting.

You know that other expression, calm before the storm? That's sort of the feeling I'm getting here.

[noble_nate]

We've had quite a bit of storm here lately. You just happened to come in during a rare calm period.

[retroactively]

Heh. Lucky me.

What do you guys do in these rare calm periods?

[noble_nate]

Different people do different things. I spend most of my days in the training facility.

[retroactively]

Don't know how useful that's going to be for me. You got your pick of a weapon too, huh?

[noble_nate]

I did, but I didn't take anything of theirs; I have my own bow.

[He holds up a finely made longbow, with a crest burned into the side.]

It was my grandfather's, and it's served me well for years. I doubt I could find anything here that would bend to my will like this does.

[retroactively]

You got here with that fancy piece of work? Damn. I must've lost my guns when I fell.

[Bucky props up his gun - a ColtM4 assault rifle equip with a scope and laser pointers.]

I picked whatever they had on the shelf. They had some toys that were just... At least this looks familiar, y'know.

[noble_nate]

[Nathaniel's seen guns since arriving here, but nothing quite that fancy.

[He gestures to the laser pointers.]

What are those for?

[retroactively]

Heck if I know. Maybe to keep up with precision or something. I'm sure it'll be useful if or when I get in the field.