"When I'm not what, Peter?" I ask, turning to face the pair now that Bucky's reigned himself in. I am neither impressed nor amused by this turn of events and I don't know with whom I'm less so. Ultimately, they're all just being themselves, and it strikes me again as a miracle the Avengers ever worked.
"First off," I say, my voice hard, taking a tone I've had very little occasion for since arriving on the island, "for the record, James Barnes is Captain America. Not just because of the timing of our arrivals, but because I asked him to be. And second off, Peter's right, Tony, you're smarter- than almost anyone- but there's one lesson you've either written off or failed to learn entirely." I stop a few feet in front of Tony and Peter, the tension of the moment written in my frame but none of the violence.
"Be careful with people. When technology breaks down, when yourself alone isn't enough? They're all that's left." I glance at Peter, just a flicker of a look, and can't help feeling disappointed, I guess. Whatever he has to say to me, he can, but later.
I turn to look at Bucky, my expression clear. We're going, and we can talk about the whys of it or not at his discretion, but this little detente is over.
Tony paused, frowning back at him, then turned and continued in the direction Peter was yanking him along in, saying, in lieu of a considered response, "...when technology breaks down? I thought he was familiar with my work."
He saw where that was going. He got the idea presented. He just didn't deal well with the inspirational speech bit, it wasn't really his bag.
"First off," I say, my voice hard, taking a tone I've had very little occasion for since arriving on the island, "for the record, James Barnes is Captain America. Not just because of the timing of our arrivals, but because I asked him to be. And second off, Peter's right, Tony, you're smarter- than almost anyone- but there's one lesson you've either written off or failed to learn entirely." I stop a few feet in front of Tony and Peter, the tension of the moment written in my frame but none of the violence.
"Be careful with people. When technology breaks down, when yourself alone isn't enough? They're all that's left." I glance at Peter, just a flicker of a look, and can't help feeling disappointed, I guess. Whatever he has to say to me, he can, but later.
I turn to look at Bucky, my expression clear. We're going, and we can talk about the whys of it or not at his discretion, but this little detente is over.
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He saw where that was going. He got the idea presented. He just didn't deal well with the inspirational speech bit, it wasn't really his bag.
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From behind me, I just hear Thor laugh to himself.
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