Unnamed Legends/Avengers Verse

[strongerthanyouknow]

The Waverider isn't foreign to having the every now and again visitor, picked up in the middle of a mission. Dragged along for one. Dropping off, like so much chaff or a wayward puppy. The Avengers aren't exactly that, but at the end of the day The Avengers aren't Sara's concern. Her people are. Time is.

Cleaning house, and sweeping the people out, brings with it a sort of peace.
Another check in the books, that means they are at the end of the mission.

Means they can pretend for five or ten minutes, they're normal. Eat a damn meal all together, without everyone running off helter-skelter, guns at blazing. Means she can get some rest, in a bed really, really not made for three, but they've found ways to make it work, and there's nowhere else she'd be. Just a few more loose ends and mission notes to tie up. Then, a cursory glance over the timeline to see what and where Gideon thinks they should be headed next, and she'll be done with today.






[ For Bucky's Request To Come Aboard & Steve/Sara Conversations About This ]

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[mypriority]

Steve's eyebrow gets a leveled look in return. Yes, Cap, he does speak, even to strangers. He's a rebel like that. "No," he answers the first with a roll of a shoulder in a maybe too-casual shrug. But he doesn't move from his spot. "I think it's smart." Leonard doesn't trust freely and easily, either, by any stretch of the word. He'd learned that lesson long ago, from a person who never actually cared as much as he should have. "The immediate three of us that I am almost certain your friend will gravitate toward the most, the quickest, are a killer, a klepto, and a pyro." There's a beat and he cants his head. "If you weren't suspicious, you'd just be dumb. But...you also have puppies and living embodiments of sunshine people on this ship." Like Raymond. Annoying little labradoodle of hope that he always is. Not that Leonard is exactly trying to sell Steve on leaving his buddy here. Personally, he isn't all that thrilled about it in the first place, but he isn't Captain, and for good reason.

[noblecaptain]

Steve sighed, his shoulders relaxing a little. The man had no bedside manner, that was for sure. There was no way he was convincing Steve. Quite the opposite, in fact. The more he spoke, the more Steve did not want to leave Bucky on this ship.

But, sadly, he had no choice in the matter. It wasn't his life to live.

"Well, at least you have a good contrast," he murmured. His head tilted to the side and he frowned, glancing back at the ship and the room around him. Bucky said he needed this. Who was Steve to tell him what was right and wrong? "I know he can take care of himself. Doesn't mean I won't worry."

Steve turned to Leonard, forcing a smile for the man. "He'll grow on you. He does that."

[mypriority]

The way Leonard sees it, whether it's Steve's choice or not, he should at least know in the most complete way possible, exactly what and who he is leaving his best friend to. In no uncertain terms, with no question left to it. Even if that means forgoing all pretenses of bedside manner of any kind. Not that Leonard doubts Sara explained everything he needs to know in full detail before he even said a word. "We do have that going for us." If not much else, at times. Screwing things up for the better of time, it was practically their motto these days. The personalities on this ship, while sometimes a strain, mostly tended to balance each other out most days. "Hm...maybe, but I won't hold my breath." He smirks back at the other Captain.

[noblecaptain]

"Good?" Steve shrugged his shoulders. "He trusts you. I trust him. That's all I need." And he meant it too. If Bucky had any sort of doubt at all, he'd put up way more of a fuss. As it stood, Bucky felt comfortable with his decision. Steve respected that.

Even if he hated it.

Slowly, Steve smirked in response to Leonard. "You might not want to do that. He's crap at mouth to mouth." Or, at least Steve wanted him to think Bucky was. There was no doubt in his words. The only one kissing Bucky would be him. "I... I should go."

[mypriority]

Both brows arch up toaward his hairline at that-- He trusts you. Maybe it's the royal you. The team-you. Because Leonard is sure that would be news to him, if he meant personally, specifically, him. But he keeps it all under his tongue and leave it there.

"I'll make sure not to drown around him, then." He throws a quip right back at him. "See ya around, Cap."