Super Secret Meeting Spot that's Definitely Not Starbucks [Somewhere on the Mainland, Saturday]

[heroic_jawline]

Steve had reached out to Natasha (through several layers of encryption and burner phones because Natasha, at least, understood how to lay low) and was now in his very best incognito outfit (beard, jeans, baseball cap, sunglasses) with Tony (in generally the same outfit), trying to appear casual as they walked around one of those giant outdoor outlet malls waiting for Natasha to make contact.

"She said she'd drop a pin with where she is in--" Steve glanced at his watch, "--eight and a half minutes. You've got the test with you?"

He'd asked that about four times already, but he was anxious.

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Steve nodded. "Tell us where we can find him and we can go to him."

[hailhailgangsallhere]

Natasha hummed around her next sip of Steve's coffee. "That's suitably vague."

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"Well, it's... complicated," Tony said. "Something that's happened back home for me might be happening here for you."

[hailhailgangsallhere]

"Oh, good," Natasha said, "because we don't have enough going on. Have you told Tony about it?"

[imafuturist]

Tony glanced over at Steve for that one. Since it was a bit of a touchy issue, after all.

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"I wanted to see what Fury knew first," Steve said carefully.

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"He's still mad about the phone, you know," Natasha said, finishing Steve's coffee.

[imafuturist]

"The phone?" Oh, someone didn't know.

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Steve's cheeks went pink. "I sent Tony a phone to get in touch with me."

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"A flip phone from probably 1993," Natasha added helpfully. "It might be older than I am."

[imafuturist]

"You sent him a flip phone?" Tony asked, clearly distracted from the alien invasion at hand here.

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"I didn't want him to lose it," Steve said.

[imafuturist]

"Were you trying to upset him?"

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"No!" Steve said. "He was already upset!"

[hailhailgangsallhere]

"Yes, he was," Natasha said with a smirk.

[imafuturist]

"This is something you might want to run by me first," Tony sighed.

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"You were an animal for half the summer," Steve muttered.

[imafuturist]

"It wasn't on purpose!"

Natasha was just getting an earful here, wasn't she?

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"I know it wasn't on purpose, but I didn't want Tony to think I was ignoring him!"

[imafuturist]

"A flip phone?" Tony looked at Natasha to back him up here.

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Natasha nodded. "I've seen it. He shows everyone. Well, not Ross."

[imafuturist]

Tony just looked at Steve and gestured over to Natasha. Because look at that. Look at it!

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"What's wrong with a flip phone?" Steve asked.

[imafuturist]

"It's like if I gave you a--a--set of crayons," Tony settled on.

[heroic_jawline]

"I didn't mean it that way!" Steve gaped.