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Steve Rogers ([personal profile] heroic_jawline) wrote2024-08-15 05:31 pm
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French Quarter, New Orleans, 3 o'clock in the morning [NFB for distance]

Steve absolutely knew better than to be on a touristy neighborhood like this, which was part of why he'd chosen it as a safe place to meet the other Avengers who were still hiding from Ross and the fallout of the Sokovia Accords. Anyone who happened to catch sight of their faces, he hoped, would either be too drunk to remember or too focused on robbing those too drunk to remember to bother anyone about it. Steve was moving quickly despite the sweltering heat--he was not born to amble--and began to wonder if Sam had suggested a New Orleans meeting in August as some sort of payback for being taken to the Raft. He felt the sweat beading under his "don't notice me" ball cap (even super-serum had to work hard against Southern humidity) as he dodged around drunken, surprisingly handsy revelers and tried not to breathe in the unique blend of fried dough, pot, puke, seafood, and spilled Hurricanes too deeply. He was definitely not looking to see what was sticking to his sneakers. He was a city kid and there were some questions you never wanted the answer to.

He turned down St. Philip Street after passing the blacksmith bar and heard Sam's voice in his head warning him about not being a moron and staying on this side of the road and leaving the LaLaurie Mansion the "hell alone, I mean it, Steve." He was blaming watching the house for why the arm around his neck dragging him into a nearby darkened courtyard caught him by surprise.
hailhailgangsallhere: (sam: says no you can't move up)

[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-15 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Steve's hands came up to take hold of the arm, getting ready to throw the idiot who tried to mug him, when he heard a familiar voice in his ear. "It's me."
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-15 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not much else to do, hiding from the government," Sam replied, looking over Steve's shoulder to make sure he wasn't being followed. Whether by some drunk reveler or someone more dangerous.
Edited 2024-08-15 22:26 (UTC)
hailhailgangsallhere: made by famira (sam: tell me what's going on here)

[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-15 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sounds serious," Sam replied, tilting his head toward the closed off house that the small courtyard blocked off from the streets.
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-15 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam just looked at him for that, pursing his lips in disapproval at the lack of a response. But went along with it with a, "Head on in."

He'd followed Steve this far, hadn't he? So that tracked. Right?
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-15 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
And, as he brought the glasses up to warning signs flashing on the lenses, visible only to him once he had them on, something smacked 'Sam' in the head, knocking him to the ground.

"The hell you gettin' me dragged into this time, Cap?" Sam asked, a little breathless as he stood over, well, himself.
Edited 2024-08-15 23:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Hi," Sam said in the sarcastic way he was best at, hefting the road construction sign up a little as the Not Him moved and then turned green and alien looking. "Seriously?"
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Someone spilled a hurricane on my shoes," Sam said, clearly accusing Steve of doing this to him maliciously. "And then asked me where the beads were at."

They were only about five months too late for that.

"Now explain why the little mean greenie looked and sounded like me."
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"How long's a while?" Sam asked warily, still clutching the sign in case the alien popped up like a killer in a horror movie.
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Sam looked less than shocked. He let out an annoyed sigh and nodded. "Sure. We got gods and killer robots. Why not this too?"
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure as hell better be," he muttered. Then nodded down at their new friend. "What do we do with them?"
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Alright, let's get this over with," Sam sighed, letting the sign drop. "Before someone tosses a bottle over the wall at us."
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Next time I'm makin' you find your way to Delacroix," Sam replied, making sure the gate was firmly shut so they wouldn't get interrupted. Like how he'd interrupted the alien guy.
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
"You've got Stark money," Sam replied. "I don't think you know what cheap is anymore."

There was the playful bickering that the Skrull hadn't been able to replicate. At least not without putting Sam into a tube.
hailhailgangsallhere: (sam: has a great smile)

[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Could use it on us," Sam suggested. "Maybe a nice car. A fancy hotel. Someplace that doesn't smell like vomit and bad decisions."
hailhailgangsallhere: (clint: has a bow don't make him shoot yo)

[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that was just asking to get an arrow pointed at you, Steve.

"Who's the new guy?" Also, why was he green?
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course we can't deal with just one crisis at a time," Natasha said dryly, pushing Clint's drawn arrow down. "This is what you wanted Fury for, isn't it?"
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 03:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"An experience I'd rather not repeat," Sam chimed in. "We're tying them up, right?"
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"How do we know you guys aren't Skrulls with that guy as a double blind?" Clint, no.
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"They appear to be fully themselves," Vision chimed in, parting from Wanda's side to come investigate the commotion. "A detection device for each of you would be the optimal plan for such an occurrence in the future."
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[personal profile] hailhailgangsallhere 2024-08-16 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
The fact that one of their own had already been replaced at some point sort of changed the mood of the assembled group. Weird, that.

"Read us in," Natasha said, crouching down to start tying up the Skrull.