text; anonymous.

[dislocked]

What does this giant turtle eat?

[ he knows steve is here -- and who knows how many people gunning to catch him. which explains the anonymous text.

also sometimes ex-winter soldiers get curious in between relentlessly stalking the network. ]

Comments

[dislocked]

Don't be too happy. I haven't found a suitably suspicious-looking van yet.

[ everyone knows candy's dispensed from those kinds of vans. bucky's subconsciously looking to reach out -- wanting to make a connection even if he doesn't want to put a name to any of it. See, he's just a jerk that way.

But being anonymous is good. Being anonymous lets him pretend to be someone other than himself for just a little while. A guy from New Jersey talking about candy and vans. ]

[starspangled]

Lemon drops are my favorite.

[Better for strangers with candy and suspicious vans to start with him, right?]

[dislocked]

[ ...this all sounds unsettlingly familiar. bucky takes awhile to respond. ]

I'm sure somebody told you to never take candy from strangers. Or to tell them what flavor you like.

[starspangled]

[It would. but hey, the last time Steve was in a similar situation, he was chosen for the serum.]

Someone did. But it wouldn't surprise him if I did it anyway.

[dislocked]

Would it upset him?

[ He wants to know. What does he remember of that ghost? ]

[starspangled]

It would. And then he'd probably ask for the bigger piece.

[dislocked]

[ But give Steve the bigger piece anyway, and come back around to beat up whoever's trying to pull a fast one on Steve Rogers. ]

That someone sounds like a riot. Would you give it to him?

[starspangled]

I don't know. The smaller piece, maybe. Or maybe I'd just make him fight me for it.