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A girl named Hilda. Bright pink hair, she's kind of hard to miss. I know Sam knows her, if you haven't met her yet.
With good reason. The beard's a good look for you. Did you listen?
[ It's probably a good thing he can't see the size of her grin right now. ]
[ It's probably a good thing he can't see the size of her grin right now. ]
Pity. I miss the beard.
[ She grins, falling back into an old habit of teasing him about it. Although that wasn't a lie, either. He did look good with the beard. ]
To start, yeah. I thought we could assess what she could do in the first few sessions and take it from there. I got the impression that she knows her way around a few weapons, but I suspect she's another one that hails from some version of Ye Olde Camelot, so some updated combat training probably wouldn't hurt.
[ She grins, falling back into an old habit of teasing him about it. Although that wasn't a lie, either. He did look good with the beard. ]
To start, yeah. I thought we could assess what she could do in the first few sessions and take it from there. I got the impression that she knows her way around a few weapons, but I suspect she's another one that hails from some version of Ye Olde Camelot, so some updated combat training probably wouldn't hurt.
You and everyone else. Guess I'm never gonna find the right partner at this rate.
[ Steve knows that Hilda is from the same place as Claude and has an idea of what their technology level is from that nightmare of Claude's that he'd unintentionally visited. It gives him an idea of what sort of training Natasha might have in mind for Hilda. ]
So like some of the training you gave me back when I was fresh out of the ice, except on steroids. Got it.
[ Steve knows that Hilda is from the same place as Claude and has an idea of what their technology level is from that nightmare of Claude's that he'd unintentionally visited. It gives him an idea of what sort of training Natasha might have in mind for Hilda. ]
So like some of the training you gave me back when I was fresh out of the ice, except on steroids. Got it.
[ She blinks at that message for a moment in surprise, tipping her head to the side to consider her response before sending it. How to tease it, or even if she should. ]
Didn't realize that was a disqualification. Why you gotta be so picky, Rogers?
[ She knows he'll pick up on the humor there, even if it's just in text. ]
At least you knew how to throw a punch. Sort of.
Didn't realize that was a disqualification. Why you gotta be so picky, Rogers?
[ She knows he'll pick up on the humor there, even if it's just in text. ]
At least you knew how to throw a punch. Sort of.
Hey, I'm not the one telling other people how to do their facial hair.
[ This is a conversation they never quite finished, even if it got dropped after the Snap for the most part. But he already explained to her about "shared life experience." He doubts she's forgotten despite how long it's been. ]
"Sort of?" I punched Hitler over 100 times, don't forget.
[ This is a conversation they never quite finished, even if it got dropped after the Snap for the most part. But he already explained to her about "shared life experience." He doubts she's forgotten despite how long it's been. ]
"Sort of?" I punched Hitler over 100 times, don't forget.
Edited 2023-05-08 21:02 (UTC)
I didn't tell you HOW to do it. Just that the beard was nice. Which it is. The scruff looks good on you.
[ How much 'shared life' counts as experience at this point? Because she's pretty sure she's got all the Avengers beat hands down by now. And anyone else she can think of, for that matter.
...Then again, she sort of fails at the whole 'alive' part in general these days so maybe she just disqualified herself again anyway. ]
Maybe if you'd actually made contact on any of those punches, I would be way more impressed.
[ How much 'shared life' counts as experience at this point? Because she's pretty sure she's got all the Avengers beat hands down by now. And anyone else she can think of, for that matter.
...Then again, she sort of fails at the whole 'alive' part in general these days so maybe she just disqualified herself again anyway. ]
Maybe if you'd actually made contact on any of those punches, I would be way more impressed.
Edited 2023-05-08 21:35 (UTC)
[ It's not like Natasha hadn't told him as much even when they were on the run, when he first grew the beard out. But he'll leave it at that, mainly because he's still not very good at taking compliments. ]
You know, it's actually kind of hard to pretend to punch someone.
Anyway, I'll definitely make sure to reach out to Hilda and organize a training schedule with her.
You know, it's actually kind of hard to pretend to punch someone.
Anyway, I'll definitely make sure to reach out to Hilda and organize a training schedule with her.
Oh, yeah. About that. She'll probably play hard to get, but I trust you to be convincing. Don't let her con you out of it by batting her eyelashes at you.
[ Is Steve even susceptible to that sort of thing? It doesn't work from her, of course, but he knows her too well by now. Better to warn him, just in case. ]
[ Is Steve even susceptible to that sort of thing? It doesn't work from her, of course, but he knows her too well by now. Better to warn him, just in case. ]
[ Boy, does she ever. ]
It's why I asked you. Sam wouldn't last five minutes before caving, the softie.
Good luck. [ He might need it. ]
It's why I asked you. Sam wouldn't last five minutes before caving, the softie.
Good luck. [ He might need it. ]
[Steve will never no, but he has the honor of being the only guy Nero's ever reached out to first that wasn't because he was dying.]
Hey, Boy Scout. Still kickin'? You get home okay?
Hey, Boy Scout. Still kickin'? You get home okay?
[ Steve's a bit surprised to receive the message. Yeah, he and Nero had worked together well during their time in the pit despite how they started off on the wrong foot, but he'd sort of figured that might be the end of it.
Like what happened in the pit stayed in the pit. Or something. ]
Yeah, I'm all healed up now so I can't really complain. How about you? Are things kind of awkward in Solvunn? I heard the execution was pretty intense, not sure if you went.
Like what happened in the pit stayed in the pit. Or something. ]
Yeah, I'm all healed up now so I can't really complain. How about you? Are things kind of awkward in Solvunn? I heard the execution was pretty intense, not sure if you went.
Healed up real fast. Almost like it never happened.
[There's silence after that for a bit; Nero's not even really sure what he means by it. Easier to pretend it never did, right? The villain's dead, as far as Solvunn's concerned. Like you only need to cut one head from a hydra, then everyone can have a party.
They'll surge back. Maybe Joselynn's already a martyr to them. Who fucking knows.]
It was nasty. Seriously. I've seen a lot of death, but the way she went out was... fucked. I never trust anyone when the way they deal with the people they don't like is that unhinged, even if she had it coming. All they need is a single bullet, and they turned her into the crunchy hand puppet of some monster instead.
[There's silence after that for a bit; Nero's not even really sure what he means by it. Easier to pretend it never did, right? The villain's dead, as far as Solvunn's concerned. Like you only need to cut one head from a hydra, then everyone can have a party.
They'll surge back. Maybe Joselynn's already a martyr to them. Who fucking knows.]
It was nasty. Seriously. I've seen a lot of death, but the way she went out was... fucked. I never trust anyone when the way they deal with the people they don't like is that unhinged, even if she had it coming. All they need is a single bullet, and they turned her into the crunchy hand puppet of some monster instead.
Edited 2023-05-11 20:35 (UTC)
[ Almost like it never happened. But that's not the case, is it? Even if all of the wounds that peppered themselves over their skin have healed, it's not like they'll ever be able to forget what they went through during that month. ]
Yeah, just seeing Sam's face when he came back told me enough. [ Does Nero even know Sam? It doesn't really matter. ] But they treated it like it was normal, right? Like that's just the way that Solvunn does things.
Yeah, just seeing Sam's face when he came back told me enough. [ Does Nero even know Sam? It doesn't really matter. ] But they treated it like it was normal, right? Like that's just the way that Solvunn does things.
This isn't a clash of cultures, man. This is a bunch of people being mentally held hostage by monsters convincing them they're gods.
Edited 2023-05-12 21:29 (UTC)
I've tried. In the past, too. Learned that most of the time, you gotta do a little something more convincing than arguing.
Edited 2023-05-16 05:30 (UTC)
Oh, yeah. A great, crazy one. Have a feeling if I tell you, you're gonna try to convince me not to.
[He begs to differ. But...
Yeah, why not? Somehow, hanging around with someone else from the pit feels like it'll be less... annoying. Around Himeka and Wanda, it feels like he's still playin' a bit part in some second-rate play.]
I got time. What's your place look like? I'll drive by.
Yeah, why not? Somehow, hanging around with someone else from the pit feels like it'll be less... annoying. Around Himeka and Wanda, it feels like he's still playin' a bit part in some second-rate play.]
I got time. What's your place look like? I'll drive by.
Edited 2023-05-18 05:15 (UTC)
Hello Steve, it's Istredd. Do you have a minute? I technically owe you, but I'll owe you another because I have a favor to ask.
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