[Daisy probably shouldn't be staring, but when she saw Steve Rogers she couldn't help but do a double take. Not only does she know of him from the media, but she knew of him from history classes, and on a more personal level. From SHIELD, by and large because of Coulson.
The thought of Coulson felt like a punch to the gut, and the guilt that overwhelms her seems to override the thought that she has been staring at him for too long. It's not until he makes eye contact with her that she seems to snap out of it. Heat rises on her face she looks away, clearing her thought.]
Sorry. I thought you were someone else.
[Well, that's quite literally the worst lie she's ever told.]
[ Steve usually takes the chance to visit Nocwich whenever the weekend comes around at the start of each month. Whether it's to meet up with friends from other territories or just to get a break from the overbearing military presence in Cadens that's only worsened in past months, he's grown fond of this place.
There's not much that he needs from the merchants, but he wanders the stalls all the same, eager to give people business and support them if he can find a good reason to do so.
Nothing has really caught his eye so far, but he seems to have caught someone else's, as he's hit with the distinct sense that someone's watching him.
When he looks over he sees a woman he doesn't recognize, but the look on her face and the way she quickly averts her eyes and makes an excuse makes him suspect that's not the case for her.
He tilts his head. ]
You sure about that?
[ He's used to being recognized on the street, but it doesn't normally happen here in Abraxas.
[Lips pressing together, Daisy looks around. Trying to find some way out of this, thanks to her, awkward conversation. She could continue to lie, or...]
No.
[This was almost as bad as the time Daisy had stood outside Stark Tower, dressed as an Ironette years ago. Hoping to get his attention.]
I knew there were others here, from the same world I'm from.
[Daisy admits, meeting his eyes this time.]
Guess I just didn't expect to run into Captain America here.
[ Well, that explains it pretty neatly, and Steve isn't going to give her a hard time for trying to play off her staring. It's been so long since he was recognized that he almost finds this nostalgic after over two years of getting to enjoy some anonymity.
Although even then, they were recognized here as Summoned. Someone knowing him from back home, though, that was different. ]
That's fair. [ He quirks a brief smile, arms lifting to cross over his chest. He doesn't know her at all, which puts him at a bit of a disadvantage. ] Who else have you run into so far?
[ He's guessing she isn't in the Cities or they probably would have seen each other at the Sarstina by now. ]
[Daisy can't help but think about how much bigger he is in person, and how happy this interaction between the two of them would make Coulson. Looking upwards, she blinks back the tears that are threatening to form, playing it off as if she's trying to think over his question.]
Wanda, Matthew Murdock, and a few people that are apparently from our world but I never heard of them before coming here.
[Clearing her throat, Daisy fidgets by tucking her hair behind her ear.]
[ The idea that this stranger could be tearing up definitely doesn't occur to Steve. He assumes she's concentrating or maybe even blinking back some dust that got in her eyes.
He does brighten briefly and nod as she mentions a few other familiar faces. That means she's probably in Solvunn, and learned of Matt through Wanda, but that's just a guess.
Also because she didn't mention a certain someone. ]
Sam Wilson is also here, if that name means anything to you.
[ And at her apology, he gives a quick shake of his head and lifts a hand to wave her off. ]
Don't worry about it. It's actually weirdly normal. It's been a while since I was recognized like this. What's your name?
[ Daisy. It's a perfectly normal name, and doesn't seem to mean anything to him. He nods to her in greeting and acknowledgment, but that's all. ]
Then it's nice to meet you, Daisy.
[ But right, timelines. That always complicates things, especially when the Snap is taken into account. His expression darkens for a moment, but he doesn't hesitate long before answering. ]
Yep, same here. I think she's a little ahead of me in terms of timeline, but not by much.
[ The events of Westview haven't happened for him yet.
With some care, he asks: ] How about you? [ Was she dusted? Has the Snap even happened for her yet? And how much did Wanda mention about any of that? ]
[Daisy notes the way his expression changes, and she wonder's what that is about. Worry begins to worm its way into her mind, but she doesn't ask questions. Not yet anyway.]
2016.
[He might be able to notice the way she seems to be fighting not to ask questions about what's happened since then.]
It's weird, the way we all seem to be coming from different times.
[ That's... a whole lot earlier than him, and two whole years before the Snap. Steve nods, doing his best to school his expression so that she doesn't infer too much from it. ]
That seems to be pretty normal here. For as much as anything like that can be normal, but it's happened to other Summoned too, even people who aren't from the same place as us.
[ He's not sure if that should make them feel better or worse, but given that the summoning spell plucks them from another world, it makes sense that it's toying with time and space by its very nature. ]
2016, though... [ A tense line appears at this brow as he thinks back. ] So around the time of the Sokovia Accords, right?
[The Sokovia Accords. Daisy hadn't thought about that whole thing in a minute, but at the mention of it she remembers having done her own research on it.]
It is.
[She tilts her head slightly, realizing the way he asked that made it seem almost as if they weren't a thing anymore.]
[ So much has happened since then that the Accords really do feel like a distant memory. Not that they hadn't left their mark — it had taken years for him and Tony to come to some sort of reconciliation — but there's been countless other things on Steve's mind. ]
I guess none of that's really relevant to here, though.
[ He crosses his arms and takes a glance around, watching as werewolves and vampires alike pass by them. ]
[2023. That's not that far in the future, and yet it feels as though it is. So much has probably changed since then, and she can already feel the questions forming in her mind.]
What happened with the Accords?
[She finds the question slip out, against her better judgement. She doesn't answer his question, not yet. Not until he answers hers.]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Nocwich
The thought of Coulson felt like a punch to the gut, and the guilt that overwhelms her seems to override the thought that she has been staring at him for too long. It's not until he makes eye contact with her that she seems to snap out of it. Heat rises on her face she looks away, clearing her thought.]
Sorry. I thought you were someone else.
[Well, that's quite literally the worst lie she's ever told.]
no subject
There's not much that he needs from the merchants, but he wanders the stalls all the same, eager to give people business and support them if he can find a good reason to do so.
Nothing has really caught his eye so far, but he seems to have caught someone else's, as he's hit with the distinct sense that someone's watching him.
When he looks over he sees a woman he doesn't recognize, but the look on her face and the way she quickly averts her eyes and makes an excuse makes him suspect that's not the case for her.
He tilts his head. ]
You sure about that?
[ He's used to being recognized on the street, but it doesn't normally happen here in Abraxas.
Huh. ]
no subject
No.
[This was almost as bad as the time Daisy had stood outside Stark Tower, dressed as an Ironette years ago. Hoping to get his attention.]
I knew there were others here, from the same world I'm from.
[Daisy admits, meeting his eyes this time.]
Guess I just didn't expect to run into Captain America here.
no subject
Although even then, they were recognized here as Summoned. Someone knowing him from back home, though, that was different. ]
That's fair. [ He quirks a brief smile, arms lifting to cross over his chest. He doesn't know her at all, which puts him at a bit of a disadvantage. ] Who else have you run into so far?
[ He's guessing she isn't in the Cities or they probably would have seen each other at the Sarstina by now. ]
no subject
Wanda, Matthew Murdock, and a few people that are apparently from our world but I never heard of them before coming here.
[Clearing her throat, Daisy fidgets by tucking her hair behind her ear.]
Sorry. I'm sure this has to be weird for you.
no subject
He does brighten briefly and nod as she mentions a few other familiar faces. That means she's probably in Solvunn, and learned of Matt through Wanda, but that's just a guess.
Also because she didn't mention a certain someone. ]
Sam Wilson is also here, if that name means anything to you.
[ And at her apology, he gives a quick shake of his head and lifts a hand to wave her off. ]
Don't worry about it. It's actually weirdly normal. It's been a while since I was recognized like this. What's your name?
no subject
Weirdly normal is one way to look at it, I guess.
[So far, no one here knows of her. Except for Matt, but that was different. He didn't know her as Quake, or even as--]
Daisy.
[She doesn't give her last name, unsure of when he's from.]
Wanda told me she's from 2023, are you too?
no subject
Then it's nice to meet you, Daisy.
[ But right, timelines. That always complicates things, especially when the Snap is taken into account. His expression darkens for a moment, but he doesn't hesitate long before answering. ]
Yep, same here. I think she's a little ahead of me in terms of timeline, but not by much.
[ The events of Westview haven't happened for him yet.
With some care, he asks: ] How about you? [ Was she dusted? Has the Snap even happened for her yet? And how much did Wanda mention about any of that? ]
no subject
2016.
[He might be able to notice the way she seems to be fighting not to ask questions about what's happened since then.]
It's weird, the way we all seem to be coming from different times.
no subject
That seems to be pretty normal here. For as much as anything like that can be normal, but it's happened to other Summoned too, even people who aren't from the same place as us.
[ He's not sure if that should make them feel better or worse, but given that the summoning spell plucks them from another world, it makes sense that it's toying with time and space by its very nature. ]
2016, though... [ A tense line appears at this brow as he thinks back. ] So around the time of the Sokovia Accords, right?
no subject
It is.
[She tilts her head slightly, realizing the way he asked that made it seem almost as if they weren't a thing anymore.]
What year are you from?
no subject
[ So much has happened since then that the Accords really do feel like a distant memory. Not that they hadn't left their mark — it had taken years for him and Tony to come to some sort of reconciliation — but there's been countless other things on Steve's mind. ]
I guess none of that's really relevant to here, though.
[ He crosses his arms and takes a glance around, watching as werewolves and vampires alike pass by them. ]
Are you in Solvunn, then?
no subject
What happened with the Accords?
[She finds the question slip out, against her better judgement. She doesn't answer his question, not yet. Not until he answers hers.]