oom + dual ep: a door from wakanda

[from_the_outside]

OOM: The morning after this:

During his first morning as a free man, Bucky speaks with Steve, makes an important call, and does his best to express his gratitude to T'Challa before heading to the lab for a consultation. And then...

"Did you mean what you said last night? About wanting to find a place for a drink, or to go dancing."

 

Featuring NPC versions of: King T'Challa, Princess Shuri, Okoye, Natasha Romanoff, and Steve Rogers (written prior to Steve's return to the bar).

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The first figure to step through the door and into the Bar proper is a familiar one – tall, a little scruffy, shaggy brown hair, neatly pinned sleeve where his left arm would be – though the lightness in his eyes and in the way he carries himself is something new.

So is the woman whose hand he holds as he guides her through the door. She's tall and slim, dressed casually in light pants and a white tank top, and the look on her face is one of such comical surprise it's nearly dismay.

"Holy shit," says Sharon Carter. "You were not kidding."


Tinytag: Sharon Carter

OOC: After months of OOMs leading up to this point, here we are as Bucky and Sharon enter the bar together! Two pups, two muns, two wildly different timezones. Ask for either one or both. Slowtime is, as always, welcome, especially as we head into a holiday weekend in the States. Ping Lorna or Aspen if you have any questions!

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Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

"Uh-huh." Bucky shrugs, very slightly. "Well, an elbow to the face makes a certain kind of point."

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

He looks at her. Surprised.

"What? No. No, we're not - it's strictly professional."

And he is completely okay with that!

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

"My mistake."

She hopes this Detective Decker, wherever she is, has access to a few strong drinks and an excellent therapist.

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

"Mm-hm." He's pretty sure he recognizes that look in Sharon's eyes.

"How are things going with Chloe's ex, anyway?"

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

"Dan the Douche? He broke up with her via text. In typically class-less fashion."

A pause.

"Things have been weird with him lately. In general."

Like he is hiding something. But whatever would that be? A man so dull couldn't possibly have any interesting secrets.

"So she'd been - acting like she might want to - expand into not completely professional territory. But now that's on hold."

On account of the whole satanic murder thing.

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

... thus the distress over her thinking he's involved with this newest murder. Okay.

"Sounds charming," she says, dry. "If he's her ex, why's he hanging around? Do they work together?"

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

“Ah.” Bucky winces. “I hope it gets cleared up fast, then.”

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

"He's a cop too," Lucifer replies. "And they have a kid so apparently, he's supposed to hang around."

And he is definitely not happy about that.

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

"Yeah, they do tend to want both parents to be involved," Sharon says, noncommittal.

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

“Hence the doing things together,” he points out. “For the family.”

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

"I fail to see the point," Lucifer sniffs, disdainfully.

"I wanted to find out if there was anything celestial about the detective so I was going to bribe her kid with cake to get the lowdown. And she asked for cash instead. She'll be fine."

Lucifer is not really child appropriate.

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

"You bribed the kid?"

He must have been around a bunch of tormented souls, right, if he's actually the Prince of Hell or whatever, but she wonders how many actual humans he's known. "Well, the bad news is, Dan's probably going to be involved forever. Maybe you should try to find a way to get along with him."

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

Bucky laughs. “Smart kid.”

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

"She is kind of clever, I'll give her that."

Lucifer nods.

"Last time she wanted to drive my car."

Not ride. Drive.

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

The kid's got moxie, that's for sure. Sharon grins.

"Well, they say to reach for the stars. How old is she?"

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

“More important, did you let her?”

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

"This old?" Lucifer says, holding out a hand slightly above his waist.

She's eight.

"And of course I did. I keep my promises. We just had to wait till her mom couldn't see us. It's a Corvette. It's easy to drive."

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

She's pretty sure just letting Lucifer within twenty feet of this kid might be considered child endangerment.

On the other hand, eight-year-old Sharon would absolutely have wanted to drive a Corvette. "How'd she do?"

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

Sharon's asked the important question, he feels. Bucky just grins, clearly amused at the thought.

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

"Remarkably well. She's a little speed demon," he says with a grin that's actually quite approving.

"I just wish she'd stop with the hugging."

He might have begun to - appreciate? - like? - hugs, but she's still a child and urgh.

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

"Sounds like she likes you," Sharon says, amused.

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

"Better get used to it, if you want to spend time around Chloe."

Re: Both!

[wayward_sun]

He looks at Bucky, disturbed.

"I hadn't thought of that."

Yuck.

"I mean, I'll admit that she can be entertaining, but -"

Re: Both!

[from_the_outside]

Sharon hides a smile behind her glass of wine.

"Maybe you can come up with something to use instead," she suggests. "Like a secret handshake."

Re: Both!

[nerves_of_ice]

"Just don't try to fake it," he advises. "Kids are holy terrors that way - they can pick up on that kind of thing in an instant."