[for Peggy]

[onlyapassenger]

Another fruitless, frustrating night in Rapture comes to a close, and Bucky's too wound up from unspent adrenaline to want to crash so early. They've had a few breaks in the Redman case lately, but haven't yet been able to make it materialize into more actionable information since destroying the Bathysphere. But that night is as much a source of distress as it is of comfort; he nearly died, in a very concrete, familiar way, and while he was able to shrug it off at the time, what few quiet moments he's had since have been filled with unsettling thoughts of the strange, twisted nature of his life.

He sits across from Peggy in the Winchester, chin in his metal palm as he pushes his food around in his plate. He extended the invite when he knew he wasn't going to be able to sleep, but filling the meal with casual conversation is proving more difficult than he expected. Eventually he opts to just ask the question that's been at the forefront of his mind since they sat down.

"Sergeant Barnes," he says, glancing up. "How did he die?"

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[ihadfaith]

"I can't even imagine it," Peggy admitted. She liked to think she was a forward thinking woman and had come to understand many things about the future, but a whole team of people with powers and strengths to rival Steve's... it seemed outrageous.

"How mad the world must be in your future." And maybe a bit exciting, she would think.

[onlyapassenger]

"You've got no idea," Bucky sighs, rubbing his jaw. "The technology alone is incredible."

He smiles, as wryly as it is brief. "The thing that threw me for the longest time is their phones. They've got these little pieces that fit into your ear -- if you don't see it, you'd swear to God everyone was just talking to themselves."

[ihadfaith]

Peggy matches the brief smile as she takes another sip of her drink. "I've seen them in some of the films I've viewed. I have to admit, I'd love any chance to experience the future for myself. I'm almost envious of everyone who doesn't realize how amazing their time is."

[onlyapassenger]

"Got a bit of a look at Christmas, at least," Bucky replies. "Not that New York's usually populated with ghosts. The real thing's a lot louder."

[ihadfaith]

"It was wonderful seeing how much the city changed, but I did feel a bit cheated out of the genuine New York experience," Peggy admitted. "Though I suppose I can't complain, having been able to see it now instead of the ripe old age I must be in your time."