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And back again [open]

Who: Steve Rogers and anyone
Where: Tony's room and around the city
When: February 23rd
Summary: Steve comes back after staying in his world for about 70 years. Cue making sure that Tony is okay and reorienting himself with Saeng Seong.
Warnings: Steve being a grumpy old man.

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Steve wasn't very happy, to say the least. He thought that he would be getting a little time to himself after the battle in New York, time to maybe adjust to the new era or at least see how much had changed since his frozen slumber in the ice. But no, he woke up in another unfamiliar place without any warning. Of course the unfamiliar place became familiar once his memories came rushing back. Saeng Seong, right. He was... small when he was last here. It seemed so long ago. Steve briefly wondered if any of his friends were still here, how much time had passed in this place.

Oh, and Tony. He was here before. So was Loki- and okay, he needed to see if his teammate was alright and if Loki had done anything since his disappearance. Exploring the city would need to come after.

With that task in mind, Steve headed to Tony's apartment and knocked on his door, trying to remain calm despite the frustration he was feeling. He was getting sick of being transported to places without knowing how much time had passed.

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After being reassured that Loki hadn't done anything destructive yet and getting an explanation on how much time had passed, Steve decided that it would be a good time to walk around Saeng Seong again. Although, barely any time had passed since he was gone, almost the opposite of how it was on Earth.

Figures. A small part of him wished that only three days passed when he took the plane down.

Still, he had to do this. It wasn't like he remembered every single detail of this city... and he just really needed the fresh air. So Steve could be found around the districts, stopping every so often at different shops with a look of surprise. Surprise that it remained unchanged even though he knew it had only been a short amount of time. Or Steve could be seen walking down the street and turning his head at everything in almost a daze.

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Afterward, Steve was just sitting down on a bench in the park, staring down at his folded hands and looking a bit distracted. He needed a little time to take this all in still. Maybe he was overreacting, but just seeing the city almost unchanged... it was just a bit mind-boggling to him.

"Just three days..." Steve mumbled to himself, although his voice was clear enough to be heard. He also was a little angry about everything, but he tried to keep things to himself as he sat there on the bench.

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Lightning hated being here. Hated the city with a passion that she kept under lock and key, but she found a few things she could stand around here, like the chocobo barn, even if they were devoid of any breeds she was familiar with, and the park and its strays.

She probably had an affinity for strays, considering her life. A few of those strays were now looking and tilting their heads at someone on a bench, naturally drawing Lightning's attention too. The man looked familiar, and for a moment she couldn't place it, until she remembered seeing someone with almost the same face and hair, even if they had completely different body types. A relative, maybe?

Lightning gave one of the dogs one last pat on the head before approaching the man. Okay, so she wasn't entirely sure why she was going to talk to him, but it was probably curiosity. Maybe he was related to the scrawny little man she'd met before and they didn't know about each other's presence just yet.

"Hey. You're new around here?"

Edited 2014-02-25 02:16 (UTC)

Steve must be really out of it if he didn't notice someone walking up to him like this. He should be more careful- Loki was here after all and still a danger to the people. Maybe he could try warning the others? Hopefully they'd believe him...

Regardless, Steve looked up when he heard someone address him, looking a little surprised upon seeing Lightning again. She was familiar- he spoke to her once, the outfit and her hair really stood out. However, her words slowly started to sink in and he gave a little sad smile in return.

"Not quite. Been here before, but I was much different then." He couldn't blame her for not recognizing him, Steve knew that he changed a lot since then. "We talked once, gave you the low-down of the districts."

"We--" She paused, scowling down at him. So apparently her earlier thoughts of them being related were false, because they were in fact the same person. She didn't understand how a man could go from small to huge in such a short period of time, unless it was something he could actually do. Somehow.

But something in his wording made her think, too. He used "been here before" and "then", like it's been a while. The kind of language one would use when they'd leave and not come back until several years have passed. She'd heard it a lot from tourists coming into Bodhum. Just didn't think it'd happen here.

"I'm guessing there's a long story behind this."

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