rekindleme | And back again [open]

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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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Steve definitely felt the warmth in his pocket, so he stopped walking to look down at the kitten that now had his little head out. What... what was it doing there? He didn't remember a kitten climbing into his pocket- he must have been really out of it.

"Hey... what are you doing here?" No one could resist a kitten though, so Steve eventually smiled a little as he gently pet it on his head. "Trying to find your owner?"

That's right, no one suspects the kitten for anything. Just give him pets and he'll meow like a good kitty and maybe add in a couple headbutts to Steve's hand.

What? He wanted to cheer this stranger up before he went back to Yu, just letting him get lost in kitty attention. That's right human, pet him all you want.

Steve was a total sucker for small animals. He didn't suspect the kitten of anything malicious, who would? So he continued to pet it, looking a little happier than earlier at least. Petting animals was apparently very therapeutic, especially when they meowed back like this.

"Maybe I can find information about your owner on the collar..." He gently pulled the kitten out of his pocket and checked its collar, to see if anything helpful was on it.

The only thing Banchou wanted was pets. Pets were good.

As for the collar, the only thing that was on there was a red bell. Obviously there was an owner but no name. Weird.

Well, that didn't help too much. Guess he was stuck with this kitten for a while, at least until he found its owner. Or later he could probably send a message about the lost kitten on the... network? Yes, he was pretty sure it was called that.

But for now, he started to walk down the street, maybe he could find the person while out here. It was nice to have a little companion that only meowed and wanted pets, Steve could do that without any problems.

And as luck would have it, Banchou's owner was outside and about. Yu had to pick up something to make for dinner as well as get some catnip because for once he was hoping Banchou was home when he got back. Maybe the catnip would get him so high that he wouldn't even bother.

Kind of odd that he didn't even notice Steve close by as he ran his errands and Banchou was too busy enjoying the pets to care at the moment.

Steve didn't know that Yu was Banchou's owner, but he still wanted to say hi to the kid. The last memory he had with him was flying on Izanagi, something that he did enjoy. He wasn't sure if he would feel the same way now and besides, he was a lot... heavier. Izanagi might not appreciate that.

"Yu?" He called out to him while petting Banchou still, hoping to keep the kitten content as he talked with others.

He turned to where the voice was coming from, knowing who it was but at first glance...just wow. His friend got really got big. Not to mention also has his little ninja furball but who hasn't lately? But despite the size, the teen knew that face too well to not recognize the now soldier.

"Hey Steve, how have you been?"

Yu's reaction to his current state took Steve by surprise; a lot of people he spoken to were shocked or asked him if he was a relative. It was a nice change, so Steve just rolled with it.

"I'm fine. Just woke up in this city again, nothing out of the ordinary." He couldn't stop himself from saying that last part a little dryly. Nothing really seemed to faze Yu. "Ran into a kitten along the way. Know who the owner is?" Guess it wouldn't hurt to ask at least.

Yu stared down at the little black furball, who took notice and leapt out of Steve's arms. The teen bent down slightly and held out his arms so Banchou could have a landing pad and possible climbing post.

"Sorry, Banchou has a bad habit of suddenly showing up anywhere."

Oh, this kitten belonged to Yu? Guess he didn't have to worry about finding his owner anymore. That was a relief.

"Caught me by surprise. Little guy just popped up from my pocket, he's sneakier than most." Steve looked amused by it more than anything else. After all, he didn't mind having the fuzzball around. "Not the first time he escaped?"

"Far from it." Yu admitted as he gave Banchou a good scratch under his chin. "Someone found him in a bag of dog food once and he somehow happened to appear on Shinju's head."

But the bigger question wasn't asked yet and it was kind of needed.

"What...exactly happened in the past couple of days?"

"Dog food? Didn't know cats enjoyed that."

Steve became more serious at the question though. He figured this topic would come up eventually. "Went back home. Years passed, came back here." That was the most brief summary he could make of what happened to him.

"Neither did I. Glad Diamuid found him there before his dogs did." Seriously that was weirder than finding out Banchou clawed at Shura's Jack Frost; cats should not hit demons at all.

"How many?"

Steve nodded, that could've ended in disaster if the dogs found Banchou first. And he had taken a liking to the little cat already, despite the short time he's known him.

"Seventy. Almost, anyway." It was something that Steve had a difficult time accepting at first, but he knew that wasn't just some bizarre dream or hallucination. Not anymore. "Wasn't awake for most of it though."

Mentally he was shocked. How could it had been seventy years for him when he barely looked under thirty?

"I'm...sorry to hear that."

It wasn't easy, Steve couldn't deny something like that, but he also didn't want to whine and complain about everything to others. He just needed to suck it up, keep moving, there were things that he could still do to help in the future. And maybe- eventually, he could adapt to his new life.

But again, won't be easy.

"Not something that can be fixed overnight." He would admit that much out loud at least. "But lucky to be alive, right? Out here and meeting people that still recognize me, should count my blessings."

Yu nodded, grateful that he did return alive and in one pieces. And the fact that there were people to return to here...sometimes it's better knowing that.

Even Banchou seemed to be a little worried and he pawed the air at the soldier.

"So...what now?"

Steve smiled a little at the ninja cat, petting it briefly on his head before lowering his hand again.

"Nothing concrete right now. Just thought about exploring this place more, reacquainting myself with the city." With being a foot taller, it kinda gave a new perspective on some things. "Details are a bit foggy."

Yeah...foggy. That was now a word he wasn't fond of using now. Blame home for that one.

"I'll admit I haven't gone to that last district they opened up. Maybe start there?"

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