open potluck

[noparachute]

Who: Steve Rogers, Diarmuid, and open!
Where: The park.
When: October 17th
Summary: Steve and Diarmuid host a potluck in the park in hopes to get people together and to have fun. Anyone can join even if they don't bring any food along.
Warnings: none


With the announcement made and Diarmuid's posters out in the public, Steve could only wait and hope that people would come as they had promised. A couple of tables were set out and ready for people to put their trays on; Steve himself had already placed his dish on one. He also brought enough utensils and napkins for everyone, figuring that he could cover that at the very least as well.

Once more people started to arrive, it was a friendly atmosphere for anyone to start up a conversation, whether it be with a new friend or old. Good food and good company is enough to get anyone in a happy mood, right? Maybe

At least the day was nice and the area peaceful, a good time for something like this.

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[noparachute]

It could be any of those reasons, but it was all speculation at this point. Even if they told them the real reason, Steve wasn't sure if he could believe them. He could trust his friends easily, but not the people in charge of this city.

He still had many thoughts about this place. But he wasn't going to talk about them with Shinju, the young man didn't really seem interested. Plus, he didn't want to drag him into any trouble. "Just be careful out here, Shinju."

[hellfire_gouka]

Shinju brushed away the darker mood and chuckled at Steve's request.

"Believe me, the last thing you have to worry about when it comes to me is getting in danger. I have absolutely no interest in anything remotely related to me being in peril."

After a moment, he squinted slightly at the fact that Steve was still standing, still clearly amused.

"Are you planning on sitting down to talk, or are you going to run away in a second?"

[noparachute]

"You're wiser than me." Steve was relieved to hear it though. He was the opposite, always have been. Even when he couldn't fight that well, when he always got himself into trouble and made Bucky worry about him.

At the comment though, Steve moved to sit down next to him, chuckling a little as he did so. "You know that I can't run away from anything." Shinju was one of the few remaining people left that remembered him from before the serum. "Too stubborn to do so."

[hellfire_gouka]

A small grin appeared on his face when the man finally sat.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you sound like a troublemaker," he said. "Then again..."

He made a face as if deeply considering the idea, eyes narrowed.

[noparachute]

A not so innocent expression appeared on his face at that remark.

"And everyone thought Bucky was the troublemaker between us."

Historians, especially. Guess it was hard for them to imagine that Captain America was the one to get into fights and cause the most trouble between them. Not that Bucky never engaged in his own mischief, but people tended to forget that Steve grew up as a tiny guy with a bit of an inferiority complex. "Must be that ugly mug of his."

[hellfire_gouka]

A look of amusement came to his face and he raised his eyebrows, his tone clearly joking.

"Wow, maybe I should be careful about being your friend. Getting blamed for stuff and getting called ugly?"

[noparachute]

"Bucky knew what he was gettin' into." Steve didn't sound apologetic at all. It was nice teasing his friend again, even if he wasn't around to hear it. He leaned back a little, his hands holding him up as he looked up at the sky for a moment.

"And can't promise you anythin' different. Wouldn't be fair, right?" Everyone should be insulted equally, clearly.

[hellfire_gouka]

Shinju gave Steve a mock-wary look as he replied, though he couldn't hide his smirk.

"I should stop being so nice, then, if that's how it's going to be. Can I start blaming you for my problems, too?"

[noparachute]

"No more free food?" Steve forced himself to look a little heartbroken, but it was obvious that he was still joking around. Although, truth to be told, it would be a little saddening since Shinju was a rather good cook.

"You can blame me, but I'll still keep going."

[hellfire_gouka]

"Well, if you want any more mac and cheese, you should watch what you say," he said with a chuckle.

"But... if you want to watch your roommate eat it in front of you, I guess you could go ahead."

Knowing a little bit about how irritating Tony Stark could be when you hardly knew him, Shinju could only imagine what it would be like to live with him.

[noparachute]

"That's a serious threat you have there." Threatening to remove his mac and cheese privilege? That's cold. Not only that, but have Stark of all people eat it in front of him? Steve couldn't think of anything worse.

"You know when you have a bargaining chip."

[hellfire_gouka]

"You figure these things out when you have to get to know a lot of new people," Shinju replied. "I have to stay on top of it all somehow."

Even though he was joking, it wasn't exactly a lie, either. He didn't threaten people with his skills in any way, but he knew how to take advantage of them and how to get people to like him.