sixteen ☆ voice

[doyoufondue]

[ there's the sound of wind blowing fast and a woman's voice cuts in- ] -Give me your coordinates. I'll find you a safe landing site.

There's not gonna be a safe landing. But I can try and force it down.

I-I'll get Howard on the line. He'll know what to do.

There's not enough time. This thing's moving too fast and it's heading for New York. I gotta put her in the water. But I-I can try-- [ there's shuffling then static, following the sound of him making a grab for the device and it hitting the floor. it cuts back in, the wind more prominent now and the sound of the plane speeding. The woman's voice is more upset, clearly holding on to the bad news. ]

-Eight o'clock on the dot. Don't you dare be late. Understood?

....you know, I still don't know how to dance.

I'll show you how. Just be there.

We'll have the band play something slow. I'd hate to step on your- [ a really large crashing sound cuts in.

-then the muffled sound that can only come from being submerged in water, there's a distant banging of metal on metal-- a shield hitting a wall, followed by movement and a very deep breath before Steve speaks up. He's a lot quieter than usual ]

T-testing... Not broken right? Is this thing on? So... I... Do you think I could bother anyone for one of those fancy worldhops? I was going to... [ a shaky breath ] --going to ask a while ago but the thing decided to be a pain. I know Yuri in particular only said emergencies and well it uh-- [ he goes silent at the sound of ice cracking for a really long moment ]

...I'll just wait here.

Comments

[video]

[yumadbro]

Wh...

[You actually startled Narukami. This is an accomplishment.]

[ voice ]

[doyoufondue]

Hello?

[voice]

[dekillerqueen]

Where are you?

[voice]

[doyoufondue]

That's a little hard to answer, sir.

[Video]

[notmyfirstrodeo]

[Well this is horrifying. And heartbreaking. And awful.

But maybe someone can get him out of there? ...granted that'd break his brain a little. But to hell with it.] Steve...

[Noooo. Steeeeeeve.] I can try to track down someone who can...

[ voice ]

[doyoufondue]

[ everything is horrible and everything hurts ]

I'd really appreciate that, Phil.

[piercethecharts]

We'll be right there! Don't you move a muscle!

[doyoufondue]

Okay, Sheryl. No rush. [ ha. ha. ]

[the_right_push]

[He's very quiet as he listens. The fact of the matter is that Captain Steve Rogers goes down with that ship. If he didn't he wouldn't be trying so desperately to find him in the Arctic Circle. But having spoken to him makes this even more difficult to listen to. He may have known this was coming, but that didn't mean he couldn't feel regret that it did]

Don't worry, Captain. We'll find you.

[It may sound like empty reassurances to most. But it's a promise. A vow to keep searching, following every clue until he finds that ship and the precious cargo within.]

[doyoufondue]

[ They'll come looking for him. He knows sometimes the world cuts people off but- ]

Thank you, sir.

[ voice ]

[denies]

[ Ange can only gasp at the entry, really. And she's this close to panicking at hearing the last part of the message, since something is very obviously wrong, but she just has to think of what he's saying. Surely someone will come with a worldhop, even if she doesn't have that ability-- plenty of people on the community who know him do, right? It'll be okay, right? ]

Steve? .. Are you.. [ 'okay' is so lame to say right now, but her mind blocks anything else. ] .. more or less okay?

[ voice ]

[doyoufondue]

Ange. [ he pauses, like he's trying to think of how to answer. ] ...M-more or less. Just cold.

[glaived]

Captain Rogers--

[ Sif likes Steve. He's a good man and she's seen too many people die recently to suffer through another one. She hadn't even gotten to spar with him, which seems funny to think about but remains a fact. ]

[doyoufondue]

Hey.

[ Poor Sif. Raincheck on that spar? :C ]

[mightletyouknowme]

Did you get one?

[doyoufondue]

No. I didn't get one. That's okay though...

[sexbastian]

[Darcy told him about this, but sure doesn't make it any better.]

We can talk until someone gets there to get you out if you want.

[doyoufondue]

That'd be nice. ...How was your day?

[video]

[6collegecredits]

[Okay. Okay. Don't panic. She'd planned for this.]

Hold on, Steve. I've already talked to a few people about worldhops.

[video]

[doyoufondue]

You have? You're prepared for everything, huh?

video;

[chestboard]

Steve...?! Hey- hang on! Stay with me!

[ voice ]

[doyoufondue]

I'm here.

Can you do me a favor?

[video]

[hasbottombunk]

[He's already feeling terrible post-virus, but now he's got a bad feeling.]

I'll get the Doctor. We'll come and get you.

[ voice ]

[doyoufondue]

Rory, it's not going to work.

voice;

[arches]

...Captain. _{( i mean he doesn't really care because ~history~ but still, steve was a pretty nice guy and clint was kind of a douche last time they spoke. )}

voice;

[doyoufondue]

Hawkeye. [ hey he doesn't think you're a douche ]

[ video ]

[baaaaseball]

[ Panic. Something you don't hear in Kyousuke's voice often. ]

Steve! You can come here! Where are you? I'll get you!

[ voice ]

[doyoufondue]

...I appreciate the offer, Kyousuke. I think I'm going to have to stay where I am though.

[godofabs]

Steve, hold on. Valhala is not ready for you just yet.

[doyoufondue]

...you sure?

[thunder_empress]

Steve? [Oh god why can't she teleport when she needs to!]

[doyoufondue]

Hey Mako...

voice;

[hulk]

Capt- Steve!

Are y- Oh, hell, of course you aren't, but. [ asdbfaiw;oelfjka;welfiawoefiaekew ] Can you still get this or--

voice;

[doyoufondue]

...I'm still here.

video; locked

[tenminutes]

[ Yeah she's been trying to worldhop over there like, since she saw this post. At least fifty times and she ended up kicking the stupid thing right into a window and now it's broken and her room is screwed up and she'll have to fix that later and no no no no no. ]

Steve?

[ So when she finally does reply, she locks it. Because she's freaking out and there are only three people she trusts enough to be like that around. ]

Steve, I broke it. I can't-- I tried, but it won't work, then I got mad. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I was going to save you, but...

video; locked

[doyoufondue]

[ She locked it. She locked it and she's Yuri and that's why she's the only person on here that's going to get video. Nobody else gets it. He just felt like maybe voice wasn't enough and she had to see that he's in one piece still. She wouldn't believe him if he said it otherwise.

He's curled up against the wall with his shield at his feet, soaked completely in freezing water, trapped in wrecked plane that's caking its walls in ice...
But he'll give her a smile even though he'll die in here ]

Don't apologize. Please? ...I- ...It wasn't going to work. It's not your fault. You tried. That's all that matters.

voice;

[likethetragedy]

[Elektra stares at this for a minute or two. She spoke with him only a few times, but she knows the importance of not being alone when you go. She'll talk even if it's the last thing she wants to do. She's sick of death; she's sick of the way it only happens to the best people. Even in a few conversations she can gather that much about Steve Rogers. Well that and she really wanted his shield.]

... I don't know how you managed to escape learning how to dance. That's one of the community's favorite activities for us.

voice;

[doyoufondue]

[ He doesn't know her all too well but Thor seems to like her. Darcy too. He knows they watch movies together apparently. Or that's what he's gathered from what Dr.Foster adds at the end of her updates. She's a nice lady.

That she's talking to him now boosts her levels of respect immensely. She didn't have to... ]

I don't know. It just never happened, I guess. I was waiting for the right partner.

voice; i'm sorry i am the latest

[widowing]

[ natasha knew captain rogers had access to the community but had yet to say anything to him, mainly because this was the first post of his she'd been able to see.

hell of a way to be introduced to someone. ]

Has anyone gotten one to you yet?

voice; fashionably late, you mean

[doyoufondue]

[ didn't she have a list of reasons tony's a narcissist a while ago ]

No. It's not working.

1/2

[daretotry]

[ he should have expected this sooner or later but hey. Finn likes to focus on the happy stuff and he kinda hoped there would be a different outcome. Guess not ]

[daretotry]

[ --nope, not thinking about that. Too depressing ]

I can't dance either.

[sandinmyboots]

Are you hurt?

[He has, for once, abstained from the popcorn. This looks like a turning point, and what do turning points need but ways to spin them off their axis?]

[doyoufondue]

Not exactly.

[thatsmyyogurt]

Captain?

[doyoufondue]

...Hey.

[rockstark]

[and here we are. this is it. this is what he knew was coming, and didn't want to see, but knew that he'd have to. damn it. he shouldn't have let him help him fight the damn kraken. he shouldn't have even said hello. seeing one friend go down in battle was MORE than enough for him - but seeing this, and knowing it's years in his past and he CAN'T do anything -

sorry, Steve. he's no soldier. he's not ready for this. Tony turns his back on the feed before it can pick him up, and goes to get himself a drink or several.]

[aburningspirit]

Where're you, Steve?

[doyoufondue]

Greenland-? ...it doesn't matter.