Day 5 Domino: Let it Snow: Preperations

[voidtreckermods]

Early Evening

Due to some of the passengers having strange dreams those on the Voidtrecker Express should be expecting something soon and so it is around dinner time on the evening of the fifth day of Domino that everyone's SCA glows with the colour of the void, a holographic message appears with their next mission.

Those going to the dressing car will find the drawers and wardrobes open. Inside are a variety of warm weather clothes, all in team colours. Thick padded winter jackets, waterproof trousers. Hats, gloves, scarves. Thick boots and also a variety of ice skates. There are waterproof covers for a variety of sizes of bags and even some coils of rope.

It seems they are not arriving until the next morning and so they have time to plan as best they can.

Morning: Day Six

No matter if they stayed up late preparing or went to bed early to get some rest before the mission they will wake up the next morning to the morning announcement. "Good morning passengers. Today is day six of the month of Domino. A moment later the voice speaks again. "Our next stop is world#58291. Drop order: Purple, Blue, Red, Orange. Conditions are adverse and so all passengers must be ready to alite swiftly."

There is time for some final preparation.

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Bucky Barnes | OTA

[luckybucky]

Preparation

Bucky has no idea what the missions are going to be like, and he's not so sure he likes being sent on missions again, but he's not going to stay behind when he could help. So he's in the dressing car, getting ready. There are shirts and jackets with the left arm removed and hemmed up, a few of which he's got piled up next to himself while he sits on the floor with a few ice skates lined up next to him as he tries to figure out what size he wears. Luckily they all have blade caps on them, so there's no risk of anyone accidentally getting cut.

He's also trying really, really hard not to touch any of the webbing, but there's already some stuck in his hair.

Breakfast

Bucky is up and wide awake. For once, his metal arm is on full display, the purple shirt he's donned has no left sleeve, but is hemmed up neatly, like it was made specifically for him. He's got coffee and an extra large portion of eggs, potatoes, toast. Whatever was on the menu, essentially, and he's eating like he's not going to get to eat during the mission.

Final Prep

Purple's up first, so as soon as Bucky was done with breakfast, he's at the designated drop doors, pulling on the last of his gear; hat, scarf, glove (singular), and coat. His bag is resting between his legs, already fitted with the waterproof covering, with a pair of ice skates and a rope secured to the outside. As he gears up, his mouth fixes itself into a tight frown, his expression settling into something that could be anger or determination, it's hard to tell.

I told you he'd do it Preparation

[stealsyourheart]

"Whoa!" A young teen stops and stares at the arm. "That's an awesome arm, Robocop!"

[luckybucky]

Bucky scowls a little as he looks up, somewhere between confused an annoyed. "I'm not a cop," he replies. "And it's not awesome."

[stealsyourheart]

"It's a movie." He blinks at him. "You're American, right? Didn't you ever see it? And it is totally awesome."

[luckybucky]

With a nod, Bucky lets out a heavy sigh. "I'm American, but no, I haven't seen anything called Robocop," though he'd at least heard of it. "And it's not," he says, as he shoves his foot into a skate, to see how well it fits.

[stealsyourheart]

"You should it's a fun watch."

Kaito says cheerfully and blinks at him.

"How is it not awesome? It's a robot arm! I mean. I'm sure the REASON you have a robot arm is not awesome. But. Robot arm."

[luckybucky]

He side-eyes the kid again, then looks down at his metal hand. "Because it's a weapon that's been used to hurt a lot of people that I care about."

[stealsyourheart]

Kaito winces.

"Yeah, okay, that bit is very not cool. But you aren't using it as a weapon NOW, are you?" He pauses and the asks, morbidly curious. "Does it like. Transform into a lazer canon?"

[luckybucky]

Bucky shakes his head. "I can make it stronger, and it's made of an extremely strong alloy, but that's really it," he replies, frowning a little as he pulled off that skate and tried another. "I wish this place weren't asking me to fight again." But he wouldn't say no. He couldn't.

[stealsyourheart]

"Opportunity missed." He sighs and tips his head.

"You could say no." He points out. "Lots of other things you could be doing. Bet that arm is really strong. Could be you use it to lift and pull things - be great in a rescue scenario, I bet."

[luckybucky]

He offers a weak smile, looking over him again. "It would be, but the way I see it if... whoever trapped us here is asking me to help people, even if it means I have to fight, I need to do it. This arm has been used to hurt people too many times. If I work hard enough, maybe I can get the helping to outweigh that," he didn't believe it was possible, but he would absolutely try.

"I'm Bucky, by the way," he stops tying the lace on the skate he's pulled on, to offer the kid his hand.

[stealsyourheart]

Kaito shakes his hand.

"Nice to meetcha, Bucky. I'm Kaito. And man, I'm just a stranger, but it sounds to me like the fact that you want to? That's a pretty good start."

[luckybucky]

Bucky goes back to trying on skates, and it seems the third time's the charm when he tugs on the final pair he had set out. "I hope so, 'cause it's all I can do, at this point," he replies, lacing this last pair up, just like the one before. "Finally," he sighs, and tugs the second one onto his other foot. "So, Kaito. Where are you from, before the train?"

Preparation

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony came into the dressing car, ready to get the items he needed, but stopped short when he saw who was sitting on the floor surrounded by clothes. He sighed and moved closer.

"Bucky," he stated blandly in way of greeting. "Need any assistance?" He might hate this guy, but he was still someone on Tony's train and from the looks of it, was taking the mission seriously. The older man could- begrudgingly- give him a little credit for that. As he came closer, his eyes narrowed as he saw something in the man's hair. "What the hell did you get into?" He asked, gesturing to Bucky's head.

[luckybucky]

Bucky offered a nod in reply to hearing his name, and much as he hated to ask Tony for anything... and was about to ask when Tony pointed to his head. He reached up, grimacing when his hand discovered the webbing. "Damnit," he grumbled, trying to pull it out. "Why the hell are there so many spider webs in here, anyway?"

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony laughed and shook his head. He came closer and tried to help get it out. "Sorry, it's all the dumb spider kids on board. Between them and their friend Charlotte- the spider, have you met her?- they make this room back here look like a badly decorated haunted house. Hold still, I almost got it."

He stepped back and gave Bucky a once over, to make sure he didn't have any other web-issues. Satisfied, Tony went over to one of the racks and glanced over what options he had. He needed things thin enough his suit wouldn't be hampered by it. "They're not meaning anything by it, they just get bored and this room is their favorite for some reason."

[luckybucky]

"No, I, uh. Gave that one a wide berth," he replies. He's not sure he wants to be friends with spider-anythings, though he hardly has a choice in Peter's case.

He holds still, letting Tony wrangle the web out of his hair. "Thanks," he says when it's out, and goes back to trying on the skates. "They have a lot of allergies, don't they? I saw the sheet, in the kitchen." When he'd inadvertently poisoned Peter.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony hummed understanding that reaction. "I don't want to tell all of her secrets, but she's not what she appears to be. She's an eleven year old girl underneath all that who just likes sweets and gets scared. The kids call her Charlotte." He tone was affectionate as he spoke of the spider. Although truth be told, he wasn't sure he wanted Charlotte spending time with Bucky.

He noticed the skates and frowned. Ugh they were going to have to use skates? Well, most of them were. He wouldn't be needing them. "Oh right. Peter told me you tried to kill him." Tony shot him a hard over his shoulder. However, it was brief and he went right back to calmly explaining things like he had been about Charlotte. "I didn't realize till I got here how many issues he had with food and everything. This room was toxic to Peter, Myles, and Gwen when we first got here. The fragrance you smell? It used to be lavender. They still call it the 'Lavender Room of Death' or something like that."

[luckybucky]

The way Tony speaks of Charlotte, it's almost easy for Bucky to forget they'd come to blows so recently, and he even manages a smile.

Until the Ginger Incident is brought up, and he jerks his head up at that description, holding up a finger. "That, is an exaggeration," he says firmly. "I checked the allergen list. Twice, before I gave him the tea. Ginger wasn't on it," and it was now, in Bucky's handwriting.

Though it did bring up an interesting question, his brow furrowing. "If it's got so many bad memories in it, why do they like playing in it so much?"

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony's lip curled just slightly at one end. Was it possible he had been teasing? No, that couldn't be something he'd do to the guy who murdered his family but.. they were both stuck here. It was odd too, the two of them being from the same world. It made them connected even if Steve wasn't in the mix- but he was.

He shrugged at the other question, pulling a particular thin jacket that still looked warm and tried it on. "Where else are they supposed to hang out and be lazy teenagers? It's either here or the game room or in my lab. If you can ignore the web, this isn't a bad spot for a date either. You only have the one door to barricade so long as you make sure no one is in the luggage carriage."

[luckybucky]

Bucky was on such unsteady footing here, especially with Tony, that he didn't really know what to make of it. Except what else could it be?

He shrugs in solidarity about the webbed up dressing car. "Yeah? You go on many dates lately?" He'd seen Tony with some blond guy the day he arrived, but he also knew Tony had dated a lot of women. If there was anyone he needed to avoid hitting on... well, better to find out about it now. "I wouldn't want to overstep anywhere," he adds, glancing over. "On either side of that particular fence."

He tugs off the pair he'd been trying and pulls on another.

[runs_on_batteries]

Tony frowned as he realized his mistake. The last thing he'd been planning on doing was talk about his love life with Bucky F-$%&# Barnes. At least he wasn't having this conversation with that idiot book. What had his life become?

"Just about every night. Though mostly just dinner dates, not like.. picnics in here or something." He was surprised though that he was even being asked who to stay away from. It was almost.. respectful? "Ignis Scentia, the leader of the Blue team... We're together." He shrugged like it didn't matter, even if it did in a painfully big way. "It's not like I can go home to my wife." Why was he even telling Bucky something like this? He didn't know. Clearing his throat, he mentally distanced himself from that comment. "Do you really care about that 'fence' there Bucky? I know how you look at Rogers."

[luckybucky]

Look, he's just trying to not piss Tony off. He needs to know who and what to avoid, that's all.

He was going to say something sensitive and thoughtful, but then Tony mentions Steve and he barks out a laugh. "That fence might as well be a goddamn mountain," he replies, even though he can feel heat rushing to his cheeks. "I never even tried. In the 40's it was dangerous, and now I'm dangerous," he shrugs. He wants to ask what kind of woman Tony would've ever settled down with, but he knows better than to pry. Instead...

"Your boyfriend's pretty cute, though."

[runs_on_batteries]

What the hell? And now Bucky was making him laugh? There was some understanding in the glance he gave Bucky about Steve and the fence. Perhaps there was something satisfying about making the man blush, confirming what he'd suspected anyway.

"You're not that dangerous," he remarked with an eyeroll. He certainly wasn't dangerous enough to Thanos- none of them were. Well, except Carol.

The remark on Ignis had Tony shooting his rival a grin. "Damn right, he is." There was more than a little pride in that tone. "But I'm not too worried about you with the ladies or with Ignis. You're too much of a prick for any of them to be too interested in you." He pulled down another coat, tossing the one he'd just tried on in a pile on the floor. "But maybe take it easy around May Parker."

[luckybucky]

He snorts softly. "I am if the wrong person gets their hands on that damn notebook again," he replies dryly, but he doesn't press the subject -- he doesn't really want to talk about that with Tony.

The reaction to Ignis' name makes him smile though, and he chuckles at the reply. "Yeah, I hear I'm a real piece of work these days... but if she's any relation to Peter, I'll make sure to steer clear," honestly the kid is enough trouble on his own. There are plenty of other skirts he can spend his time chasing.