MASK OR MENACE IC CONTACT

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"Hey, it's Kate. Leave a message."

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It's surreal to explain who Captain America is, but he's a hero back home. World War II hero. He fought with a group called the Invaders. Bucky was one of them. He took up the mantle ... [After. After Cap died. But Kate's from beyond that. It's weird to think that Bucky doesn't know Cap is all right.]

Why are you curious?

[gevurah]

Soldier's curiosity.

[ It's a half-truth. ]

I think I've met him before, but not him. Steve Rogers.

[ It wasn't Kate and Bucky's Steve, but she doesn't really know the details. ]

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It doesn't surprise me that you have. He seems like the type of guy who would turn up here.

[gevurah]

For a little while. We only spoke once or twice.

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Anyway, Bucky's a good guy. He's no Cap, but I'm glad to have him here. He helped us a lot in a situation like this before.

[gevurah]

Sounded like he wanted to make waves.

[ It surprises her a little, but this Bucky is clearly older. ]

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It's kind of what we do.

[She sounds amused ... and proud. After all, Kate had created her own waves.]

[gevurah]

[ But does Bucky have a plan? Probably not.

Maybe it's not the same Bucky. ]

Superheroes, huh.

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It's a fine tradition of causing problems when they need to be caused.

[gevurah]

I thought superheroes fixed problems.

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Sometimes the problems being caused are because the people in charge are corrupt.

[gevurah]

[ Hey, Batman did it. ]

Hopefully it never gets as bad as home.

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The thing about Bucky, and I'm following him, is that a lot of this shows us that it could be tomorrow. Or it could be already. [She pauses.] But that all depends on how you take certain things here.

[gevurah]

[ A measured pause. ]

You're not registered, are you?

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I wear that fact proudly.

[gevurah]

Don't worry, I'm not going to convince you otherwise.

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Well, good thing. Though I think anyone else has given up already.

[gevurah]

Lot of them tried?

[ Strange; nobody's tried to give her the spiel, but it's likely due to the fact she doesn't announce her business to anyone. ]

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Somehow I invite it. [There's a pause.] I think it's my age.

[gevurah]

You'd think you were old enough to make your own decisions.

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I do think I am.

[gevurah]

Friends or strangers?

[ She's curious now. ]

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Relative strangers.

[gevurah]

People have gotten a lot preachier about it.

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I also invite it by being loudly anti-registration.