[Christ, she looks horrible. But it's her, and Steph nearly drops her bags when she speaks. This isn't a dream or a cruel prank. This is real.]
[It's still a situation to be approached with extreme caution. She doesn't know how much she remembers, or how she'll react to anything, and there's a very good chance she could still bolt at a moments notice.]
Yeah, that's us.
[It's something familiar, at least. But something is also wrong. Bucky is acting... weird. Disoriented? Disconnected? Not that she really expected her to act as whatever passes for normal after all that's happened, but still.]
[She sets the bags down on the ground, not really caring if they get left there for the racoons of DC to feast upon. Steph starts her approach slowly, half to be as nonthreatening as possible and half to buy time to find something appropriate to say.]
You... came back.
[She should probably be calling Sam and Natsha. Probably. But she's not going to. If there's one thing in this world she has to handle on her own, it's this.]
Are you okay?
[It's a stupid, obvious question but she's asking anyway.]
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[It's still a situation to be approached with extreme caution. She doesn't know how much she remembers, or how she'll react to anything, and there's a very good chance she could still bolt at a moments notice.]
Yeah, that's us.
[It's something familiar, at least. But something is also wrong. Bucky is acting... weird. Disoriented? Disconnected? Not that she really expected her to act as whatever passes for normal after all that's happened, but still.]
[She sets the bags down on the ground, not really caring if they get left there for the racoons of DC to feast upon. Steph starts her approach slowly, half to be as nonthreatening as possible and half to buy time to find something appropriate to say.]
You... came back.
[She should probably be calling Sam and Natsha. Probably. But she's not going to. If there's one thing in this world she has to handle on her own, it's this.]
Are you okay?
[It's a stupid, obvious question but she's asking anyway.]