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[The first time this happened was bad enough, but a second time? He was getting very tired of being tossed around by these people. But he would have to do something about that later, right now he needed to check on Bucky. He... he was here, he remembered that. The person he was going to start searching for with Sam was in this city.

It didn't take him long to find Bucky (and Tony). And wow. Those two were definitely something special. They owed him a big explanation for this.

After he made sure that those idiots were getting some sort of rest, Steve decided to toss something up on the network. He definitely knew how to use it and he needed to address some of the people here. Best and fastest way was to do this.]

Just lost another three days here. [He tried to look easygoing about it, but there was definitely some irritation in his now more modern features. His hair was a little shorter and he was actually wearing jeans with a non-plaid shirt.] And looks like I missed a whole lot while I was gone.

[Tony explained what happened, the malfunctioning of the suit. The fight. It was a big mess, but at least they were going to recover. A lot of his irritation disappeared at the thought and now he looked grateful as he continued to address the video.]

But wanted to thank those that checked up on Bucky and Tony, made sure they were okay. I wasn't there to help when I should've been. [Maybe it wasn't his fault, but he still felt responsible. However, he tried to push away that guilt for now and instead smiled a little wryly at the feed.] They're friends of mine that get into more trouble than they should. Can't look away from them for two seconds before they come back bloodied and bruised.

[Although, Steve wasn't really better. Probably worse, actually. But details.]

And if anyone wants to tell me their side, be happy to hear it.

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[The bike seems to tilt, glad that he could put the pieces together.]

Not so bad yourself, Cap.

[She's flattered!]

Never been to Eart, but I hear this was how we kept a low profile.

...how is he?

[She heard Bucky on the other end of the feed, so...]

[Steve briefly wonders how odd it must look for him to talk with a motorcycle, but he shrugs the thought away. It doesn't matter what other people think, he's enjoying a conversation with a friend dangit.]

Motorcycles are common enough. And least you're not bright red and gold.

[Not sorry about poking fun at Tony.]

...He's doin' okay. Gonna recover from the fight and he's not punching Stark. It's an improvement from before.

Heh, I'll leave that to a certain armoured car that lugs himself around here.

[Ironhide, maybe you should look into a new paint job...]

...

He said he wasn't always like that--and that you were in charge of your little group back in the day.

[Bucky's opening up to more people though at least, not just to him and little children. He's happy to hear it and he plans on talking about it with Bucky more later on.]

Yeah, it all just sorta happened. Needed a team to take down HYDRA and I got one. [Although they ended up not stopping HYDRA fully.... and Bucky was tortured because of it. They were still around too, but he was going to get back at them after meeting up with Bucky on Earth.]

[She'll stop making Steve look weird talking to a bike now. The metal of the bike starts to shift, sliding much like a puzzle up and over other pieces. As if it shouldn't really work like that but does anyway. Eventually, with some minor mass displacement, Chromia's standing in front of him, dusting off her armor.]

You had a job and you did it. Good on you.

[Her eyes cast up, then back down again to look at him, lips curling slightly into a smile.]

You're trustworthy.

[He looks on with a little impressed smile as she transforms in front of him. Sure he's seen the helicarrier and Stark's suits, but seeing a robot shift like this is still really neat in his opinion.]

Just did what needed to be done.

[Trust, huh? That seems like such a big thing now, especially after everything with HYDRA and SHIELD.]

So are you.

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