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[voicelog]

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[voicelog]

what is it?

[ is it more bad news? ]

[deadthenred]

I told someone about Iron Man. Before.

[ Before they kidnapped you, he means. ]

[voicelog]

you're going to have to go into a bit more detail there, barnes

[ ?????? ]

[deadthenred]

We were just talking. He's from some bad future where there the military fights aliens in power armor.

[voicelog]

does he have a name?

[deadthenred]

The one he gave me was Ephemera.

I didn't tell him anything that you couldn't read about in the papers. Iron Man, one of the Avengers, rich guy.

[voicelog]

[ not so rich anymore, barnes. ]

i met him

didn't introduce myself as iron man though

[deadthenred]

[ Difference of opinion and/or canonpoint. ]

I didn't tell him that I know you, either.

[voicelog]

alright

so, is there a reason why you're telling me all of this?

[deadthenred]

I'm thorough with my reports.

[ And honestly, Bucky would like to know all the intel that was out there about him, but he knows that's a lost cause. ]

[voicelog]

thanks

any particular reason why you felt the need to tell him about me?

[deadthenred]

You're famous.

He was talking about fighting aliens. I said that sounded like something the Avengers would do.

[ Because it is, and that's… what a normal person would say about it, right? ]

[voicelog]

[ ......

okay, that's fair. ]

is he a friend then? [ of yours. ]

[deadthenred]

We were just talking. I was stuck in that safehouse for a while, same as you.

[ So he was sort of starved for conversation. ]

Are the Avengers supposed to be some secret thing?

[voicelog]

[ he assumes bucky is asking if it's supposed to be kept a secret here (because the avengers are a little past the point of being one back home) and the answer is— ]

no

just wanted to know if he was your friend

[ you're not in trouble with him, bud. ]

i met loki a couple of days ago

[deadthenred]

[ He doesn't know the Avengers rules, really. ]

Definitely not my friend.

[voicelog]

[ well, he still considers bucky one, despite the timeline variance. ]

not mine either

he told me some disconcerting news
information i shouldn't know yet

not that it matters since i can't do anything while we're stuck here

[deadthenred]

[ Bucky doesn't have friends. ]

What did he say?

[ There's a pause. ]

If you want to share.

[voicelog]

[ he should try making some. ]

i asked him when he was reborn

he responded and i quote, "between the time my nefarious surprise uncle decided to harvest the fear from the middle realms and when the watcher was murdered"

does this ring any bells for you?

[deadthenred]

I don't know when he was reborn, but it tracks.

[ He was there for both of those things. ]

[voicelog]

[ he was hoping otherwise, but—

he should probably let this go before he's tempted to ask for more details. ]

shit

[...]

when should i expect you?

[deadthenred]

He isn't lying about being reborn, though.

A couple hours. Unless you want one of my shirts.

[voicelog]

it explains how he's alive

i'll wait

[deadthenred]

When has dying ever stopped anyone?

He isn't the same as the old Loki, either.

And noted.

[voicelog]

[ that's sadly true. ]

not the same how?