neverleave | Haven IC contact

It's fine. I should've done it sooner but I had see if it's really dangerous.

[Which he deeply regrets now. He doesn't have to hug a bucket anymore but he's still a little sick.]

[Which... doubtless means it was, and that he'd had some cause to find out.]

I see.

[Which is really code for 'excuse you you're one of my people now please check yourself before you wreck yourself' but at least he keeps his tone neutral.]

If you need anything, just let me know, all right? How'd things go with Sam and Sergeant Barnes?

You probably shouldn't even look at the spirals for too long.

[You can practically hear the shrug.]

It was fine. We didn't talk much.

[Now that's a new one. Given his extreme aversion to network posts, he's sort of... missed all this spiral-related intel and was busy with zombies and dead people the whole event, so give him a minute--]

What's happening with the spirals?

[He'll put the sociable query on the back burner for now while he does a proper threat analysis oops.]

[Natsuno is a-okay with that. Socializing is lame anyway.]

I don't know the exact details, but the person who told me to scrape it off the door said they make people go crazy. The other day, some people were rambling about how spirals are great. They even hurt themselves to make themselves look more like spirals.

[He thinks he's fairly unflappable, but it was seriously distrubing.]

[Consider it more getting to know your allies!! Come on, that's a good thing, right?

Steve considers that in silence for a moment. Given the fact that Yao seems to have instilled specific compulsions in the populace - the paranoia in Haven North being but one example - it's not much of a surprise that they could manufacture another one. But people hurting themselves because of it he's. Less than okay with.]

I see. Were you hurt?

[Lone (were)wolves don't need to get to know anyone! They just need to look all cool and brooding. Or just brooding because he seriously fails the "cool" part.]

No. I wasn't affected at all-

[He almost says "this time".]

[Oh, sweet summer child. If Steve catches that slip, it's not obvious in his tone. He likes Yuuki and is willing to respect his privacy.]

All right.

[God, does he know this type. He's about to leave it at that, thank Natsuno for his time and move on, but-- actually this would be a good time to... do the thing. With the stuff. Cap clears his throat a little.]

Bucky and I are going to see if we can't get a soup kitchen up and running in this joint. If you were looking for something to do and [a very slight smile, almost audible in his tone] didn't mind taking orders, we could use the help.

Do you think you'll find enough food for everyone?

I know we'll try.

[And right now that's the best answer he's got.]

There are rabbits in the wasteland if you think you can catch them.

[Has he told you lately you're his favourite tinypire? Because. Really.]

--You know? I haven't ever tried.

[HE'S A CITY BOY THROUGH AND THROUGH. And there wasn't much opportunity for hunting during the War, although some folk definitely did.]

[Also a city boy, so he really can't help with technical details.]

This guy named Zero knows how.

[He really doubts there's more than one person like that, so--]

Just about six feet tall, white hair? I think I met him.

Yeah, that's him.

Well, I'll ask him for advice next time I see him.

And Yuuki? Thanks.

[He leaves it open-ended, but really it's a for talking. He knows he's not exactly the sociable type, and is content to leave it at that.]

[Just his humble contributation to the soup kitchen project but shhh can't let people think he's trying to help.]

Sure.

[And he ends the call.]

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