[ she hikes a thumb at her pile of books, disappointing though he's found them. the gesture is only a demonstration. ]
It's been brought to my attention that the word or concept might equally be something I didn't already know in the first place. [ she waves at his poster, next. ] Take, for instance, Iron Man. Obviously it's not that but -- it was something I only learned about after arriving here.
As much as I'd like to know, [ peggy sighs, ] I'd feel better if no one else had to be dragged in just so I could find that elusive little puzzle piece.
[ but it's going to drive her crazy. up the bloody wall. she concedes his assumption with a grimace. all that's left now, really, is to pour the tea and hand him over a mug.
peggy drinks out of an iron man one. if pressed, she defends the choice by saying it's the bigger of the two. it holds more. ]
I'm rather certain it's the only memory I've 'lost,' at least. [ a beat. ] What about you?
None that I know of though I realize that's not saying a lot.
[ seeing he has spent the last month either drunk or in a hangover. he doesn't rule out the option that his mind was too wrapped up in alcohol to notice rumors of lost concepts. ]
You would know it if it happened. It feels -- like you're momentarily struck with flu symptoms. Nausea, dizziness, and none of it the good sort that suggests you've had a time on the lash the night before.
[ it's...hard to explain, but experiencing it only once was enough to make her familiar with it. ]
[ and see, tony stark has good intentions. he knows a serious moment when he sees one. he knows a problem that he can't yet solve. and maybe, he wants to make her smile and so - ]
[ and maybe she doesn't smile. but she does sputter her way through the next mouthful of tea, choking a moment on her own indignation. it would be a ridiculous sight even without the chunky iron man mug wobbling just under her lower lip. ]
Christ alive. [ she clears her throat, giving her head a disappointed little shake. as if the motion could somehow banish her nostalgia for another stark and his equally cheeky rejoinders. ] Is that really necessary? There's no call to be lewd.
[ but she's less upset about this, it seems, than so many other little annoyances. maybe she just likes playing the insulted party. ]
Tea has got nothing to do with manners. [ she smiles. ] Tea's just good.
[ a comfort, a security blanket, a reminder to catch one's breath. for peggy, it doesn't hold half the ceremony stereotype suggests it should. she'll drink it out of an army tin if she must.
[ and, oddly, that makes him smile, too. mainly because he could guess she'd say that, maybe because it's all familiar and not in a painful way. it's that familiarity that leads to a very rare occurrence, he lifts both his arms ( one of them trembles, still ) ]
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It's been brought to my attention that the word or concept might equally be something I didn't already know in the first place. [ she waves at his poster, next. ] Take, for instance, Iron Man. Obviously it's not that but -- it was something I only learned about after arriving here.
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[ ...he'll just have to start planting Iron Man merchandise around the room. Just in case. ]
They keep bringing in new people so whatever it is, it might turn up again
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[ he says not with an accusation but with a little smile. ]
I mean, it would drive me up the wall together with my other 99 problems.
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peggy drinks out of an iron man one. if pressed, she defends the choice by saying it's the bigger of the two. it holds more. ]
I'm rather certain it's the only memory I've 'lost,' at least. [ a beat. ] What about you?
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[ seeing he has spent the last month either drunk or in a hangover. he doesn't rule out the option that his mind was too wrapped up in alcohol to notice rumors of lost concepts. ]
my attention span isn't great.
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[ it's...hard to explain, but experiencing it only once was enough to make her familiar with it. ]
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[ and see, tony stark has good intentions. he knows a serious moment when he sees one. he knows a problem that he can't yet solve. and maybe, he wants to make her smile and so - ]
guess I'm still a virgin.
[ he actually winks at her. ]
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Christ alive. [ she clears her throat, giving her head a disappointed little shake. as if the motion could somehow banish her nostalgia for another stark and his equally cheeky rejoinders. ] Is that really necessary? There's no call to be lewd.
[ but she's less upset about this, it seems, than so many other little annoyances. maybe she just likes playing the insulted party. ]
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[ absolutely not. ]
you lost scolding rights, I hate to say.
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That's entirely different. [ sort of. ] Besides, I was still at school! Young. Reckless. You're a helluva lot older; you ought to know better.
[ oh, gee, now she's all about deferring to her 'elders'. ]
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that never happens. anyone can tell you that.
[ tony stark never knows better. it's just a known fact by now. ]
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[ none at all. ]
We're never too old to learn some manners or some graces.
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[ and hold on - ]
I'm sitting here drinking tea, isn't that enough?
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[ a comfort, a security blanket, a reminder to catch one's breath. for peggy, it doesn't hold half the ceremony stereotype suggests it should. she'll drink it out of an army tin if she must.
just never with sugar. ]
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Okay, I give.
[ he gives her a win without any fuss. ]