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PEGGY CARTER | MCU | DRIFT FLEET ( action ) or ( text ) or ( video )

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[uprightness]

[ now there's a question. he considers for a moment. ]

What do you think?

[mucked]

I think it depends on the card game you've got in mind.

[uprightness]

I guess it does.

We'll have to figure that one out. Haven't done that in years.

[mucked]

Poker is always a hit. And I think Barnes has chips.

[uprightness]

I'll have to ask him.

Maybe Nat, too.

[ though when it comes to those sorts of things, steve doesn't trust her as far as he can throw her. ]

[mucked]

And you expect her to play by the rules?

[ more importantly do you expect peggy to play by the rules?! ]

[uprightness]

I learned to really expect anything when it comes to spies.

[ that includes both of them, yes. ]

seems safer.

[mucked]

On the contrary, look at your list of ideas. It seems you've learned to expect a great deal. Safe or not.

[uprightness]

it's a bit different with you.

[ a bit. ]

[mucked]

A bit.

[ unknowingly, she echoes his thoughts. ]

[uprightness]

I know what to expect from. sometimes.

[ especially in cards. another one that can't be trusted whatsoever. absolute untrustworthy. ]

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Sounds a little like I'm losing my touch.

[uprightness]

Not even close. I'm very attached to your touch.

[ metaphorical or otherwise. ]

[mucked]

Steve Rogers. [ he may want to read the scandalized and mock-shocked tone into her words -- sharp, but playful. ] I think you know very well that's not what I meant.

[uprightness]

It isn't?

[ there's a smile hidden there, between the two words. ]

[mucked]

Not one bit.

[uprightness]

[ alas. ]

Must be these messages.

Hard to read the tone.

[ blame the media why don't you. ]

[mucked]

That, or altogether too easy to read whatever tone you'd like into them.

[uprightness]

Are you blaming me of selective reading? really?

[ rude. true. but rude. ]

[mucked]

Admit it. You've got a habit of being given a directive or an order and interpreting it precisely how you want to interpret.

[ to the letter. ]

[uprightness]

No ma'am, you know me. I always do what I told.

[ well. ish. or maybe not at all. ]

[mucked]

Me knowing you is precisely why I believe otherwise.

[uprightness]

Hey

I follow your orders.

[mucked]

[ is that so? ]

And if I ordered you to eliminate something from your list?

[uprightness]

I'll do it.

[ will he? is this really as simple as that? ]