I have a friend, newly arrived in the city, who needs permission from a reputable Dominant in order to work for me at the gym. I was hoping you wouldn't mind signing a slip granting him that privilege.
He simply wishes to be able to work without getting into trouble and to buy clothing and food for himself. His name is Sam Wilson.
Yes, I know. Because you're a hero. And it's good that there are heroes in the world.
Even some of them tend to delude themselves about not being trouble-magnets. Did you ever meet Lan Wangji? Back home it's practically a nickname for him, that he always seems to be present wherever the trouble is.
I'm not. But, they are the ones I usually find myself getting mixed up with.
. . .
Which makes me a trouble-magnet.
I did. Briefly. And I had no idea. Never would have guessed he was the type. But I wonder, how often did you find yourself in the vicinity of the same trouble he happened upon? Hmm...
Me in the vicinity of trouble? About as often as here... which is to say almost never. You know me. If there's trouble I'm going to just leave that to someone else so I can find the nearest art gallery or wine shop.
Lan Wangji's husband, Wei Wuxian, well, he may as well be named Trouble. If he can't find it, he will make it.
Oh, I'm aware. I was comparing you to Lan Wangji, not his husband. I was just elaborating on part of the reason Lan Wangji so often finds himself in the midst of trouble.
If you happen to run into him, it's best nothing shared is mentioned. Not that you would. He doesn't know yet is all, and I wish to keep it that way so as not to put him in an awkward situation since things are... complicated. In a number of ways. But, do you ever recall me mentioning a Steve Rogers?
That would be him. He went home not long after camp and came back months later with no memories of his time here. The point he's from now is seventy years ahead of me, but in a few years' time, he travels back and spends the rest of his life with me.
[This is new to Huaisang. He's never heard of time travel unrelated to the whims of Duplicity, and he's not sure he made any sense of what she just said.]
He... what? I don't understand any of ... he travels back in time?
( that would make two of them. she had no idea it was even a possibility where she's from. not until learning about it while here. )
In the end, yes, he travels back in time. I'm not sure of all the details but from what I do know...
When I'm from, we – myself and all who knew Steve – assume he died after he crashed a plane. I was told for nearly seventy years we believe that to be the case. Until Steve and his plane are finally located. It turns out Steve's alive, left in a state of suspended animation in the ice where he crashed it.
Years after he's found and living in the world, it comes to light that there's a way in which time travel can be accomplished. It's not widely known or used. Eventually, though, he has the chance to use it to travel back and he does.
That's... that's quite the thing. [He doesn't even know where to start with what to think or feel about any of that information. Congrats on your wedding? Sorry about your not-dead time-traveling future husband???
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( FOR REASONS she's sure to add, )
I give you my word it's entirely legal.
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I'm happy to help. What is it?
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He simply wishes to be able to work without getting into trouble and to buy clothing and food for himself. His name is Sam Wilson.
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How are his getting into trouble tendencies, on a scale from zero to Peggy Carter?
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( !! )
For the record I do not get into trouble. Trouble finds me. There is a difference.
To answer your question, though, his trouble finding ways are at zero.
( Sam hasn't sought out any trouble, or gotten into any, so it's the truth. )
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I'm glad to hear he's a bit less of a trouble magnet.
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I'll have him stop at Plumage soon, so you can meet him. He's a good man and Bucky's dearest friend when they're both from.
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Even some of them tend to delude themselves about not being trouble-magnets. Did you ever meet Lan Wangji? Back home it's practically a nickname for him, that he always seems to be present wherever the trouble is.
I look forward to meeting him.
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. . .
Which makes me a trouble-magnet.
I did. Briefly. And I had no idea. Never would have guessed he was the type. But I wonder, how often did you find yourself in the vicinity of the same trouble he happened upon? Hmm...
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Me in the vicinity of trouble? About as often as here... which is to say almost never. You know me. If there's trouble I'm going to just leave that to someone else so I can find the nearest art gallery or wine shop.
Lan Wangji's husband, Wei Wuxian, well, he may as well be named Trouble. If he can't find it, he will make it.
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( she said maybe. which is better than nothing. )
There's the difference between he and I. I don't make it. I know it may be hard to believe but, I have no desire to.
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Who are you marrying? Is this back home?
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Or so Bucky said.
( and that's only part of why it's complicated. )
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He... what? I don't understand any of ... he travels back in time?
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In the end, yes, he travels back in time. I'm not sure of all the details but from what I do know...
When I'm from, we – myself and all who knew Steve – assume he died after he crashed a plane. I was told for nearly seventy years we believe that to be the case. Until Steve and his plane are finally located. It turns out Steve's alive, left in a state of suspended animation in the ice where he crashed it.
Years after he's found and living in the world, it comes to light that there's a way in which time travel can be accomplished. It's not widely known or used. Eventually, though, he has the chance to use it to travel back and he does.
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