[ A small huff of breath at 'Officer Asshole'. Not quite a chuckle, but amusement. ]
Think about it - they experience a catastrophe. Live here for years. Get a system working just barely. Suddenly, 40 people show up out of thin air, need feeding, patching up, clothing, space, medicine, gear. It's a strain on ressources they weren't prepared for.
[ Sound familiar?
Sam catches the shield on a slightly sharper exhale. ]
We look like a threat. Their security force is in rough shape. He starts pulling us in, he risks handing everything they built over to us and being left with nothing. If you talked to him... trust me, dude took note. If he's smart, he starts looking. If he ain't... well. Not like we're always good at asking permission.
[ Comes with the territory. Sam will always lean towards doing the right thing even if it pisses off someone in power.
Her throws the shield back at the same angle, but it's slightly off. He's been at it for a while, and frowns darkly - the shield's still make it back, but it's not smooth, and Bucky will have to side-step to catch it. Sam clenches and unclenches his left hand. ]
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Think about it - they experience a catastrophe. Live here for years. Get a system working just barely. Suddenly, 40 people show up out of thin air, need feeding, patching up, clothing, space, medicine, gear. It's a strain on ressources they weren't prepared for.
[ Sound familiar?
Sam catches the shield on a slightly sharper exhale. ]
We look like a threat. Their security force is in rough shape. He starts pulling us in, he risks handing everything they built over to us and being left with nothing. If you talked to him... trust me, dude took note. If he's smart, he starts looking. If he ain't... well. Not like we're always good at asking permission.
[ Comes with the territory. Sam will always lean towards doing the right thing even if it pisses off someone in power.
Her throws the shield back at the same angle, but it's slightly off. He's been at it for a while, and frowns darkly - the shield's still make it back, but it's not smooth, and Bucky will have to side-step to catch it. Sam clenches and unclenches his left hand. ]
Major Buttclench.
[ Rémi or the throw? Perhaps both. ]