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[morethan084]

[Beer in view, Skye steps out of the way so he can come inside.]

Alright, I guess you can come in.

[Closing the door behind him Skye leads him into the living room where the pizza was waiting.]

No date tonight?

[Not that she was going out on one either. Although, there is a slight chance she might go see Bucky later. Depending on when he gets done with work.]

[pursuitofcappiness]

No?

--Why, do you have a date tonight?

[ Does Bucky have a date tonight? Is this gonna get weird? ]

[morethan084]

Nope. Bucky is working late, figured it would be a great time for us to catch up.

[Taking a seat on the small couch, Skye leaves room for him as she opens the lid of the pizza box and hands him a paper plate.]

How are things with Julia?

[No beating around the bush here. Give her all the gossip.]

[pursuitofcappiness]

They're good.

She's good. Had a birthday. Quit the library, started up a bookshop.

I think she's happy.

[ He seems proud of this, and takes a plate, grabbing some pizza. ]

It's hot.

[morethan084]

Good, cause it seems like you are too.

[Hell, Skye is happy too. For him. For the both of them. He of all people deserves to be happy here.

Taking her own slice, Skye folds it in half and gently blows on it before taking a bite.]

I mean, it's no 99 cent pizza, but it'll do I guess.

[She doubts that place was around when he was a kid, but maybe he's visited it since then?]

You ever go to the one off Broadway between 54th and 55th street? Life changing. Especially when you're drunk.

[pursuitofcappiness]

Of course. Can't beat a good New York pizza. Unless it's a good New York hot dog.

[ Listen, hot dogs may not be as popular as they were in their hayday, but he definitely has fond memories of them. They remind him of his childhood. ]

And yeah... you're right. Thought I was all settled in, but. I think this is helping.

[ He looks up. ]

Haven't gotten into any trouble since I last saw you, right?

[morethan084]

[Skye almost looks giddy when he mentions how Julia is helping him feel settled here as she can definitely relate to that with Bucky. Rolling her eyes at his question, she fights back a smile in an attempt to look ‘offended’.]

When do I ever get in trouble?

[pursuitofcappiness]

You're walking trouble.

You and Buck. Match made in whichever place is trying to give me a heart attack.

[ Especially regarding each other, but listen. She doesn't need to know that. ]

[morethan084]

Wow I can’t believe you actually just said that.

[Yes she can.]

I don’t think it’s fair to put Bucky in the same category as me though. If anyone is going to do something stupid, it’s me.

[pursuitofcappiness]

Your stupid is either incomprehensibly stupid, or we're talking about different Buckies.

[morethan084]

Are you kidding me? I’m way dumber than Bucky.

[pursuitofcappiness]

--What did you do?

[morethan084]

Right this second? Nothing. But I think we both know it's only a matter of time before I do something stupid...

[pursuitofcappiness]

You ever get the urge, Skye.

You call me.

[ And just to explain: ]

Apparently the kids are taping everything now, on their devices.

[morethan084]

And drag you into it? Yeah, right.

[Taking a bite out of her pizza, Skye quickly brings her other hand up as a chunk of cheese slides off the crust.

Graceful af.]

You mean hacking?

[pursuitofcappiness]

No, taking pictures and videos.

Documenting everything.

It's kinda cool, that everyone can do it.

[morethan084]

[Smile widening at his explanation, Skye never realized just how used to all of this she is until speaking with someone like Steve. He's seen a lot more of the world than she has.]

Do you need help figuring out how the camera feature works?

[Skye teases because, well, she can. He makes it easy.]

[pursuitofcappiness]

Nah. But maybe you can explain to me why everyone posts pictures of themselves with dog ears and a weird tongue.

[ Also please explain meme culture to him he just doesn't Get It ]

[morethan084]

You mean a filter?

[Considering how tech savvy she was, this was pretty hilarious to her.]

Because they’re fun. Want me to show how to use it?

[pursuitofcappiness]

Sure.

[ He sounds skeptical. ]

Show me.

[morethan084]

Here. Scoot over.

[Taking off her fluid, Skye straightens it out and brings up the app with all the filters and holds it up so the camera is facing him.]

Stick out your tongue.

[pursuitofcappiness]

[ What?

He goes over and he does a tiny, tiny blep.

It's not very effective. ]

[morethan084]

[Skye doesn’t even try to hold back her laughter now.]

No. Not like that. Like...

[Skye sticks out her tongue further and the filter shows up on the screen.]

How can someone be so old and look so young at the same time?

[pursuitofcappiness]

What do you mean by that?

[ He tries a bigger thing and it works, and he immediately snaps his mouth closed in surprise.

He's such a boomer! ]

[morethan084]

[That has Skye throwing her head back from laughing so hard over his reaction.]

Oh my god. The look on your face.