Brothers (And Sister) In Arms

[renoreactor]

WHO: Reno, Bucky, Steve
WHERE: The Deep End
WHAT: Three war veterans reminiscing... once Reno calms down.
WHEN: Early July
WARNINGS: Potential rampant fangirling. The war talk also might get heavy.


Reno had discovered the canteen bar. It wasn't a place she was that familiar with back home, not with all of her hobbies. Yet, without said hobbies readily available, it didn't sound like a bad place to go. Even more so if she was going to meet more people here. She was alone. She didn't like being alone.

So, currently standing behind the bar is the kansen, waiting expectantly for someone - anyone - to enter. "To break up the bootlegging ring, the brave sidekick Reno has disguised herself as the bartender! Reno: Undercover!" A sigh, "If only. I'm not even sure I know what half these drinks are or if they are even illegal..."

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[thestaremaster]

Bucky's hands slide into his pockets, watching the exchange with a faint smile. He doesn't get many fans himself, so the encounter is endearing.

"Kansen?" he asks, head tilting at the unfamiliar word.

[usedtobesmoller]

Steve looks over at Bucky and his smile. He nudges him slightly, as though to tell him to cut it out, even while smiling himself.

"If Buck doesn't know what that means I got no hope. Is Kansen...something German?"

[renoreactor]

"Yeah, this is going to be... awkward." Steve is definitely nowhere near her time, and she's probably certain neither is Bucky. It was hard enough trying to explain to someone who's not from her world, but to someone she absolutely idolizes? A deep breath, and then, "Kinetics Artifactual Navy-Self-regulative En-lore Node. Or KAN-SEN. I'm not quite human."

Another deep breath, "I was, uh, reborn by an energy source known as a wisdom cube. Its kinda advanced, really advanced, past the super soldier serum advanced." Hands are now starting to waggle nervously through her explanation.

And another, "And by reborn I mean, I'm USS Reno, hull number CL-96 of the Atlanta class. From your time," said with the most anxiety-riddled teeth-clenched apologetic smile at Steve. "Your war."

Sorry, boys, but this is what you get for winning the war in the Pacific.

[thestaremaster]

"..." Yeah. Bucky hated how that almost didn't even phase him at this point. Sure. Of course this was walking talking warship. Nothing strange about that. Why wouldn't the USS Reno be a child robot with a thing for Steve?

"You're a lot smaller in person," he noted dryly, reaching over the bar to help himself to a bottle. He was going to need a drink. A lot of drinks.

[usedtobesmoller]

Steve elbowed Bucky in the side as though to remind him to be polite. Still, that was pretty funny and he was fighting a smile on his face as he did so. Steve eyed the bottle and shot Bucky a look he hoped translated as, 'Same, pal.' But strangeness aside, Reno seemed nice enough. He turned back and extended his hand.

"Nice to meet you then, Reno. I won't lie 'nd say it's not a little strange to talk to a...battleship... But it is swell to have another person from our time, certainly. Especially from the war."

[renoreactor]

Its becoming one of those days for all of them. Especially Reno, who's now being offered the hand of Captain Freakin' America himself. She's all sparkles at that, not even bothering to correct him that she's actually a light cruiser. "N-Nice to meet you too," said as she eagerly takes the hand in kind for a rather awkward shake. Forgive her Steve, she's trying really hard not to vibrate through the floor.

Though those last words to help calm her down some, "And yeah, the war. We've both got big things to return to when we're done here, don't we?"

[thestaremaster]

He was being polite. Few long stares. Speaking. Joking even. He's being downright personable compared to other occasions.

Bucky uncorked the bottle and lifted it in a sort of toast and knocked back a good long swig before offering it up to Steve with a smirk.

"Big things."

[renoreactor]

That may not have been the best choice of words, and already the girl is making jazz hands. "Sorry! I'm just... Nnngh... I never thought I'd meet one of my actual heroes! Give me a moment!" A deep breath, and she mumbles something about San Diego? Another deep breath, and Reno's back to all smiles towards them.

"So. Uh. I'm not sure there's root beer here?"