[Pietro of course winces at 'from the government'. Because he does not trust governments. They have their own desires that do not always line up with those that other people should have and respect.]
Oh, I have most definitely figured out the pizza thing. Supreme. I want it all. And colors aren't hard either. Blues and greens are pleasing. Having those choices are nice. Better than things I did not have time to think about. THough I think Wanda is the one learning fashion more. She seems to like it.
[If Pietro mentioned it, Natasha she would have told him that she trusts it even less. However, they can pay her all they want. They both owe them nothing. It's for work already done. There's more money from SHIELD, which had been rebuilt by Coulsen after it became a thing of HYDRA. Nothing could be trusted intimately in Natasha's experience, except certain people. Money came from where it did. ]
Supreme is good. I'm a little more simple, but I can eat what comes when I'm with my friends. I like fashion at times. I don't spend too much time on it except for ... Well, I have a collection of lingerie. I never had anything like it at all back home and fell in love with feeling good that way, no matter what I wore on the outside. It's all for me. I think we all find things that we enjoy spending our money on eventually, things that are a little frivolous.
[His eyes light up briefly at the idea of a collection of lingerie. Applaud him for having the self restraint to not go investigating. He's a good boy.]
Shoes. I have acquired a large number of shoes. At first it was to figure out what held up. But nothing does. Now it is just to enjoy them while they last. Perhaps it comes from not always having them when I needed them when I was younger.
[If Natasha had been worried about showing him her collection she wouldn't have mentioned it, but since he doesn't prompt further, she doesn't say anymore-- for now. She'd almost hoped he would ask. She'd been working on a way to flirt with him a little better, but she seems to be rather poor at it and so perhaps it's easier if they keep things on the up and up.
She smiles with a gracious nod, taking another shot of vodka]
There you go. See, you've found a thing of freedom that's your very own and no one will take it away from you. I liked to see what was pretty, and because I never had such things, the same. I imagine nothing holds up so well, but they will make you things that work hard for you in the labs. I mean, the suits they make the others withstand bullets, so something should work better on your feet.
[He is just young and not used to this degree of flirting. Perhaps it is one of the few areas where he is slow. After all, he is used to it having to be the man to be forward.]
Yes. I will be appreciative when my bulletproof things are ready. Stark says they will require more work. I would prefer not to have more holes put into me though. The ones I already had were enough. They do not make for so heroic a story to tell the ladies as you would think.
[There's not only one way to flirt, and Natasha is used to both. She's been given classes in flirting and seduction since she was thirteen, hardly more than a babe herself. It's almost natural in some instances, and in cases like this, she figures that things will develop organically if they are meant to. Young will certainly do as it is supposed to, will it not.]
Stark is always talking about things needing more work. I usually end up nagging him about it, or talking to his computer. Literally, talking to the computer. It does things better. No, holes do not make the greatest stories, although the scars are winners. You'd be surprised at how many of us do love a great scar.
[Pietro's fingers come up to touch lightly at his shoulder, then down to his chest. That last bullet, it had been so close to his heart. A tiny bit closer and he would have died trying to save Clint and the child. His survival had been a one in an million chance.]
I do not like my scars so much. They tell me of all the mistakes I made. Falling for what turned out to be Hydra, causing Ultron to be formed and to rise, attempting to kill Stark...
It's okay. I understand. I have been shot as well, shot clean through.
[She touches her side, where Bucky shot through her to get at the man she was with. There are things that they can't stop. They are far less than perfect and Natasha has her share of scars across her body that show that. She's been stabbed numerous times, and taken plenty of shrapnel, and other wounds. The amount of times she's dislocated something is probably only hilarious to her.]
They are only mistakes if you don't learn from them. They are learning opportunities, ways to gain wisdom. I have had many in my past, so many. I have also tried to kill Stark. That's how they recruited me to the Avengers. Barton found good in me while I was attempting an assassination on Stark. He got me out of the KGB and the Red Room. I'd slaughtered so many before then. I have to think of what I'm doing now. Life is to live, and to live trying to do good, I feel.
[Wait, she did? She tried to kill Stark? And Clint stopped her? Pietro's eyes go wide at that, before he smiles.]
I think Stark may owe the old man a mansion, given it is clear he has saved Stark's life a few times over. And made friends in the process. He is quite special like that. To save us from ourselves.
[She laughs, and nods. Gathering another set of shots for them she raises him a glass in toast.]
Here's to being a part of the 'I tried to kill Stark and was stopped club.'
[Still grinning, she takes back the shot. It's not really one of the prouder moments in her life, but it's brought her so much joy on the backside of it. It's brought her family, and a method of giving back for all the damage she wrought in her earlier life.
She'll drink to that. ]
I may have saved his life a few times since then, so I think we're even by now- both of them.
You have your free will too. Wait, you'll get your turn to save him one day too. You'll save all of us probably. You're good at what you do.
[She issued a soft smile and leaned back into the couch, closing her eyes for a little bit. This was relaxing and nice. It'd been a while since she'd relaxed around someone. ]
[Seeing him in action, she might have cause to exclaim differently. Honestly, she thinks he's a bit of a marvel, but that's her. Every person has their own opinion of themself and it hardly ever matches that of those around them.
Turning toward him, she reaches out and takes her fingers to his shoulder. she's a wonder at the art of massage. a few rolls of her thumb and forefinger near the right nerves, and hopefully he can feel the tension in that part of his muscle releasing. It might come back, but it's a temporary solution-- a brief respite from the stressors of everyday life.]
We all get better with time. How does that feel? If you turn your back toward me, I will do the rest. I'm pretty good at it.
[Tension lived in all of his muscles, like his body was always poised for flight. Perhaps it was. He does at least have the presence of mind to be embarrassed when he groans just a little at even the briefest bit of massage. It was a wonder. Of course he's immediately turning his back toward her.]
[Nat knows that what she does will feel good. She's done it for many over time, and she only gets better with more practice. Taking her time now that she's got his entire back, she fumbles through her mind for neutral topics to talk about.
They'd discussed lots of little things. Getting to know someone was always a lesson.]
So, tell me now that you have the freedom to do so, where would you like to visit? If you could go anywhere in the world. Do you know of a place?
[Where would he like to visit? Pietro tries to keep his back from getting too tense while she works so it does the most good.]
I do not think I care so much about the wheres to go. I can see all the places I wish. I just want the chance to share the beautiful ones with someone. That matters more I think. Good places to visit with someone to share the moment with.
[Wherever tension rises, Nat's fingers slowly move over. She works the heels of her palms along the sides of his spine in slow deliberate circles, moving carefully so that she can pull out knots of deep strain within. When she reaches his shoulders again, she gently pushes into several pressure points formulated to help him relax before she fingers out the knots along each shoulder.
Quiet for a few moments while she contemplates his answer, and her own in response. Nat thinks his is the best answer she's ever heard to that question, and it's one that she'd enjoy-- not that it's an option most open or viable to her.]
I have been many lovely places, but I think you have the right idea. It would be really great to see them with someone. Usually I tuck myself away on an island and watch things from where I am, by myself. I enjoy some drinks, the beach, read, but it would have been better if I had someone. You give me something to think about.
[They really are magic fingers, and Pietro feels like he's melting under them. No wonder people told Natasha what she wanted to hear. She was magic in so many ways.]
When you are alone, maybe you do not see everything. And you have to remember it alone. Memories are better when they are shared.
[And maybe that is an opinion that comes from him being a twin.]
[It had taken years of training to become versed in all that she did, and she merely put her skills to use where she could. This time it was for a friend and she was more than happy to enjoy the results as she felt his muscles finally begin to relax beneath her fingers. The flats of her thumbs rolled beneath his shoulder blades, pushing with enough strength not to tickle, but to relax and once more she moved down his back-- this time further from his spine. ]
There we go. You're beginning to relax. Finally. I do not have people to come with me. It's not so easy for me to find someone I'd be willing to take a vacation with. I may not see everything, that's very true. I use it to relax, unwind the best I can before getting back to work.
[Yes, he was beginning to relax, wasn't he? He hasn't felt so relaxed for many years. It is nice, to just leave his body in the hands of another. And yes, his muscles are relaxing some under her ministrations. So of course he is not moving away.]
I am shocked that Stark has not dragged you to vacation. Though I suppose you would end up working by watching him instead of the world.
[It feels nice to be able to help Pietro relax, to feel useful for someone. Nat did a lot of work, but it wasn't often that she did much in her personal life. This had been an interesting evening and one that helped her relax as well.
Eventually, after she was certain that his muscles were well worked, she leaned back again and sighed with a job well done.]
Stark. Please. I think he'd be the last person I'd ever go on a real vacation with. He's so uptight and always wound up. He'd make it more stressful than anything else. I'd want someone I could snuggle in a bed with too. I've never wanted that with him.
[Yes, qualifying trips worth snuggling up during is a good metric. So since she is done he turns around, leans back against the arm of the couch, and considers.]
Why not Rogers? He seems like a Teddy Bear. I could snuggle up to those muscles, given half the chance.
[He would rather be the one snuggled if it was muscles like Nat's though. Strong and lean and good for wrapping around things. Downside of being built like Rogers is that he clearly can't wrap around people as easily. Clearly.]
[There's a gentle smile on Nat's face when she turns to face him. Steve might be trustworthy enough for Nat to be able to relax into his arms, but he's so clearly in her friendzone that he doesn't fit the category of a person she'd take on a vacation.
Not that they couldn't have a great time, but they'd be staying in separate rooms. Her heart's desire is to secretly find someone to stay with, to really relax with. Someone she could lay in a bath with. It's not a thing she's ever let herself have, but it's a quiet longing. ]
He is a gentle soul, but he's very much a good friend. I think our hugs now and then are alright. Too much would be awkward for us. I think our conversations would be nice, but he's not my pick for a travel destination.
[That is a fair point, one Pietro nods along with. The man seems serious, and perhaps their conversations would get serious in the wrong way. And Steve is so noble perhaps he could not relax right too.]
Alright then. I shall have to volunteer to escort you.
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Date: 2024-05-22 12:36 pm (UTC)Oh, I have most definitely figured out the pizza thing. Supreme. I want it all. And colors aren't hard either. Blues and greens are pleasing. Having those choices are nice. Better than things I did not have time to think about. THough I think Wanda is the one learning fashion more. She seems to like it.
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Date: 2024-05-24 03:16 pm (UTC)Supreme is good. I'm a little more simple, but I can eat what comes when I'm with my friends. I like fashion at times. I don't spend too much time on it except for ... Well, I have a collection of lingerie. I never had anything like it at all back home and fell in love with feeling good that way, no matter what I wore on the outside. It's all for me. I think we all find things that we enjoy spending our money on eventually, things that are a little frivolous.
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Date: 2024-05-25 07:58 pm (UTC)Shoes. I have acquired a large number of shoes. At first it was to figure out what held up. But nothing does. Now it is just to enjoy them while they last. Perhaps it comes from not always having them when I needed them when I was younger.
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Date: 2024-05-26 03:11 pm (UTC)She smiles with a gracious nod, taking another shot of vodka]
There you go. See, you've found a thing of freedom that's your very own and no one will take it away from you. I liked to see what was pretty, and because I never had such things, the same. I imagine nothing holds up so well, but they will make you things that work hard for you in the labs. I mean, the suits they make the others withstand bullets, so something should work better on your feet.
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Date: 2024-05-27 02:11 pm (UTC)Yes. I will be appreciative when my bulletproof things are ready. Stark says they will require more work. I would prefer not to have more holes put into me though. The ones I already had were enough. They do not make for so heroic a story to tell the ladies as you would think.
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Date: 2024-05-29 12:14 am (UTC)Stark is always talking about things needing more work. I usually end up nagging him about it, or talking to his computer. Literally, talking to the computer. It does things better. No, holes do not make the greatest stories, although the scars are winners. You'd be surprised at how many of us do love a great scar.
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Date: 2024-05-29 01:31 pm (UTC)[Pietro's fingers come up to touch lightly at his shoulder, then down to his chest. That last bullet, it had been so close to his heart. A tiny bit closer and he would have died trying to save Clint and the child. His survival had been a one in an million chance.]
I do not like my scars so much. They tell me of all the mistakes I made. Falling for what turned out to be Hydra, causing Ultron to be formed and to rise, attempting to kill Stark...
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Date: 2024-05-29 02:10 pm (UTC)[She touches her side, where Bucky shot through her to get at the man she was with. There are things that they can't stop. They are far less than perfect and Natasha has her share of scars across her body that show that. She's been stabbed numerous times, and taken plenty of shrapnel, and other wounds. The amount of times she's dislocated something is probably only hilarious to her.]
They are only mistakes if you don't learn from them. They are learning opportunities, ways to gain wisdom. I have had many in my past, so many. I have also tried to kill Stark. That's how they recruited me to the Avengers. Barton found good in me while I was attempting an assassination on Stark. He got me out of the KGB and the Red Room. I'd slaughtered so many before then. I have to think of what I'm doing now. Life is to live, and to live trying to do good, I feel.
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Date: 2024-05-30 01:29 pm (UTC)I think Stark may owe the old man a mansion, given it is clear he has saved Stark's life a few times over. And made friends in the process. He is quite special like that. To save us from ourselves.
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Date: 2024-05-30 02:00 pm (UTC)Here's to being a part of the 'I tried to kill Stark and was stopped club.'
[Still grinning, she takes back the shot. It's not really one of the prouder moments in her life, but it's brought her so much joy on the backside of it. It's brought her family, and a method of giving back for all the damage she wrought in her earlier life.
She'll drink to that. ]
I may have saved his life a few times since then, so I think we're even by now- both of them.
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Date: 2024-06-03 02:24 pm (UTC)More specifically, tried to kill Stark and was stopped by Barton. It's an interesting club.
[Still, he is amused to think that Natasha has saved Stark. How strange to do.]
I suppose for you, you now have your own free will.
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Date: 2024-06-03 06:04 pm (UTC)[She issued a soft smile and leaned back into the couch, closing her eyes for a little bit. This was relaxing and nice. It'd been a while since she'd relaxed around someone. ]
You know, you're pretty nice to hang out with.
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Date: 2024-06-06 01:57 pm (UTC)I think I am very good at some of what I do. There are not many people who complain. But I will get better at other things too. Like relaxing.
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Date: 2024-06-07 04:34 pm (UTC)Turning toward him, she reaches out and takes her fingers to his shoulder. she's a wonder at the art of massage. a few rolls of her thumb and forefinger near the right nerves, and hopefully he can feel the tension in that part of his muscle releasing. It might come back, but it's a temporary solution-- a brief respite from the stressors of everyday life.]
We all get better with time. How does that feel? If you turn your back toward me, I will do the rest. I'm pretty good at it.
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Date: 2024-06-10 11:51 pm (UTC)It is good. I was not expecting to need it.
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Date: 2024-06-12 09:23 pm (UTC)They'd discussed lots of little things. Getting to know someone was always a lesson.]
So, tell me now that you have the freedom to do so, where would you like to visit? If you could go anywhere in the world. Do you know of a place?
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Date: 2024-06-13 12:21 am (UTC)I do not think I care so much about the wheres to go. I can see all the places I wish. I just want the chance to share the beautiful ones with someone. That matters more I think. Good places to visit with someone to share the moment with.
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Date: 2024-06-13 03:29 pm (UTC)Quiet for a few moments while she contemplates his answer, and her own in response. Nat thinks his is the best answer she's ever heard to that question, and it's one that she'd enjoy-- not that it's an option most open or viable to her.]
I have been many lovely places, but I think you have the right idea. It would be really great to see them with someone. Usually I tuck myself away on an island and watch things from where I am, by myself. I enjoy some drinks, the beach, read, but it would have been better if I had someone. You give me something to think about.
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Date: 2024-06-13 11:58 pm (UTC)When you are alone, maybe you do not see everything. And you have to remember it alone. Memories are better when they are shared.
[And maybe that is an opinion that comes from him being a twin.]
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Date: 2024-06-14 06:32 pm (UTC)There we go. You're beginning to relax. Finally. I do not have people to come with me. It's not so easy for me to find someone I'd be willing to take a vacation with. I may not see everything, that's very true. I use it to relax, unwind the best I can before getting back to work.
sorry for delay i have been ill
Date: 2024-06-21 03:21 pm (UTC)I am shocked that Stark has not dragged you to vacation. Though I suppose you would end up working by watching him instead of the world.
never a problem. Glad you're feeling better <3
Date: 2024-06-22 04:51 pm (UTC)Eventually, after she was certain that his muscles were well worked, she leaned back again and sighed with a job well done.]
Stark. Please. I think he'd be the last person I'd ever go on a real vacation with. He's so uptight and always wound up. He'd make it more stressful than anything else. I'd want someone I could snuggle in a bed with too. I've never wanted that with him.
I know it rarely is for people, but apologizing is in my blood
Date: 2024-06-22 05:35 pm (UTC)Why not Rogers? He seems like a Teddy Bear. I could snuggle up to those muscles, given half the chance.
[He would rather be the one snuggled if it was muscles like Nat's though. Strong and lean and good for wrapping around things. Downside of being built like Rogers is that he clearly can't wrap around people as easily. Clearly.]
Same here. I've been doing it cause I had a medical procedure. You weren't the only one out
Date: 2024-06-22 09:35 pm (UTC)Not that they couldn't have a great time, but they'd be staying in separate rooms. Her heart's desire is to secretly find someone to stay with, to really relax with. Someone she could lay in a bath with. It's not a thing she's ever let herself have, but it's a quiet longing. ]
He is a gentle soul, but he's very much a good friend. I think our hugs now and then are alright. Too much would be awkward for us. I think our conversations would be nice, but he's not my pick for a travel destination.
so fair. i hope it went well, the procedure
Date: 2024-06-22 09:38 pm (UTC)Alright then. I shall have to volunteer to escort you.
oh, it was a blast. lol. Yes, everything was good with this one. thx.
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From:sorry for all of the delay. i'm starting to feel better
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