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Date: 2023-07-13 02:25 am (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (what a cute smile)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
Well, in any case Nat, you always look nice. But I do like this on you.

[ The new clothes, the makeup, the hair. It's a good look, not that she needed any help in that department. Anyway, he only says these whenever they're at a stoplight, since he doubts she'd be able to hear him otherwise.

Eventually they get to the restaurant, and it takes him a few minutes to find parking.
]

I hope this place is good. The reviews are great.

And if it's not, well, we can always ditch and go get pizza.

Date: 2023-07-13 10:27 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (lol this is clearly on set)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ Well, the other thing is that Steve would never look at her as a piece of meat because he doesn't tend to look at anyone that way, even when they want him to. ]

I do have a good feeling about it. And I'm getting a load of naan.

[ Steve could singlehandedly keep a business afloat with the amount that he consumes, so it's a good thing that he's getting a stipend from Tony now that SHIELD is no longer. ]

What made you pick this place?

Date: 2023-07-14 01:28 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (in my barbershop quartet)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ Nice for Nat that she's unlike any lady that he's ever met, and now that he's learned to trust her, he thinks they've gotten pretty close. He likes to see this side of her, that she keeps hidden from most. ]

Well, that worked. But you're right -- curry's delicious. So let's get plenty.

The ambiance is nice.

[ He skims the menu and adds a couple dishes to his list; there are usually no leftovers when Steve comes out to eat, but if anything's good, they'll bring some back to show the others. ]

Last time I came out to eat like this was way too long ago. Guess we've mostly been getting takeout lately. We should do this more often.

Date: 2023-07-14 10:40 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (looking over right)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ It's kind of nice, he thinks, to have Nat as a friend like this. He had thought it'd be hard to make friends having woken up from the ice, so he's also extremely grateful that she's in his life. ]

You'd better not, you're not a dainty lady.

[ A grin, and then he lifts his drink. It is probably bad luck to toast with water, but he'll deal with it. They didn't actually order drinks, so it can't be helped. ]

A toast t getting away from work for once, and also to the fact that you could kick my ass.

Date: 2023-07-15 04:33 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (Default)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ He could just take her leg, but he's sure that isn't part of this game. He's not actually sure what the rules are, but he's just happy to follow along.

Like with the rest of the toast.
]

We really do spend too much time working, don't we? I'm half expecting you to have pulled me into an undercover mission.

Date: 2023-07-15 11:45 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (in my barbershop quartet)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ He wants to be sure that they'll never have to lose each other - he's had enough of losing his friends over the years, but after the Accords, he couldn't be too certain. He couldn't be making any promises.

And though Nat had stuck with him through it, he doesn't know what the future holds. But that's not something to worry about right now.
]

Nat, I don't know if you know this, but my face is on a whole lot of tabloids. I don't think I last very long undercover.

[ Hell, the fact that she wasn't deterred by how terribly he'd performed during the one stint they had where he'd pretended they were going to honeymoon in Jersey is definitely just her being nice. ]

Date: 2023-07-16 06:33 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (look! something of interest)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ Well, he does know that she's got those masks that make someone look like someone else, but at the same time, his body's also pretty recognizable. He'd have to wear a lot of baggy clothes.

Maybe undercover's not a great idea.
]

I don't know, Nat.

We can see about it.

[ But he's thinking it makes more sense for him to stay here. ]

Date: 2023-07-16 08:12 pm (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (flying monkey)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
Well, you're pretty perfect from where I'm looking, but you go undercover sometimes.

[ He says that with the utmost honesty - he really likes Nat. And it's not that he actually thinks she's perfect, but.

He also thinks that everyone thinks he's too perfect, so.
]

Date: 2023-07-17 01:02 am (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (yeah that sounds like a plan)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ It's true. Since their stint together undercover it feels like they're a lot closer. And even though he can't understand her sometimes, he really gets her.

They communicate. It's great.

He can smell the food coming before it does, and it gets laid out in front of them. He's excited to try it, getting rice on his plate, taking a few pieces of naan, scooping out some of the curries.
]

I hope it's worth the trip.

Date: 2023-07-18 01:06 am (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (yeah that sounds like a plan)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ Steve, who'd grown up in a poor household and where things had gotten precipitously worse after the Depression started, and then dropped out of school, and then joined a war - yeah, Steve had never gotten to eat food the way that he does now, and never in the abundance or even the type of variety. ]

I do.

[ And he's pretty sure Nat knows why - he's pretty sure Nat empathizes. Late 20th century Ohio and post-Soviet Union Russia? Maybe not the greatest place to find the kind of amazing fresh and viable foods that they get treated to down in New York. ]

Yes.

[ He builds himself a perfect bite, and reports back to Nat. ]

It's amazing.

Date: 2023-07-19 01:01 am (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (looking over right)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ He can tell that she's relaxed - really, actually relaxed, and not putting on airs. And it's relaxing, just to go out together, just to do normal things that normal people do, and not have to worry about aliens or robots or HYDRA.

Not tonight.
]

You can have some of mine.

And Nat, we came here because it got rave reviews.

I'm not sure we have to tell anyone it's here.

[ They already know. And, it'd be a shame to keep this to themselves. They'll at least have to tell the rest of the team. ]

Date: 2023-07-20 03:05 am (UTC)
pursuitofcappiness: (yeah that sounds like a plan)
From: [personal profile] pursuitofcappiness
[ He really likes the sound of her laugh, even if it's directed at him. But he's just excited, and he knows that's how she is too. ]

Well, okay. We can order some to go so you can eat it tomorrow.

Or, we can always come back.

[ He reaches over to the other side of the table to gently touch the back of her hand. It's not very often that he feels comfortable enough to display this kind of affection. ]

We've got options.

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