asthehawkflies | [#000] Appointments

Don't speak too soon. You might jinx us all.

[Steve grins a little before opening his own and taking a drink.]

Yeah, the Battle Dome is a great place for that. It took awhile for me to get used to the place, but the technology isn't all that difficult to use.

Didn't peg you for a superstitious man.

[He smiles easily at Steve.]

It's good to use. Better practice than shooting at trees 'cause trees are really boring targets.

I'm not usually. But you can't be too careful with this place.

[He sets his soda down on the table.]

I can imagine. Have you tried playing target practice with virtual opponents yet?

I think I liked my life before superstition was a valid coping mechanism.

[Before gods and monsters and magic.]

Working on a sniping program, yeah, although getting the variables right is tough. And I've tried a couple of the combat sims. Pretty impressive.

Didn't we all?

[That perks his interest and he listens curiously.] Really? Let me know when you get it done. I have a friend who might be interested in something like that.

Barnes, right?

[He smiles slightly.]

We met a couple of days ago while I was working on it. Tried it out.

Played sniper tag.

[He's surprised at first, but it fades quickly. It's not that surprising that they've met.]

Well, good. You can just tell him yourself then.

[He smiles.]

Sniper tag, huh? Who won?

I will. He's a damn good shot.

We got bored with the simulation so we took turns shooting at each other. I think we eventually called it a draw because neither of us had kept count.

Well, from the lack of recent wounds on either of you, I'm guessing there were more misses than hits?

We had the safety on in the Dome. Wasn't going to risk it. Few bruises, that's all. Was a good workout though.

I'm sure.

[He takes another drink before standing up.]

So, you want to start a round of darts?

[Clint pushes himself to his feet and grabs the pack of darts that he'd managed to get.]

Sure. Want me to have a handicap?

[Steve raises a brow at that. He knows Clint only meant that as a way to even the odds, but he couldn't help taking it as a challenge. His aim isn't too bad either.]

You're really that sure of yourself, aren't you?

[He grins at that and shrugs.]

When it comes to things that require me to throw or shoot things at a target, absolutely.

I throw knives too.

You have quite the resume.

[His tone is teasing, disguising the part of him that's actually impressed.]

No handicap. I'll take my chances. I'm not to bad at throwing things at targets either.

Oh, I've picked up lots of things. I had an unconventional upbringing.

[He chooses his darts and passes the others over to Steve.]

So I've seen. That shield has to be pretty heavy to hurl around like that.

[He raises a brow.] Really? Sounds like there's a story there.

[Steve accepts the darts and fiddles with them. Looking at Clint, he nods towards the dart board. You can do the honors.]

You would think so, but it's not really. At least, not for me. I haven't really seen anyone else handle it the way I do though.

Oh, it's a pretty common story. I did what every kid dreams of doing. I ran away to join the circus when I was ten.

[He grins as he says it and then turns to the dart board. He takes a moment to aim and then throws the three darts in quick succession into the triple twenty.]

I'm not sure there is anyone else could handle it. You're not exactly any guy off the street.

[That gets both brows raised.] Really? So you're an ex-carny. That sounds about right. [He teases.]

[Whistling at Clint's score, Steve steps up to take his turn. He considers the board thoughtfully for a moment before throwing his darts. He hits a double twelve, a single twelve and, after a brief pause to adjust his aim, a triple twelve.]

I'm a little rusty. [He'd been aiming for the triple the whole time.]

Yeah yeah. If you need balloon animals or a juggler I'm your man.

[The surprise he expects, and honestly the teasing is better than a lot of reactions he's got before.

He eyes the result that Steve gets, and nods.]

Not bad for rusty. Think you'll be up to speed in no time.

I'll remember that if I ever get stuck at an eight year olds birthday party.

[He nods, eying the dart board again.]

If nothing else, I'm consistent.

Might not be as unlikely as you think here.

How about you? They teach you in school about Captain America, the hero. Don't think I've ever heard much about Steve Rogers though.

[It would be nice to know something about the man, not the myth, something that doesn't come from a SHIELD file.]

That's a good thing to start with. Better to hit a target consistently than get in a rare, excellent shot and miss the rest of the time.

[He considers that for a moment. Even back in his own time, during the war, most people only knew about his public side. Once he became Captain America, the hero, Steve Rogers, the man, tended to become second best.]

Well...what do you want to know?

[His past isn't any big secret. It's just not something that's widely known about.]

Right.

I'm not asking for anything private. Everyone has stuff they don't share. Just... things like your favourite food or what you do for fun when you aren't being an all-American hero.

[He's curious, what can he say? Not every day you hang out with a genuine hero who you're supposed to work with.]

Snipers have a lot of time to get philosophical. Not much to do except think when you're stuck on a roof for days on end.

Well my favorite food would have to be Brooklyn-style pizza. It's the best and it reminds me of home. It's also one of the few things that hasn't changed much over the years.

[He smiles a little thinking about it.]

And what I do for fun...is draw. I had been enrolled at an art school when the war broke out. You can image what happened after.

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