[IC]

[stupidcupid]

[ slipping back inside quietly, cradling his left hand after this went down ]

[ he ruffles through his cabinet to get the bandages . . . ]

Comments

[paragon]

That brought you peace of mind?

[stupidcupid]

I don't know. Maybe.

[paragon]

I'm not sure it's possible with him walking free.

[stupidcupid]

It won't last.

[paragon]

Doesn't make much difference in the here and now.

[stupidcupid]

What do you want me to do about it? I have enough blackmail material on him to make his life as horrible as Camp does. I could keep shooting him.

But I'm not that kind of person. When I'm on the field, I make it quick and I know without a doubt what I'm doing. I made him answer for New York, for SHIELD. I'm not interested in making him answer for me.

[paragon]

I'm not asking you to.

[stupidcupid]

Then what are you asking, Cap?

[paragon]

Nothing. Didn't you say something to Tony about us being the ones who can understand?

[stupidcupid]

... I did.

[paragon]

Well, I understand.

[stupidcupid]

I know, Cap.

[paragon]

Do you? We're not exactly bosom pals.

[stupidcupid]

Nat may have been the one to work with you, but I was the one he chose to read through the Avengers program.

[paragon]

I see.

[stupidcupid]

And?

[paragon]

Kinda obvious, isn't it? I like to think there's more to me than a SHIELD file.

[stupidcupid]

[nods]

It's not all bad either. The Avengers program wasn't designed to be about weapons or power. It was about the choices you made.