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[freightcars]

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text | un: s.wilson

[unclesam]

found you :)

[ attached is a picture of a white wolf dozing behind someone's chair at the recruitment fair. ]

[freightcars]

I'm jealous of how much sleep that thing's getting

[unclesam]

nightmares? or just the hammock/crowd combo?

[freightcars]

yes

( aka
both )

[unclesam]

[ gotcha. ]

so you just running on the universe's shittiest coffee now?

[freightcars]

Hey, don't knock it
You didn't have the stuff we did in 1942

( so
yes )

[unclesam]

the grub here's not far from boiled cabbage and water pie

so no on the hammock lifestyle
you look into finding an out of the way patch of ground somewhere yet?

[ Genuine question. ]

[freightcars]

I was thinkin about it
not a whole lot of available real-estate, but I'd love to get my hands on a nice rock

[unclesam]

good old rock pillows
so gimme the conservative estimate: how long until you just keel over?

[freightcars]

if I'm lucky, tomorrow
considering how the universe doesn't seem to want to let me kick the bucket, though

Couple of weeks, maybe. My record's twelve days. I can get by on an hour or two for a while when I have to.

[unclesam]

well that sucks
the 'barely sleeping for twelve days' part, not the 'not kicking the bucket' part
does physical activity help? like does sparring tire you out faster or something?

[freightcars]

not sure
the 12 days thing was with Hydra
they put stimulants in the arm
I haven't had to fight anybody on more than 3 or 4 days without sleep since I woke up

[unclesam]

well the aid station has nothing that can help your caliber fall asleep, I think. if you want a distraction, hit the gym with me, and we'll see if tiring you out's an option. beats brooding, right?

[freightcars]

Brooding's stuck by me this long, I'd hate to betray it now
But sure, I'll embarrass you at the gym
Maybe watching you do laps will put me to sleep

[unclesam]

the thing I appreciate about you is how you always manage to make me regret my life choices.
I'm bringing the suit. and the drones. the former to train. the latter to annoy the shit out of you.

[freightcars]

Sure would be a shame if an accident were to happen

[unclesam]

nah, you wouldn't

[ incorrect. this Bucky probably would. Sam sighs out loud. ]

does vibranium arm beat vibranium drones?

[freightcars]

guess we'll find out

[unclesam]

I do want you to understand that this is absolutely 100% your own future self's fault

[freightcars]

( flashback to their talk, sudden realization: )

wait, I'm the friend?
you're telling me I got you vibranium drones
on purpose

[unclesam]

yep
redwing and a lil one


[ As for the friend...
You are. But you also aren't yet.
It's complicated. ]

[freightcars]

huh
you know
I usually screw things up for myself for the future
don't think I've ever screwed things up for myself in the past

this is a first

[unclesam]

you're uniquely talented like that.
I named the lil one after you, though.
it's cute, you'll hate it.

[freightcars]

jesus christ

[unclesam]

you're a big softie
but don't worry
your secret's safe with me