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This is the IC inbox for Bucky Barnes at Snowblind.

Network name: @bucky; formerly @j, @username, and @robertsmith

This is the place to contact Bucky over the Network. Contact by voice, text, or video is all perfectly acceptable, and there is no need to plot with me prior to posting in this inbox.

Any contact for @j following day 125, @username following day 190, or @robertsmith following day 224 will be met with the following message: USER NOT FOUND.

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[He's actually in the tunnels himself and there's a sharp, painful wrench of regret. Had he been near enough to help save Steve? It takes his breath away momentarily, forcing him to swallow past a sudden lump in his throat.]

Get out of the tunnels, go north.

[He doesn't want her nearby when the mess with the Joker goes down.]

I'm sending someone to you.

[1946redvelvet]

You're not answering my question.

[She's not doing anything without an explanation. She knows that he doesn't trust himself, so she's unsure whether or not she can trust him. The fact that Steve had blind faith when it came to Sgt Barnes didn't mean she had to, herself. And if something is happening, she wants to know what.]

I don't need someone. I - I didn't contact you because I need help. It was courtesy.

[There's a part of her, through the grief, that is coming alive. An angry part. Yet another man trying to tell her what to do, and trying to push his own agenda on her.]

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[Steve died to protect her, he's sure of that. No matter if he had his memories back again, it was the sort of thing he would do, throw himself at an anomaly in order to make sure everyone else gets away. No matter how she feels about it, the least he can do is try and help keep her alive and safe until Steve gets back so his sacrifice isn't in vain.

He rubs at his face, unsure how to continue this conversation. It blurs the line between who he was and who he is, and he's still too unsteady to walk that tightrope without falling.]

I know, and thanks.

[He hesitates, but he doesn't just hang up. He's still not answering the question, though.]

Stay safe.

[1946redvelvet]

[Peggy lets out a groan of frustration, not even trying to hide her feelings at this point.]

My God, you're so frustrating. What do you think answering a simple question really will do? A question that will not reveal where you are or who you're with, too?

[She promised herself she wouldn't break down in front of Sgt Barnes. She'd be strong, and she'd be good, just like Steve would want her to be. She'd be supportive. But James is simply so infuriating. Right now, she can't stand it.]

You say you're sending someone to me, like you care, but you're avoiding talking to me at all costs, just like you've avoided talking to Steve at all costs, too. You probably think you keeping yourself away is the right thing to do, but it's selfish. It tore Steve apart.

[A part of Peggy, feeling cruel, almost says no wonder he got caught by an anomaly twice in a row when you were all he could think about, but she bites her lip before the words come out; it's not because she's broken inside that she has to become someone she'd despise.

What she just told him was cruel enough.]

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[Not that she can see him, but he flinches back from the tablet as her words find an accurate target and cut deep. He knew, of course, that it hurt Steve that he didn't make contact, but it was the right thing to do.

He wasn't the Bucky that Steve thought he was, he was still dangerous.

There's the soft sound of hoarse breathing on the other end of the line before he simply hangs up.]