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for Ivar
[There are some decisions that are unequivocally bad ideas. This is probably one of them. When Quarantine began collapsing and they had all run for the portals, the one leading to Ivar's world had already broken down and left him stranded. There hadn't been much time for thought, no quiet moment to consider the consequences, before Bucky had offered to take him through to where he'd come from.
But now they were here, stumbling out into the depths of a forest god only knew where in the world, with Ivar's chair almost upended in the scramble, Bucky can't help but feel a bit apprehensive.
Even with someone who understands how this world works, there are dangers to being here with him. This isn't Quarantine, there are many dangerous people here who would like nothing more than to track him down and either turn him to use once more or destroy him. But Ivar isn't even like a person from this world, he's from far in the past and can be pretty damn unstable when faced with danger.
Yes, this was probably a bad idea.
Too late now.
He sighs as the portal closes behind them and leaves them alone and stranded, no sound except for birdsong and the faint scrabbling of wildlife.]
--welcome to Earth, kid.
But now they were here, stumbling out into the depths of a forest god only knew where in the world, with Ivar's chair almost upended in the scramble, Bucky can't help but feel a bit apprehensive.
Even with someone who understands how this world works, there are dangers to being here with him. This isn't Quarantine, there are many dangerous people here who would like nothing more than to track him down and either turn him to use once more or destroy him. But Ivar isn't even like a person from this world, he's from far in the past and can be pretty damn unstable when faced with danger.
Yes, this was probably a bad idea.
Too late now.
He sighs as the portal closes behind them and leaves them alone and stranded, no sound except for birdsong and the faint scrabbling of wildlife.]
--welcome to Earth, kid.
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Anyone ever tell you that you’re too smart for your own good?
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[Ivar says with flippant cheerfulness. This is what happens when he gets to know someone as well as he's gotten to know Bucky over the course of almost two years. Then he gets serious once again.]
You're too hard on yourself. Anyway, even if you don't think you're a good person, I think you are.
[And Ivar's opinion is what's most important, of course.]
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[It's not said with self pity, just with the solid ring of fact. It doesn't matter that it wasn't all his fault, he still has more blood on his hands than anyone else possibly could. Seventy years of blood, seventy years of evil.
Just because he's been vaguely nice to one teenaged Viking doesn't change that.]
But I'm sure you'll get on with Steve, he's just as dumb as you are.
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[But any other blunt things he might have to say get lost in an indignant huff.]
Hey! I am not dumb!
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Sorry, kid, that's just the facts.
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[He leans over and shoves Bucky lightly.]
You're hardly a genius yourself.
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[He ignores the shove and pushes up to his feet again, nodding towards where the sun is setting.]
C'mon, we need to cover some ground unless you want to live in this damn clearing.
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[He groans and reluctantly begins to follow after Bucky in his chair. It's a bit rough going over wilderness, but he can cope.]
Must we go?
[There's a bit of a whining tone in his voice. He still really doesn't want to have to part from Bucky.]
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[He'd offer to carry Ivar, but he doubts the kid would accept even if it is harder going in his chair when there are no solid roads to go down.]
It's not like we're gonna get there tonight, we're at least a week out from anywhere I can contact them safely.
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[Now it'll be a full seven days. He'll have to behave himself somewhat or Bucky will likely clobber him. At least that might give him time to try to change his mind about this whole idea of leaving him with this group of do-gooders.]
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[He's not exactly known for being congenial company, or is that a tease? Hard to tell with Bucky's soft tone of voice.]
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[And only killed one of them during that time!]
So I think I'll be able to handle you.
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Bucky falls silent out of habit as they walk, he knows he ought to be talking to Ivar and telling him about the world, teaching him how to fit in, and telling him about the different Avengers so that he'll be prepared. But he's never been good at that, at small talk, at things that might touch on darker subjects.
And so he stays silent.
Unless Ivar bothers him, he'll stay that way until they start to hear distance sounds of cars moving beyond the trees.]