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THE VACATION MEME

Everybody needs a little time off and this is yours! Grab a friend and go on a trip together! Grab SEVERAL friends if you want!

How To Play

1) Post your character with their name/canon and any preferences in the subject line.

2) Get a die or hop over to the RNG and roll for a location! Reason for the vacation and method of transit are up to you!

3) Tag others with what you've rolled!

4) Go someplace fun and have adventures together!

The Options

1) Sunshine!
You're off to someplace warm! Maybe you've gone on safari, to the beach, to the desert, to a beautiful winery in a southern locale. As long as you can soak up some sun you're golden! Enjoy and take a friend to do something fun with!

2) Snow!
You need to get away from the heat for a while. Go skiing or snowboarding, go ice fishing, skating, climbing! Take in the natural beauty of a far north place like Greenland or Alaska! Make some snowmen and have fun in the chilly weather!

3) Sights!
You want to go see something AMAZING, or maybe not so amazing. Pyramids, ruins, cathedrals, caves, big exciting cities, remote natural wonders. Go see a gallery, a museum or the largest ball of twine on the continent! The world is your oyster!

4) Sounds!
IT'S CONCERT TIME! Are you going to a rock show, to the symphony, to a small slam poetry gathering or to a big fundraiser event? Is it outdoor or indoor, big or small, and most importantly what's the music like?! Dance or just listen and enjoy!

5) Staying In!
The weather sucks, or maybe leaving home is just too much work, but you're going to stay put and relax. Invite your friends over to have fun! Watch a movie, or play games (rock band, cards, monopoly), cook together, eat together, or just chat.

6) Wildcard!
Mix and match the above or come up something completely different! Go nuts!

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[God, could she use a vacation!]

[ girl has EARNED a vacation lemme tell ya ]

[Because vacations work out so well all the time! Voicetesting, seen FFH, happy to do earlier canon points and/or avoid spoilers. OTA for gen, under 18 for ~~awkward turtle~~ shipping.]

Told you I'd get you here. [ Bucky sets down the suitcase she's carrying, shoving it off to the side of the room, and disappears for a thorough sweep of the place before Stephanie can say anything.

There are no bugs because no one even knows where they are, and the concierge hadn't batted an eye when they checked in, but Bucky always checks whenever they go anywhere. Or even when they return to their apartment after being gone more than a dozen hours. She memorizes sightlines and escape routes, just in case, and returns to the bedroom, eyes on her best friend.

It hadn't been easy to arrange, and Bucky knows it's not easy for Captain America to be away from the team for so long, but they've got ten days of sun and swimming and the chance to just be Stephanie and James, two dames having fun on a trip. They can even be together; there's one bedroom in the villa, with one huge bed, and no one looked askance at them when they walked in, holding hands. ]

Hurry up and put on your bathing suit. I want to go check out the water.

[ She doesn't actually care much for the water and suspects she'll burn in the sun, but she can live with a little sunburn, if it means getting out of clothes and into something more comfortable.

Despite her words, she doesn't start stripping yet. ]

[ If Steph finds it funny that Bucky seems to consider this vacation entirely her idea, she doesn't say a word about it, instead opting to just smile at her and shake her head a little. ]

I never doubted you for a second, sweetheart.

[ She manages to hold Bucky still for long enough to buss a kiss to her cheek before letting her go off and stalk around the villa, checking for bugs and generally being especially paranoid. It's not like Stephanie minds, really, because when Bucky is off doing her sweep, it means she doesn't have to bother. If there's a bug that Bucky can't find, they deserve to be spied on.

Getting time away from the Avengers hadn't been especially difficult — although actually being away is more complicated, and she has to fight the urge to check her phone constantly to make sure there's no emergency she's missing — but she had leaned hard on Tony to set up a secure villa on some remote tropical island resort that probably cost more per night than her entire yearly earnings back in the forties, a place where they could relax in comfort and not worry about being recognized or having someone try to use their fame and/or notoriety for a quick buck for themselves. The prospect of a week and a half of nothing to do is almost daunting, but she's looking forward to spending some quality time with her girl.

She's busy unpacking when Bucky appears again and orders her to stop what she's doing so she can get changed, and this time, she doesn't stop herself from rolling her eyes. ] You know, you can go look at it without me.

[ And yet, she dutifully does stop folding her underwear into the drawers provided and instead fishes out her bikini, a skimpy piece of white fabric that the salesgirl had sworn up and down wouldn't turn translucent the moment it got wet. Honestly, Steph doesn't really care one way or the other, since the only person who'll be able to see her on their private stretch of beach is the woman who's seen her naked thousands of times, so it's not like it really matters if her nipples are visible through her top.

She doesn't step into the bathroom to change, just starts peeling her clothes off, pausing with her hands on the button of her shorts so she can lift her eyebrows at Bucky. ] Are you gonna go swim in the altogether, then?

[ If there's a bug Bucky can't find, they do deserve to be spied on. Bucky would lose all credibility. And she sometimes suspects Natasha of deliberately trying to plant stuff around their apartment just to get the slip on her.

But none of that is here. It's just them, a private beach and gorgeous villa. The place is already stocked with food, and all they have to do is call someone to get more delivered.

It's going to be glorious. Also deeply frustrating because Bucky isn't sure that either of them has had more than a couple of days of vacation, and even R&R had been for a purpose.

Of course, Steph is folding underwear and properly unpacking by the time she returns. It makes her grin, although she hides it easily; it's surprisingly domestic and quaint, but she'd never tell Steph that. ] And let you out of my sight, so you can go check your phone? Or somehow manage to find the one deadly snake on the island or something like that? Nah, I'll wait.

[ She smirks at her girl, settling on the bed and watching her undress. ] I'll dig it out in a minute, taking a breather. Although I can, since Stark's assured us this place is as private as humanly possible. What'd he call it? A 'real Garden of Eden' or something?

[ There's a skimpy black bikini, purchased with Natasha's help because like hell was Bucky going into a store to try something on, that's in her suitcase, but she doesn't exactly feel like digging it out yet. ]

Edited 2019-07-14 07:38 (UTC)

[ The friendship Bucky and Natasha have struck up (rekindled?) isn't one Stephanie quite understands, but they're happy, which means she's happy. When Buck and Nat want to have playdates and sit around talking to each other in Russian, Steph is happy to call up Sam and go for a run or go visit his mom and accept whatever food Mrs Wilson feels like shoving her way. She's a mama's girl in desperate need of a mama to fuss over her, and lord knows Mrs Wilson is a champion fusser. Sometimes they go to church together, much to Sam's amusement and chagrin — "how come this poor old white girl is a better child to me than my own son" is a phrase she's pretty sure she overheard once — although Steph usually also then goes to the evening Mass that Sunday, since she missed the morning one. She likes the Baptist services Mrs Wilson attends, but it's just not the same.

Besides, she has a strict regimen of praying for Bucky's soul to maintain. She knows Bucky doesn't pray herself, and she wholly understands why, but that just means she's got to pick up her slack and pray for her. Like hell is she not taking care of her girl's eternal soul.

If she keeps rolling her eyes, they're going to get stuck that way, but the urge is too strong to resist. ] I'm pretty sure I could handle one snake. Who catches spiders for you, huh?

[ Still, if Bucky is going to sit there and watch her change, she might as well make it a show worth watching. Stephanie has never quite mastered the art of the strip tease, for all her dance training and those long months living in real close quarters with USO showgirls, but Bucky's never seemed to mind if she's a little awkward sometimes. Slipping out of one set of clothes and sliding on another, she watches Bucky through her lashes and smirks at her. ]

Poor man. It must be hard to reconcile the knowledge that we were friends with his old man with the instinct to fantasize about how we look naked. [ And how they look naked together. Even back in the forties, men were more than okay with the thought of two dames being real close. It's only gotten worse now, what with internet pornography and all. ]

[ Bucky doesn't quite understand Natasha herself, or the friendship they've rekindled, but it works for her. It's nice to have someone else who know what it means to be used as a weapon and a tool, and talk in Russian. Nat also knows the best places to find authentic pelmeni and blini. And she knows Nat had Steph's back for a few years there, between the ice and Bucky's own resurrection, so they've got stories to trade.

It also means she doesn't float listlessly around the house when Steph isn't around, and her therapist doesn't make muttering noises about socializing with people. ]

Stop rolling your eyes, they're gonna stick like that. [ Even if she knows it's not true, the ingrained saying from the nuns is impossible to forget. Besides, she likes to tease Steph. ] You kill all the spiders for me, you big brave girl. Well, catch and release them, which isn't as effective as killing 'em, but still. Maybe I want you to take on the snake for me.

[ She likes watching Steph undress, even when — or rather, especially when — she's not being sexy or gets a little awkward. She loves Steph, no matter what, but sometimes she misses the awkward, boyish girl she'd fallen in love with; it's easy to remember Steph's still her girl when she's awkward or a little too blunt.

Besides, she likes Steph's tits. They're nice to watch. ]

Must be a real downer, remembering his old man knew us. He probably thought about what we'd do on this beach and almost got excited. [ She's got little sympathy for Tony about any possible fantasies; Bucky's oddly, prickly possessive about certain things, and for all that she likes it when Steph shows off her powerful body, she dislikes the idea of anyone wondering about them, what they might get up together. ]

Good thing he'll never see. Hey, since you're up, dig my suit out?

[ She offers Steph a lazy smile, hoping to charm her into at least opening the suitcase so she doesn't have to get up yet. ]

[ Stephanie is more pleased than she can truly elaborate that Bucky goes to see a therapist of her own volition. Hell, she should probably go see a therapist, but honestly, she goes to Confession, and that's enough therapy for her. She'll let Bucky be the emotionally healthy one in their relationship.

Clad just in her bra, she drops her panties and steps into her swimsuit bottoms, hiking them up in such a way that her breasts jiggle energetically for a moment. It's unclear if that move was intentional or not. ]

Look, it ain't the spiders' fault that they wind up in our house. If I accidentally found myself in a giant's house, I'd hope he'd capture me and put me outside too. [ The fact that bleeding heart Stephanie Grant Rogers can empathize with tiny arachnids probably says a lot about her character. If she didn't have to maintain such a stupidly high caloric load, and if she hadn't been brought up in the thirties, she'd probably be vegetarian. As it stands, she tries hard not to think about it too much. ] I'd take on a hundred snakes for you, doll.

[ Bucky asking her to get her swimsuit gets a narrow-eyed glare, but then she huffs and does as she's asked. ] You're so fucking lazy, James, I swear to God.

[ She dutifully goes and unzips Bucky's suitcase, oblivious to the way she almost spills out of her bra when she bends over like that, and rummages around until she unearths first one part, then the other. Tossing them across the room at her girlfriend, she picks up her own top and starts to put it on. When it comes time to tie the strings that go around her neck, she comes over to the bed and turns around, lifting her hair with one hand and holding the ties with the other. ] Do me up?

[ Seeing a therapist had been part of the rehabilitation process at first, but she kept going after they'd cleared her for civilian life. (They'd offered her a place on the Avengers, or a position with Shield, but she wants nothing to do with Shield and the only reason she'd join the Avengers would be the watch Steph's back.

So far, she doesn't need to do that. Which suits her; she'll play the dutiful housewife for her gal, chain smoke in the fire escape, and keep her combat skills up by wrestling with Nat, or Clint, or Sam.

When Steph proceeds to wriggle her way into her swimsuit bottoms, Bucky can't help but leer, letting out a low wolf-whistle. Even if it was unintentional, she doesn't care. She likes those breasts, and she'll always show her appreciation for them. ]

They can not come in the house. There's a way to solve all our problems. And don't go wandering into any giant's houses — and don't you tell me there ain't no such thing. There weren't no aliens half a dozen years ago and now look at us, we're working with a literal god.

[ She grins, watching Steph still; despite the complaint, she's still got her bikini in a minute and has the opportunity to watch Steph bend over and practically spill out of her bra. ] The nuns tried using my real name, and that didn't make me any better, so don't you start. [ Not that she minds her name, or has any issue with the lack of femininity in her name now. It had been different back before the war when she'd bemoaned her masculine name — it was one of those things that brought them together.

Lazily, almost as if proving Steph's point, Bucky shifts on the bed, kneeling up behind her girlfriend so she can take the ties, quickly twisting it into a bow, secure enough it shouldn't come undone with a powerful wave. She trails her lips across the nape of Steph's neck, then scoots around her. ] Let me change right quick.

[ She doesn't make a show of it, just efficiently strips, tugging her bikini up and into place without much ado. It's black, stark against her pale skin, and the most revealing thing she's worn outside their bedroom. One of the reasons why she'd wanted a private beach had been her arm; the bikini leaves it completely exposed, and she hadn't wanted to deal with any questions. ]

[ It's almost funny how their roles have been reversed; before the war, when Stephanie let herself fantasize about what kind of life the two of them would have together, she had always pictured herself being the one to stay at home and wait for Bucky to come home to her. It's one of the reasons she ever really tried to learn to cook, because Bucky was always busy at work, and she was stuck at home with whatever current illness she was battling. She couldn't always bring money in to help with their bills, but what she could do was make sure Bucky didn't go hungry.

Now, she's the one who comes home to food waiting for her, and she doesn't even mind if it's take-out more often than not. Walking through the door to see Bucky's head lift, a smile already on her face, is worth more than all the home cooked meals in the world. ]

If you figure out a way to tell spiders to stop coming into our house, be my guest. Hey, maybe you could ask Peter to put in a word for you. [ She's had to listen to enough tirades about how annoying Peter Parker is, and how irresponsible it is to recruit a literal teen (she agrees) that she's fairly certain she knows exactly what Bucky thinks about voluntarily going to ask SpiderMan for anything, but she can't help but tease. ] Thor could probably find me a giant's house to wander into. He's pretty sweet on me, he'd do it if I asked.

[ Bucky's lips on the back of her neck has her sighing happily, a tiny little shiver crawling over her skin. Bucky has probably put her mouth on every square inch of Stephanie's body, but that has never dulled her reaction to the sensation of soft lips brushing over her skin.

Since Bucky watched her dress, Steph feels it's only fair that she does the same, and while she may not quite leer the way Bucky did, she's definitely no less interested in the proceedings. Bucky's body has definitely changed, but then again, so has Stephanie's. They're both packed with hard muscle that they didn't have before, although her retirement and steady, nutritious food has softened some of Bucky's edges. The arm is the most striking change, but after all this time, Steph is used to it and doesn't treat it any differently from Bucky's right arm. Sometimes her lips will linger on the angry scarring at the seam of metal and flesh, a silent apology, but she reaches for the left hand as often as she reaches for the right, and she never flinches when cold metal touches her in the middle of the night. ]

[shore leave shenanigans??]

Edited 2019-07-15 04:31 (UTC)

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