[ Bucky releases a breath of laughter, thankful for the levity. He slumps against Zemo, an odd sense of kinship that they're clearly in the same boat. ]
Are you kidding? I'm only keeping a rich baron around for his decor.
[ joking, of course. But he does steel himself before getting up to retrieve his phone.
Listen, I know you'll sleep better knowing he's not just freewheeling around solo timing check-ins. If there's anyone who knows how to stay under the radar, it's me, so you won't have to worry about your super-secret team being found out.
...
Yeah, I'm here.
I heard you. I'll tell you if something goes wrong. But it won't.
[ another pause before he returns, dropping the phone onto the coffee table next to their empty popcorn bowl. He didn't lie, and didn't have to expose Zemo in order to have his way. Bucky collapses onto the sofa, suddenly tired again. He scrubs at his eyes, debating a nap-- at lunchtime. ]
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Are you kidding? I'm only keeping a rich baron around for his decor.
[ joking, of course. But he does steel himself before getting up to retrieve his phone.
Overheard: ]
Yeah, it's m-- no, nothing happened. Calm down. We're fine. Zemo's staying here.
...Because I want him to.
No.
No, it's n--
Listen, I know you'll sleep better knowing he's not just freewheeling around solo timing check-ins. If there's anyone who knows how to stay under the radar, it's me, so you won't have to worry about your super-secret team being found out.
...
Yeah, I'm here.
I heard you. I'll tell you if something goes wrong. But it won't.
[ another pause before he returns, dropping the phone onto the coffee table next to their empty popcorn bowl. He didn't lie, and didn't have to expose Zemo in order to have his way. Bucky collapses onto the sofa, suddenly tired again. He scrubs at his eyes, debating a nap-- at lunchtime. ]
There. All done.