[Damn, that's a long way away, almost the complete opposite end of town. He's silent for a second or two.]
I'm not sure how fast I'll be able to move north. He's still going to help with my frostbite. [The guilt is palpable in his voice there.] The arm will have to come off, parts of my shoulder too, I won't be able to move fast.
[God, Bucky. That only makes her more frustrated somehow.]
Have I ever told you you're one of the most stubborn men I've ever met? In both incarnations?
[If he'd just listened to her, maybe his frostbite wouldn't have gotten so bad, and maybe he would have been with them and she could have stopped him from hurting Watson. Still, on some level, she knows it isn't really going to help to yell at him, so she pulls it back.]
I'm sorry. About your arm. We'll get to you as quickly as we can.
[It's all he needs to say, really. He doesn't need the sympathy for his arm, nor does he need her to tell him how badly he's screwed this up. When Steve returns, because he will return, he's going to be so disappointed.
Bucky wants to say more, but he can't seem to find the words, so he just hovers over the button to hang up.]
[Now she's being so kind to him as well, even after what he's done.
He's not sure he's worth this. But he'll accept the help, because he doesn't want to make this kind of mistake again. And he'll accept the consequences of what he's done, he won't try and hide it or pretend nothing happened.
But his throat feels sort of tight and he finds he can't really reply to her, so he just ends the call and hopefully she'll understand.]
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I'm not sure how fast I'll be able to move north. He's still going to help with my frostbite. [The guilt is palpable in his voice there.] The arm will have to come off, parts of my shoulder too, I won't be able to move fast.
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Have I ever told you you're one of the most stubborn men I've ever met? In both incarnations?
[If he'd just listened to her, maybe his frostbite wouldn't have gotten so bad, and maybe he would have been with them and she could have stopped him from hurting Watson. Still, on some level, she knows it isn't really going to help to yell at him, so she pulls it back.]
I'm sorry. About your arm. We'll get to you as quickly as we can.
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[It's all he needs to say, really. He doesn't need the sympathy for his arm, nor does he need her to tell him how badly he's screwed this up. When Steve returns, because he will return, he's going to be so disappointed.
Bucky wants to say more, but he can't seem to find the words, so he just hovers over the button to hang up.]
--I'm really sorry. [So sorry.] Goodbye, Natasha.
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[He knows he screwed up, and she doesn't want him to hesitate to ask for help in the future.]
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He's not sure he's worth this. But he'll accept the help, because he doesn't want to make this kind of mistake again. And he'll accept the consequences of what he's done, he won't try and hide it or pretend nothing happened.
But his throat feels sort of tight and he finds he can't really reply to her, so he just ends the call and hopefully she'll understand.]