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[inebriety]

[This is sent at a far too late hour.]

What was our mother like?

[buildsomething]

[It takes a while for a response to come. One might almost think Tony is actually asleep for once.

But that would just be silly.]

Why do you ask?

[inebriety]

[Tony ends up writing and deleting several different responses before finally settling on this.]

Because I don't know.

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[Another pause, shorter this time.]

She had a thing for showtunes, god knows why. Like, old ones. I can probably still recite most of Cole Porter's oeuvre from memory.

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[inebriety]

She liked the classics? I used to have this picture in my room and I'd pretend to tell her about my day. Gregory said I was being stupid since it's my fault she died, but I wanted something since Dad never talked about her.

[inebriety]

[He hesitates before sending this one.]

Did you know Barnes is responsible?

[buildsomething]

Yes. Someone went to very great lengths to make sure I was aware.

[Another pause.]

I didn't really see all that much of her. She was always so busy. And then boarding school. So.

hello missed notifs......

[inebriety]

I saw it like that time in that cave of yours. I know every detail about it now. I couldn't handle it and she's not even really my mother, I can't imagine how it felt for you especially since you had actual memories of her. No matter how busy she was, she was still there.

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I didn't handle it. I tried to kill him. I wanted to.

[Christ. It's too late, and Tony's feeling too honest.]

I don't think I appreciated her enough. Everything with Dad was always a mess and she was just...

You don't think about losing them, when you're a kid.

[inebriety]

[This Tony is always brutally honest so #cantrelate]

If you really wanted him dead he would be. You held back.

I didn't even try.

[He wonders if it was better to be in his position. He couldn't miss someone he never knew, could only yearn for something he couldn't have.]

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[Maybe he did. It's hard for Tony to even tell at this point. But still...]

Cap took exception.

It's better you didn't. For a lot of reasons.

[inebriety]

You tried it in front of him? I'm surprised you're still alive.

[Tony knows exactly where he stands with Steve in comparison to others. There's no way he's ever beating Bucky Barnes.]

[buildsomething]

Kind of a spur of the moment decision. I wouldn't recommend it.

[inebriety]

It's unlikely to happen, but noted. Don't try to kill one of Steve's last links to the past.

[buildsomething]

I'm just saying. The situation was a shitshow and I wasn't exactly at my best.

We're managing, me and Barnes. Maybe don't try to kill him now either.

[inebriety]

I'm missing something here though. He told me he did it because he was told to and now he doesn't do that any more. What changed?

[buildsomething]

He was brainwashed.

[inebriety]

And he's completely fine now?

[Because he sure didn't look it.]

[buildsomething]

I don't know about fine. But I trust him.

[inebriety]

His mind is clear?

[Come on, that's the most important part.]

[buildsomething]

We haven't exactly had heart to hearts on the subject.