[ that gets a small flash of a smile and a nod, appreciative. good for strange, knowing where social graces are when it comes to food and how, very obviously, important it is. and the thing is, if stephen really wanted to come and small talk over food and sam's family home, sam would absolutely let him in. he could throw the whole wilson family welcome alongside it too.
unfortunately, stephen's caught him in the middle of a "captain america" mood, which is only accented by his comment. sam shrugs, giving stephen something of a knowing smile, though even that fades. ] I have a couple of people I'm reaching out to; some over in Solvunn, Stark being one of them, and a few in the Free Cities alongside me. Thorne is...more complicated, as you can imagine, but I don't want it to go ignored. This only works if we can get people from all sides sharing, and I think we can do that. More of us than not don't want this war, and if we all work together, I think we can help hold it off.
[ and then there's that, and sam gives a sigh. it sounds...well, not complicated, necessarily, but tired. ]
Yes, actually. And I say this not knowing what's being done or said over by you, or in the Settlements, but I do know for a fact that we have people in the Free Cities antagonizing things. [ a beat, and then he reminds himself of the avengers. of the whole reason stephen is here. he has to trust these people he brings in, or it won't work. ] Have you met Goro yet?
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unfortunately, stephen's caught him in the middle of a "captain america" mood, which is only accented by his comment. sam shrugs, giving stephen something of a knowing smile, though even that fades. ] I have a couple of people I'm reaching out to; some over in Solvunn, Stark being one of them, and a few in the Free Cities alongside me. Thorne is...more complicated, as you can imagine, but I don't want it to go ignored. This only works if we can get people from all sides sharing, and I think we can do that. More of us than not don't want this war, and if we all work together, I think we can help hold it off.
[ and then there's that, and sam gives a sigh. it sounds...well, not complicated, necessarily, but tired. ]
Yes, actually. And I say this not knowing what's being done or said over by you, or in the Settlements, but I do know for a fact that we have people in the Free Cities antagonizing things. [ a beat, and then he reminds himself of the avengers. of the whole reason stephen is here. he has to trust these people he brings in, or it won't work. ] Have you met Goro yet?