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[yourbestguysgun]

[ He's holding up a sugar dispenser, that's all the video feed consists of, Bucky's hand as he turns it around, watching the yellow grains turn over and over. ] Sand. [ Captain obvious, but he seems to figure there's something off about it. ] That's the third thing today that's had sand in it an' it's early hours yet.

[ And it is, he's in the diner pretty early, probably pleased that he doesn't take anything in his coffee. Hopefully it didn't have sand in it, but it looks so far, so good. Bucky needs that.

Because this is at least distracting, so what the hell. ] Anyone got any ideas?

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[waitedforyears]

Maybe 's a curse? A real sandy one.

[yourbestguysgun]

Well, if the place decides to turn into a real tropical beach, who the fuck cares?

[ Coffee. ]

[waitedforyears]

A tropical beach, I could live with that.

[yourbestguysgun]

Well, m'done with the cold anyway.

[waitedforyears]

Yeah. I just hope my alcohol stash's not gonna turn into part of that tropical beach.

[yourbestguysgun]

Well, if y'hear about me taking a swandive off my apartment building, you know the vodka's gone. [ And right now, he needs it. ]

[waitedforyears]

Hey now. Swandiving's not really that healthy, 'm pretty sure.

[yourbestguysgun]

Yeah, but Ames. The vodka.

[waitedforyears]

Yeah, okay, good point.

[ paaause ]

Y'all right?

[yourbestguysgun]

Yeah.

[ No, but he sounds okay, because he's good at that. ] Just wishin' there weren't still sand in my shoes is all.

[waitedforyears]

Ugh, yeah. At least 's just your shoes.

[yourbestguysgun]

Pretty much. [ Deflecting. ] How's your day goin'?

[waitedforyears]

I have important things. Announcements. Things. You'll see.

[yourbestguysgun]

Announcements, huh?

[waitedforyears]

Yeah.

[yourbestguysgun]

Am I gonna have'ta guess or is this a wait and see kinda deal?

[waitedforyears]

Oh, definitely wait and see. Or. Well. I could tell you. Maybe.

[yourbestguysgun]

S'up to you, sweetheart.

[waitedforyears]

The Doctor and I are opening up a detective agency. [ The words come out in one big rush. She's so excited okay ]

[yourbestguysgun]

A - [ Pausing as the waitress brings him more coffee. It is sand free. ] Detective agency? Like, uh - that book?

[waitedforyears]

Which book?

[yourbestguysgun]

I dunno. Whatever book has a detective in it, I ain't clued in.

[waitedforyears]

Sherlock Holmes?

[yourbestguysgun]

That's the one.

[waitedforyears]

Maybe a bit like that, yeah.