IC Inbox - Duplicity

[lednikovyy]

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text; t.stark

[houseparty]

Hey Barnes, is Cap on another one of those self-imposed anti-phone kicks again?

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[lednikovyy]

I have no idea where he is. he said he was helping a friend and he'd be out of communication and that's the last I heard from him.

I kind of thought you'd know where he is.

[ Good thing you can't see blind panic through text. Or maybe Tony can. ]

[houseparty]

Damnit.

[ A waaaay cleaner choice than the phrase he used aloud. ]

No, haven't seen him. He hasn't been home at all? When did he tell you that?

[lednikovyy]

a week ago. I texted him when Caitlin was arrested, but I haven't heard anything back.

am I going to need my gun for this?

[houseparty]

Hold your horses, we don't even know where he is yet.

[ An uncomfortable thought keeps coming back to him, in light of some very recent events, ]

The other Steve and Tony have disappeared, too.

I don't want to just leap right to worst case scenario here, but unless LIES has got him for some reason...

[lednikovyy]

fine I'm holding them, but he can't be gone. we just have to find him. someone has to know where he is, right>?

[ Bucky is too busy leaping to about a dozen worst case scenarios in rapid succession to really be calm about this. ]

[houseparty]

Yep, getting started on that. He's gotta be in the city if his device is still connected. None of our friends who've left have working phones anymore.

Hey, Barnes?

[lednikovyy]

okay so he's in the city somewhere. that means we can find him.

what, Stark?

[houseparty]

Got both spiders checking out the Down for any sign, they're better equipped than us right now.

Has Steve ever done this before? Just run off without warning?

[lednikovyy]

not like this. he's hiding something. trying to protect me from something, maybe.