[ as they make their way deeper into the tunnel, zemo's steps slow. while they should probably make themselves scarce sooner rather than later, they're headed in a direction zemo thinks must be as unlikely as any. he gives a half hearted shrug. ]
Well, we hope that whoever is pursuing us doesn't think to check where we're going.
[ zemo keeps it cryptic and james doesn't ask. just as well, because when they finally come upon a ladder, zemo stops. going first up a ladder to a location they're not sure is compromised is enough to test the mettle of any soldier. he fixes james with a sidelong look. ]
You told me once you can be quite sure we aren't being followed. You will need to put that skill to use now.
[ at the top of the ladder sits a heavy, square metal door. unlatching it unlocks a fake manhole, one that sits at the bottom of a darkened carpark. there are no lights close by, only streetlamps some meters away, out in front of the building they've arrived at - a primary school. one that is decidedly more working class than posh. white letters sport the school's name in latvian.
zemo spares the school a furtive look and then motions for james to follow him around the corner to where a small black car sits. it unlocks as zemo approaches, keys in hand as though he's managed to conjure them out of thin air.
standing beside the driver's side door, he turns back, smiling mischieviously. ]
Will my bodyguard be acting as my chauffer as well?
[ Bucky checks around corners, eyes everything that could possibly be a problem, but he's surprised to find he doesn't see anything. Much as Zemo might want to tease him, Bucky really is good at losing a tail. He'd spent two years without much of an issue until Zemo had shaken him loose.
The coast seems clear, but Bucky leans into his paranoia. There are moments when he has to remind himself that he's unrealistically paranoid, but this doesn't feel like one of them.
The question pulls an exasperated glare out of him. ]
I think you can manage to drive yourself.
[ Besides, Bucky wants to stay alert for a tail. It's easier to do that if he isn't also driving and easier still to react to it if they do find themselves being followed, so he climbs into the passenger seat. ]
Take us towards the East. We'll see if anyone follows us before heading where we're really going.
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Date: 2021-05-12 07:58 am (UTC)Well, we hope that whoever is pursuing us doesn't think to check where we're going.
[ zemo keeps it cryptic and james doesn't ask. just as well, because when they finally come upon a ladder, zemo stops. going first up a ladder to a location they're not sure is compromised is enough to test the mettle of any soldier. he fixes james with a sidelong look. ]
You told me once you can be quite sure we aren't being followed. You will need to put that skill to use now.
[ at the top of the ladder sits a heavy, square metal door. unlatching it unlocks a fake manhole, one that sits at the bottom of a darkened carpark. there are no lights close by, only streetlamps some meters away, out in front of the building they've arrived at - a primary school. one that is decidedly more working class than posh. white letters sport the school's name in latvian.
zemo spares the school a furtive look and then motions for james to follow him around the corner to where a small black car sits. it unlocks as zemo approaches, keys in hand as though he's managed to conjure them out of thin air.
standing beside the driver's side door, he turns back, smiling mischieviously. ]
Will my bodyguard be acting as my chauffer as well?
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Date: 2021-05-17 08:53 pm (UTC)The coast seems clear, but Bucky leans into his paranoia. There are moments when he has to remind himself that he's unrealistically paranoid, but this doesn't feel like one of them.
The question pulls an exasperated glare out of him. ]
I think you can manage to drive yourself.
[ Besides, Bucky wants to stay alert for a tail. It's easier to do that if he isn't also driving and easier still to react to it if they do find themselves being followed, so he climbs into the passenger seat. ]
Take us towards the East. We'll see if anyone follows us before heading where we're really going.