âYouâre sneaky, kid,â Bucky conceded, âbut youâre not a spy.â
He checked the time. Not too early, not too late. Theyâd probably be fine.
âLead the way,â he said, then paused.
âOr tell me where weâre going so I can get an Uber.â
So far as hideouts went, this one wasnât half-bad. Dramatic, with the crumbling walls and busted-out seats and the remnants of heavy red curtains trailing from the top of the stage.
It also stank of decay, which both added to the mood and made Bucky want to spend as little time here as possible.
âYou actually lived here?â he asked, trying not to sound too appalled.
âYeah.â She nervously chuckled. âSleeping in the mask would help somewhat... But ya know. its pretty bad.â she shouldered the pack, motioning for bucky to follow her back out. Crawling through musty crawlspaces wasn't new, but she was pretty sure that there was at least one dead person in that building with how it stank.
grocery shopping was a bit of an adventure. it made her nervous, as usual. there was so many brands and choices that it overwhelmed her quickly, But she was also used to picking out the cheapest thing, so fell on that instinct as she picked out things she remembered having and cooking with in the compound. Only a set of pot and pans, a pasta strainer, and some Tupperware later and they were back at buck's place.Â
messing with the music app on his phone, she continued to look up songs by lyric before finding one that she grew up on. âDear Hearts and Gentle People by Bing Crosby now playing on musicâ the little voice started, before the old, well known music filled her with some sort of peace.Â