Much unlike him, she couldn't function without order. She also can't function without her curiosity, though, and it's pulling far more questions from her than usual. "Why do you say that? Things aren't /meant/ to be out of order. It's unnatural." x.com/PerfidiousGuil…

Given her own upbringing, /nothing/ should seem odd to her, but Loki doesn't know that. "It's only that way to attempt to keep the natural order. If things went the way they're supposed to, we wouldn't need super soldiers, or Black Widow agents, or Gods roaming our streets." x.com/PerfidiousGuil…

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ Training simulations like this weren't the same as /actual/ field missions, but it was better than simply sparring against whoever happened to be in the base at the time. It was far less dangerous, quicker, and had them working as a team, rather than against »

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ «each other. She knew that there were still some members who weren't all too thrilled about the entire idea of a training room like /that/, such as Pietro (who couldn't stand still long enough to /complete/ a session), but that didn't mean the brunette didn't»

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « like it. She had fought against enough of her friends in her lifetime, and at 17, she never wanted to even /pretend/ to attack someone she cared for again. Still, watching the simulation come to life was no small image, and she couldn't help but turn »

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « slightly as she watched the room around them shift shapes. She knew they were still in the same room, but it looked /completely/ different, and she couldn't help but give a small grin of excitement as she took a deep breath, nodding in response to Bucky's »

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « comment. "Right. What's the first move?" Turning her eyes to the male, Alana glanced over at the base, crossing her arms around her stomach. Suddenly, she felt /extremely/ under-dressed, and was already regretting not taking the practice uniform Tony had »

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « designed for her, no matter how ridiculous the color scheme was...

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ Despite her training with The Red Room for most of her life, working as a team was something Alana /hadn't/ been taught. She had been taught everything she needed to know to work on her own, and to help herself, but she hadn't been shown how to work with »

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « another person, and to keep that other person alive. Other people had a tendency to get in the way, and without proper communication, any attempt to do /anything/ would only get everyone in more trouble. Trouble was unavoidable during some situations, but »

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « this was /one/ situation where it /was/ avoidable. They didn't need go lure their enemies out, but rather, needed to keep quiet so their enemy didn't see them before they were ready. Crouching down slightly, despite her much lower height compared to the »

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « male in front of her, Alana quickly darted next to him, eyes flickering around the front of the building. From where they were hidden, no one inside would be able to see them, and given as that was what they needed, she allowed herself to peak around the »

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « corner slightly, glancing around the top of the building before pressing herself back against the wall. Her eyes were instantly back on Bucky, though, and her voice was low, just to make sure no one inside heard them. Sure, they weren't /real/ people, but »

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « from her understanding, they reacted like real people did, and she didn't want to alert anyone of their presence. "Two cameras, one on each corner."

꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ If there was one thing Alana was good at, it was taking orders and listening to directions. Back when she had been with The Red Room, she had wanted nothing more than to prove herself worthy of Madame B's attention. The older woman had saved Alana's life, or »

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « so she had thought at the time, and if she couldn't prove herself worthy of making her proud, then she had no reason to live. Now, though, with Madame B out of the picture, Alana was able to use those 'listening skills' to help her learn /other/ skills. She»

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ «could easily follow any direction given to her, even with the adrenaline still rushing through her veins at the idea of working in a situation like this. It didn't take her long to realize what he was saying, too, and taking the weapon, the young Black Widow»

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ «ran her hand over it lightly, making sure for herself that it was in the proper position. Then, turning back towards the cameras without a word, she took a slow, deep breath, quickly aiming towards the first camera and pulling the trigger. The second it went»

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « off, and the camera dropped, she stood up, aiming over the top of the wall to knock out the second. She didn't stand there to admire her aim, though, instead dropping down next to Bucky again, handing the ICER back with a small smile. She had hoped that she»

bucky barnes. ꒾ bucky barnes. ꒾ « had worked quickly enough for him, and in her eyes, the only way to find out was to ask..at least, until he told her /not/ to ask. "Was that good??"