After the game

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Who: Malakim, visitors
When: Day 1, Post-game
Where: Dorms
What: What do you even do for a broken arm?

[Figures out how to open the door again and then slams it closed behind his teammates when everyone's in. He stalks off to go look for — you know what? I don't even know what you need for a broken arm.]

[Just going to RUMMAGE LOUDLY through whatever is in the bathroom.]

Comments

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Jeez, you're pushy.

[But he laughs a little, and he goes.]

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

[Waits in his doorway for you to come back with your hat.]

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

[Heading back in a second later, hat in hand.]

So, what do you do with it? Just put it on?

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Yeah, that's what I did. It can be a bit intense though, so you might want to sit down.

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Huh... okay.

[Sits down on the bed and puts the hat on.]

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

[He's blank for awhile, like he's not quite there. Whatever it is, it's not short.]

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

[About midway, he tenses up — and not long after that, starts shaking. It's hardly noticeable at first, but it keeps getting worse; he pulls his arms in against his chest and hunches in a little.]

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

[And that's about when he comes out of it.]

Christ. You weren't kidding, were you?

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

No...no I was not.

[pauses for a moment, then asks.]

You okay, Rusty?

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Nothin' I couldn't handle.

Can't call me that anymore, though.

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Oh? What would you prefer then?

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Depends, I guess. Looks like I got two names.

[But after a second, he shrugs and adds:]

Bucky works.

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Bucky it is then. Two names though? What's the other one?

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Barnes.

The guys I was with called me different things.

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Oh? What guys were you with? Were you a part of some sports team?

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Dunno what we were.

We were workin' together on something.

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Huh. Well, it's nice that you were able to recover your name.

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Yeah. Kinda nice to have a real one.

How bout you? Get anything good?

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Sort of? It was just a memory of getting hired by somebody named "Boss" to infiltrate a sumo wrestling ring. I was just supposed to join and wait around for further instruction...that's all I got.

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

What's "sumo wrestling"?

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

It's a type of wrestling. It involves two very large men getting into a circle and trying to push the other out of it to win.

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

What for?

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

For the honor of winning. I became pretty good at it, I guess.

[blankasfreshlyfallen]

Huh. Any fun?

[icantblieveitsnotdeadpool]

Yeah, if you enjoy wrestling. Which apparently I did. Kind of a feat of strength kind of thing. There is a lot of ritual surrounding it as well for the fighters.