Athens, Thursday Morning

[not_of_the_nora]

That morning, the school packed up on Zakynthos and hopped into a portal, en route to Athens.

Too bad someone hadn't checked the itinerary.

The sun shone high in the sky and you could still hear the surf in the distance, that was the difference. But all you needed to do was see one donkey cart and realize: you were far away from home.

Welcome to Athens, sometime before 400 B.C.

Enjoy yourselves?

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Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Ireland?" Steve wheedled. "Or does the Thanksgiving thing count as a vacation?"

It did not, Steven.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"We could do Thanksgiving too." Oh no, more excuses to take Steve on trips.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Where would we go? Could we take Sam?"

You were meeting His People, Tony. On a holiday. Be afraid.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

Or be weirdly happy about it!

"And Rhodey?" A beat. "Maybe someone else so they don't think it's a double date?"

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Jan?" Steve suggested. "Tony and Pepper? He seemed kinda lonely."

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"That could be fun," Tony replied, putting a hand on Steve's shoulder for that. "Maybe see if Carol can come too."

Sure. Just shove all your friends together into one room.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

It would be amazing.

"Stop it from being too much of a boy's club," Steve agreed.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"You could ask your Natasha so we can watch Sam try to flirt with her." That was cruel and yet right up their alley.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"It's so bad," Steve said, laughing. "And I don't generally notice that stuff. Oh! That reminds me! My Tony said Nat and Bruce were talking. Like a couple thing."

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"What." Steve, seriously. What.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Right?! It makes no sense at all!"

Joss.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

Joss. No, the narrative wasn't going to pretend it wasn't a weird choice. Might even throw Feige under the bus too.

"Should... we also invite your Bruce?"

And boggle at them.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Sure?" Steve replied. "Maybe we can just ask Tony to cater. You know he would."

Because none of them should.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"It's for the best," Tony replied solemnly. "We can... buy a pie to bring. Unless you think you can focus enough to keep me on task with that."

Because it was clearly Steve's fault. Sure.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"For us to make another pie? I'm sure we can!" Steve said like the hopeless optimist he was.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

They'd end up buying a backup pie. Just in case.

"I'm sure if we follow the recipe closely, we can manage."

Right. Sure.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"And maybe not make out in the kitchen," Steve said, going pink.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"That is all your fault." Again, that wasn't accurate in the slightest.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"It was not," Steve retorted, splashing him.

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

Tony spluttered, holding his hands up to protect himself from this vicious assault. "It really is. I never had trouble being in the kitchen before this."

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Are you saying Captain America is a bad influence?" Steve said. "Never!"

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"That was before Captain America kept me from eating breakfast because he is insatiable," Tony replied, giving him a splash once he deemed Steve's defenses to be down.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"Insatiable is overstating things," Steve protested. "...slightly."

Re: Public Baths

[imafuturist]

"Maybe you just can't resist my charms," Tony said with a sly little grin.

Re: Public Baths

[heroic_jawline]

"I'm supposed to say 'what charms' here right now, but we both know you have them," Steve said.