"You're the best babe" he says teasingly and gives his hand a squeeze as they wander over to the big cats.
Bucky looks up at the tunnels and man, they are cool. Like really cool as he watches that cats roam a little bit although most of them are just laying in the sun, just like Alpine likes to do, he thinks.
"Remind me why you won't let me a live a lion again? We could totally have a lion, we're strong enough to handle one," he insists, but he's absolutely joking and has no interest in keeping a non-domesticated animal as a pet, he just thinks it's a funny conversation.
"We can't have a lion because we live in New York. And we can't move to Wakanda, and even if we could, Okoye wouldn't let you keep a lion. They're free animals."
He watches as one of the lionesses climbs overhead, as if hearing them, and wanting to lie above Bucky's head. "They are cute, though." He smiles and then reaches for Bucky's hand, to take in his, to squeeze.
"But if you're really good, maybe we can get a serval." Those are domesticated, but close to wild cats. Maybe he'll settle for one of those.
"Oh yeah not the we live in New York bit.." he teases fondly, he knows they can't have a lion but it's fun anyways as he looks up watching what Steve is watching as well. "They are very cute."
"It's okay, I don't really want a cat that could eat Alpine, it'd actually make me worried about her all the time. But we could maybe get another domestic cat, you know, if we find another one in a dumpster sometime," that's how he'd found Alpine anyways.
He's still looking up at the cat for a moment before glancing back down at Steve. "Okay, hypothetically speaking, if you could have one wild animal be instantly domesticated for a pet, what would you want to have live with you?"
"This is just you asking what my favorite animal is, but in other words," he accuses, but he smiles and goes along with it anyway. "I think I'd like a crocodile. Can you imagine? Me and a crocodile. I'd walk it around Prospect Park. Name it John or something."
Then he says: "if you want another cat, we could get one. There's no shortage of strays in New York." It's true. He sometimes leaves tuna out to feed the strays and ends up with a lot of friendlies. He only stops doing it when the landlord comes around to tell him off.
Honestly of all the things to tell off your tenants for, telling off Captain America for feeding the animals is kind of one that makes you seem like a jerk, no? Anyway, Steve checks and sees that the lion is taking a nap in the shade. He elbows Bucky to come take a look over the enclosure.
"It's not the same, because even though Lions are my favorite it wouldn't be what I picked to live with me. Think about how cool it would be to have a pet penguin, they'd just waddle around and you could take them swimming."
He follows Steve over to the enclosure but is distracted thinking about Steve with a crocodile. Steve is absolutely messing with him about that, right? That must be a thing.
"If you had a crocodile I would think that would be the start of your villain arc. Like I would have to worry about calling you something new other then Steve or Cap and wonder which of your enemies you are feeding to it," he says like he's put way too much thought into the idea of Steve and John the crocodile.
He glances up at the enclosure where the rest of the lions are including the male with the big mane. "Man, the boy lions sure have it easy don't they?"
"You couldn't, because the closest pool to us is only open in the summer. Your penguin would suffer heatstroke. You'd have to move to somewhere cold. Like Antarctica. Or Svalbard. And I think they've got a lot of biological regulations on both to not upset the ecosystem."
Why does Steve know all this? Maybe he was looking to retire to Svalbard. It seems nice up there.
"Hold on, John would come with me to fight villains," he counters, as he steps up to the enclosure.
Lions sure do have it easy in captivity, but he also assumes that they are bored out of their minds. They have to have a human to stimulate them, give them puzzles, feed them, clean up their poop. Yeah, Steve couldn't live like that.
"Antarctica would already have penguins," he protests and leans into him a little bit. "And why are you and John okay but me and my penguin Morris not good. I suspect this is some bias Rogers..."
He nudges him with his elbow to reassure Steve he's just teasing him. The idea of just being able to turn off his brain and lounge honestly sounds amazing most days, he's gotten pretty good at quieting the ghosts, the memories and the nightmares but they still pop up fairly often, hence the daily meditation he'd been doing.
"I'll humor you though, what kind of villains would John help you fight, and what would his superhero name be?"
"Crocodiles live up here," he says. "Or at least, close. I'd find John an enclosure." And also he could just put him in a lake. A private lake. He'd have to buy a private lake, but it's more likely than Buck buying a private glacier.
"He'd be... Captain Crocodile. Obviously. Does he even need a name? I feel like most people would know he's mine. No secret identity." Not that Steve had one. Or Bucky.
"We'd fight all the villains. HYDRA, AIM. Loki. What about your penguin?"
"They absolutely do not, so unless you're ready to move to Florida, and I refuse to move to Florida, we're going to have to settle on a different pet," he laughs tugging on Steve's hand a little bit as he indicates he's ready to move on to the next exhibit where he see's some giraffes.
"Maybe a dog. You seem like a dog guy," he adds. He's not really sure why Steve seems like a dog guy, but like a yellow lab, that sounds about right. "Maybe we can give the dog a secret identity, just because it would be fun. Oh and a mask, or a little winged head cowl."
"He'd probably be much less traumatized then a giant lizard or a penguin would be anyways. And would go on those morning runs with you, because lord knows I am going to sleep in."
Well, that's a shame. No alligator for Steve. But that's all right, because he doesn't want to have to get a pond. He can barely afford rent. "Now you're just making the dog into Captain America. But I think people would know the identity. It's not like mine's a secret."
Or Bucky's, anymore.
"And what's wrong with Florida?" Steve asks, innocently, having not watched the news about Florida since 1945 when it was barely a consideration at all.
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Bucky looks up at the tunnels and man, they are cool. Like really cool as he watches that cats roam a little bit although most of them are just laying in the sun, just like Alpine likes to do, he thinks.
"Remind me why you won't let me a live a lion again? We could totally have a lion, we're strong enough to handle one," he insists, but he's absolutely joking and has no interest in keeping a non-domesticated animal as a pet, he just thinks it's a funny conversation.
"They're just like really big, adorable cats."
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He watches as one of the lionesses climbs overhead, as if hearing them, and wanting to lie above Bucky's head. "They are cute, though." He smiles and then reaches for Bucky's hand, to take in his, to squeeze.
"But if you're really good, maybe we can get a serval." Those are domesticated, but close to wild cats. Maybe he'll settle for one of those.
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"It's okay, I don't really want a cat that could eat Alpine, it'd actually make me worried about her all the time. But we could maybe get another domestic cat, you know, if we find another one in a dumpster sometime," that's how he'd found Alpine anyways.
He's still looking up at the cat for a moment before glancing back down at Steve. "Okay, hypothetically speaking, if you could have one wild animal be instantly domesticated for a pet, what would you want to have live with you?"
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Then he says: "if you want another cat, we could get one. There's no shortage of strays in New York." It's true. He sometimes leaves tuna out to feed the strays and ends up with a lot of friendlies. He only stops doing it when the landlord comes around to tell him off.
Honestly of all the things to tell off your tenants for, telling off Captain America for feeding the animals is kind of one that makes you seem like a jerk, no? Anyway, Steve checks and sees that the lion is taking a nap in the shade. He elbows Bucky to come take a look over the enclosure.
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He follows Steve over to the enclosure but is distracted thinking about Steve with a crocodile. Steve is absolutely messing with him about that, right? That must be a thing.
"If you had a crocodile I would think that would be the start of your villain arc. Like I would have to worry about calling you something new other then Steve or Cap and wonder which of your enemies you are feeding to it," he says like he's put way too much thought into the idea of Steve and John the crocodile.
He glances up at the enclosure where the rest of the lions are including the male with the big mane. "Man, the boy lions sure have it easy don't they?"
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Why does Steve know all this? Maybe he was looking to retire to Svalbard. It seems nice up there.
"Hold on, John would come with me to fight villains," he counters, as he steps up to the enclosure.
Lions sure do have it easy in captivity, but he also assumes that they are bored out of their minds. They have to have a human to stimulate them, give them puzzles, feed them, clean up their poop. Yeah, Steve couldn't live like that.
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He nudges him with his elbow to reassure Steve he's just teasing him. The idea of just being able to turn off his brain and lounge honestly sounds amazing most days, he's gotten pretty good at quieting the ghosts, the memories and the nightmares but they still pop up fairly often, hence the daily meditation he'd been doing.
"I'll humor you though, what kind of villains would John help you fight, and what would his superhero name be?"
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"He'd be... Captain Crocodile. Obviously. Does he even need a name? I feel like most people would know he's mine. No secret identity." Not that Steve had one. Or Bucky.
"We'd fight all the villains. HYDRA, AIM. Loki. What about your penguin?"
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"Maybe a dog. You seem like a dog guy," he adds. He's not really sure why Steve seems like a dog guy, but like a yellow lab, that sounds about right. "Maybe we can give the dog a secret identity, just because it would be fun. Oh and a mask, or a little winged head cowl."
"He'd probably be much less traumatized then a giant lizard or a penguin would be anyways. And would go on those morning runs with you, because lord knows I am going to sleep in."
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Or Bucky's, anymore.
"And what's wrong with Florida?" Steve asks, innocently, having not watched the news about Florida since 1945 when it was barely a consideration at all.