Avengers ASSEMBLE!

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[There was trouble afoot - Scum and villainy needed to be stopped.  Whether you need to cross a busy street, fish your kitty out of a tree, Red Skull was trying to revive the Third Reich, or put a stop to a Skrull invasion fleet before the entire human population was replace]

[Just look for the circular red, white and blue shield - Cap will be easy to spot if you need him or just want to chat.  The Avenger is just standing in the middle of a lobby with an Eevee sitting on one of his shoulders.  He looks around, not entirely sure how he got here, but half expecting that it wasn't exactly something of this world that did it to begin with.]

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[afj1]

....Haaah?

[And here is your country, even if he's probably from a different universe from yours.]

[And for once in his life, Alfred is struck speechless. This is a rather rare thing, all things considered.]

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Oh, Hello there.

[The First Avenger smiled at the other. The Eevee on his shoulder, which was wearing a pink ribbon around her neck, curiously sniffed at the young man. Who was this new person?]

[afj1]

...Are...Are you Captain America??? [This is one big-eyed country, maaan.]

[The young man smells like all of what people imagine when they think of the United States of America, and also like a young man. Both at the same time. Odd, that.]

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[...Autumn leaves, hamburgers and hotdogs, apple pie, ocean breezes, bubble gum, fresh cut grass, lemonade, fresh linens drying on a clothes line, gasoline, asphalt.... What in the world was he smelling? For now, the Avenger didn't give it much thought.]

I am, indeed.

[Chuckling softly, he couldn't help but smile at the awe and wonder in the young man's eyes.]

[afj1]

......Ooooooh!

[Alfred puts his hamburger down on a nearby table, and puts out his hand.]

- I'm - I'm the United States of America! And I'm honored to meet you, Sir!

[He doesn't usually introduce himself to ordinary people this way - But this is Captain America, after all.]

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You're..... huh?

[Blinking a coupl4 time, Steve was a bit beside himself at what the young man just said.]

[afj1]

...The United States of America!

[Alfred says, trying to project his essential 'America-ness'.]

[Captain America has always been rather special to Alfred, after all...]

[staryusnstripes.livejournal.com]

...I see.

[Well... Steve was best friends with a Norse god, and had faced off with all sorts of strange beasts from other worlds.]

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you.

[Smiling, Cap extended his hand to the... country?]

[afj1]

[Alfred grins brightly, and then quickly wipes his hands with a napkin.]

[A firm handshake! Yep, he's a country - Or rather, a personification of a country. Sort of.]

Wow. I...I never thought I'd actually meet you for real, Sir...

[There'd been a reason Alfred had been so enamored with the idea of being a hero back in the bad old days when the Nazi had been on the march - Well, several reasons. And Captain America had been one of the prominent ones.]

[Well, alright, he still probably had a hero complex, but that was just Alfred being Alfred.]

[OOC : There are many theories about how the canon Hetalia-verse Nation-tans actually function, but in this Alfred's world, the USA State-tans and such do exist, and Alfred is the representive of the USA 'family'.]

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[OOC: I... don't ask questions. Really. Nor would he. The whole concept floats right over my head.]

[A soft chuckle left the First Avenger, as Captain America returned the handshake with his own.]

Heh... well, I'm just a man, just like anyone else. I suppose its more likely than you'd think.

[stealthykid.livejournal.com]

[David walks into the lobby and pauses. He's managed to read a few comic books in his day, so the figure before him is easily recognized. Except for the weird fox-dog-thing on his shoulder. The youngster has no idea what's up with that. This was almost as radical as meeting Snake!]

Captain America?

[staryusnstripes.livejournal.com]

Yes?

[He smile at the young man.]

[stealthykid.livejournal.com]

Whoa...

[The boy straightens and hides his exited smile before giving a proper military salute, somewhat abashed. He hadn't really given much thought to what to do after confirming the Captain's identity, and it probably showed.]

Ah...What's that on your shoulder?

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[Chuckling softly, Cap returned the salute with equal formality.]

Hm?

[Steve glanced at his Eevee before tacking her off his shoulder, holding her carefully in his arms. She in turn nuzzled against her owner, keeping close to his chest.]

This is Sarah. She's a Pokémon called an Eevee. She's become quite a good friend of mine.

[Sarah's large, dark eyes looked at the young man curiously, not exactly sure if she wanted to be much closer to him.]

[stealthykid.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of one of those before.

[He nibbles his bottom lip, trying to stay as mature-seeming and soldierly as possible when what he really wanted to do was pepper the hero with awed questions.]

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Well, I hadn't either until i met her.

[Cap took a moment to scritch Sarah under her chin, kissing the top of her head before moving her back onto his shoulder.]

You're quite formal for someone your age. You don't need to be.

[stealthykid.livejournal.com]

Yes I do. 's what my trainers say I should do when someone's a higher rank than me.

[staryusnstripes.livejournal.com]

Really?

[Steve was certainly curious at this point. He knew Bucky had been pretty young back during the war, but he wasn't exactly enlisted either.]

What would that be?

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[The ten year old tries not to fidget as he confesses]

'm not a soldier yet, so I don't have one. I'm being trained to be a soldier, though, so I can fight like you!

[Whoops, a little childish enthusiasm leaked out there. Can't be helped now.]

[staryusnstripes.livejournal.com]

Well, Cadet, I wish you the best then.

[Captain America smiled at the young man. He wasn't exactly sure if he liked the idea of someone so young training specifically to be a soldier, but if that was his dream, the Avenger certainly wanted to support him and the boy's goals.]