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[frostythehitman]

JAMES (BUCKY) BARNES

Hey, this is James. Text me if you need me. Or leave me a message if you want, but I'm probably not going to listen to it because, seriously, this is 2017 and no one uses voicemail any more.

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[naught_again]

Someone who can use the Retrospec app. I'll go read that instead if I have to.

[frostythehitman]

okay
and why are you asking exactly

[naught_again]

Obviously because I want to know what kind of person he is.

[frostythehitman]

okay fine
but idk how much you're gonna find out about him through this
we talk every now and then
that's about it
usually trying to figure out whatever the retrospec people are up to and their dumb bs mysteries

[ There's a lot more he's not saying here though--he's not about to blab about Malik and the warehouse that they both went through, and he's not going to mention Dante's fight club meetings somewhere where it can be digitally tracked. ]

[naught_again]

"dumb bs mysteries" seems like the kind of thing worth elaborating on.

[frostythehitman]

THAT you can read up on the app for
tl;dr retrospec is jerking us around sending us memories and items from ~our past lives~ or whatever
and also taking away colors and tastes and horses and sometimes breaking the whole world
bc they don't know how to run their own systems
nothing new really

[naught_again]

That I did read already. I'm still not convinced either. It seems like an elaborate prank. I just wanted to confirm that was indeed what you were referring to.

And you two investigate that sort of thing being... real? Like a bunch of Ghost Hunters?

[frostythehitman]

it's not "us two"
it's literally everyone
we're all trying to figure this app out
dante just happened to be one of the people i spoke to about it
are you interrogating EVERYONE about everyone they talk to on this app?

[naught_again]

No, I'm not. I have what I need now.

also let's pretend this is happening on 1/1 bc he couldn't respond immediately on 12/27

[frostythehitman]

for what?

Ah that'll be weird on my end but guess I'll make it work

[naught_again]

dumb bs mysteries

[frostythehitman]

oh no you don't get to go all mysterious on me now
not after i told you all that
eye for an eye etc etc
spill the deets

[naught_again]

There's no law that says you had to answer me. And none that say I have to tell you either.

[frostythehitman]

alright
if you want to be an asshole coward about it

[naught_again]

Nothing cowardly about it. Just practical. I don't need to stick around here.