3307/A Train to the Future

A Train to the Future
Date of Scene:	04 December 2017
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Wonder Woman, Winter Soldier

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Wonder Woman has posed:
Europe - 1941

The train ride had been going for about thirty minutes so far. Diana had board about fifteen minutes early and had gone to her private room to settle in with her luggage and personal things. By the time she finished the train was already moving and she was tepping out into the main social cabin.

Diana was dressed in a dark blue fabric jacket with a white blouse on beneath it and a black dress with black boots on her feet beneath, she had on a pair of black-rimmed glasses and her hair was tied back in a bun on the back of her head.

She'd moved through the seating/lounge car and found herself a place to sit where she could enjoy a drink, her book, and later some dinner when they were serving it on this long train ride.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Barnes had just arrived on the train with a few of the Howling Commandoes and only some members of the 107th infantry regiment that he served with early in his career. Regardless, the sergeant arrived with his dufflebag over his shoulder with spare clothes, a drinking canister (that was full of water...Bucky wasn't a drinker), and of course, his sniper rifle. On his leg and strapped was a pistol and a book was holstered on his right breast pocket. After sitting a moment with some of his boys and making sure he was fully packed for the trip, his eyes fall on Diana.

Wow, she's pretty.

Was the first thought that crossed his mind...and for a moment, he was staring...to the point where Dugan poked him in the arm and scolding him for being rude, staring at a woman for so long. They all were gawking though...but only Bucky had the guts (or heart) to go and talk to her, since she was by herself.

"Hey." He greets simply....because how to you greet a woman like -that- and sound smooth? He looks and sees that there's space for another at least across from her. "I saw that you were sitting alone, so I thought I'd..you know, come say hi." a charming and suave smile then. "May I join you?" he asks politely.

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would flip a page in her book moments before Barnes approached her and spoke. She had to pull her attention off of the words and then looked up upon the man in the military-styled clothing and she parted her lips while her mind registered his greeting. A split second later and the woman was offering a pleasant smile up at him. "Oh, hello." She said at him before her glasses-covered eyes turned to regard those others from his military group all watching... This made her smile further and she shook her head lightly and looked back to Barnes.

"You may sit." She told him. "It is a long train ride... if I said no now, I would likely hurt your feelings for the rest of the trip." Her voice was heavily accented, a thick Greek twist to all of her English-spoken words.

Diana closed her book and laid it down on the table before she motioned to seat across from her.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky seemed to relax a little bit. Seems he was tense in even asking. But her acceptence and how it sounded just sounded so....perfect. Only too perfect to be true. Makes a man wonder if this is your average woman. Though when she charms him by telling him taht his feelings would likely be hurt if she said no, Bucky chuckles a little bit as he sits down.

"Thanks for accepting the company. Though I like to think I have a tough shell." a small wink then, but since he was sitting there, he looks her in the eyes. "May I ask your name? Just so that we arn't staring at each other as total strangers." he says in humor, arguably James's best weapon. "I'm James. James Buchanon Barnes." he extends a hand.

Regardless if she would take it or not, Bucky's smile was warm and charming, yet he wasn't actively trying to flirt with her...not yet.

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would take his hand, she'd reach over the small train car table and accept it within her own. Her own hand was soft as silk and pleasantly warm. "A pleasure to meet you, James." She'd say to him then. "Diana. Diana Prince." She'd punctuate her own name with another soft smile before she'd draw her hand back--but up to her face to adjust her black rimmed glasses upon her nose to make sure they were properly positioned.

"So where it is that you and your... voyeuristic friends are headed on this day? To the war?" Diana would act ignorant of it all. Men expected women to not understand any of it, Diana had learned that since her time in WWI, and she'd learned that she can get a lot more information out of men if she played the part of 'common woman' up a little bit more.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky smiles at Diana, nodding a few times when she introduces herself. "The pleasure is mine, Diana, I assure you." Now he's flirting. He's tempted to kiss her knuckles, but he feels that's overdoing it a tad. So he doesn't. Returning his hand to his side, he looks at her curiously when she asks what their destination is...though he's not surprised at all.

He's served with Peggy -freaking- Carter for crying out loud. He's used to the idea of women in combat by now.

"Yeah...headed off to fight. Attempt to liberate some POW camps, or try to." he nods a few times. "Just the times, hard as they are. I hope the war ends soon, if you ask me." and he looked like he's seen his fair share of the worst of it.

"Where are you headed? Wherever it is, I'd consider those already there quite lucky." Bucky, you shameless flirt.

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would gently nod her head to his words on where he was going. "Very brave of you, James. I wish you all luck on that mission." She'd say to him with a hint of a smile. She sat perfectly straight in her seat with her hands down in her lap and when he asked her her destination she would glance toward the window to her left and to the scenery flashing by outside of it. "I am going to offer financial aide and support to displaaced families that have lost their homes during the war." Her blue eyes would sweep back over to him then.

"I was graced with a fair amount of wealth, and I refuse to sit on it while the suffering only grows and spreads across the contiennt. So I am offering what I can to those who need it most." She'd say, ending it with an exhale that hinted at an inner burden of remorse over it all.

Winter Soldier has posed:
James gives a warm smile to Diana when she called him brave. That, and wished the unit luck on the mission. "Thank you, Diana. Though it's war. We didn't choose it...so I don't know if brave is the right word...but these guys are brave. I'm just doing my duty." he smiles. A humble soul....a severe rarity in times such as these. One who wnated for nothing but peace.

"I think you're the brave one Diana. Most people with money would much rather sit in luxury, drinking their tea and discussing what property to buy next to come into this side of the world to help the less fortunate. On behalf of all of them. Thanks Diana. You have more heart than all the wealthy in the world." he compliments her with honesty...but there's a hint of flirt in his voice.

Wonder Woman has posed:
A slow smile formed over her red hued lips and she'd just accept his counter-compliment and glance down at her cup of coffee on the table in front of her. "That is very sweet of you to say, Mister Barnes." She'd look back up at him then.

"I grew up in a military family so I was well versed in the hardships brought down upon the lesser fortunate during times of war. If I can alieve any of that with what I have been graced with, then I am very happy to do so."

Diana would tilt her head gently to the right. "You are American, yes?" She asked him. "How long have you been away from home?"

Winter Soldier has posed:
James offers a smile in return when Diana shows them teeth to him in a expression of happiness...or standard amusement. Bucky knew she was -way- out of his league, but can't blame a guy for trying right? "It's just the truth. I tend to tell it how it is." a warmness in his tone.

"I see. Well, I, and the people you're helping, are very grateful that your family was one of the good ones." he offers a respectful smile. Though when asked about his nationality and his time away from home, Bucky nods once in agreement.

"Yeah...I'm from Brooklyn, New York. Rough, but it's a good home. I've been away for...almost a year now. Call me silly, but I'm surprised I've lasted this long." he laughs a bit...but it's not uncommon. Looking at the war itself..it's a wonder how anyone survives a battlefield with the weapons they were using against each other.

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would once more glance out the window as the countryside was covered in a light layer of snow and it was rather beautiful to see on the trees and the grassy fields. "I am glad." She'd say softly to his first words before looking back to him when he spoke of his home.

"I was fortunate enough to spend a little bit of time in Manhattan a few years ago. I never go to visit Brooklyn, but I did see it from across the river. I... look fondly on that city though, as a whole. I hope to see it progress into a bright future for America."

Diana would look on him with a slightly tilted head angle again, curiosity was soemthing she physical expressed quite openly. "Why do you doubt your own abilities to survive?" She'd ask him then, her thick accented voice soft and calming to most ears.

Winter Soldier has posed:
James smiles warmly to Diana. "Heh....Brooklyn still has a way to go..but it's getting there. It's a nice place. Met my best friend there, if you could believe it. It's rough. rough place. It's home though...a home I miss desperately." Though when asked about why he doubts himself, he offers a small chuckle. "Well...when people are popping up like Captain America...a guy I serve with...and you seem them take bullets and keep on ticking. I eat a bullet and Im done for. They can keep going you know?" he smiles warmly then. "But, war is war."

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would continue to just sit across from him with proper posture and attentive listening/focus upon that of the military man.

She would raise her dark eyebrows up above her glasses frames and her chin would dip down a little. "Does he not... have a shield he uses to deflect the bullets?" She'd ask him then. "I thought that that is what the purpose of it was to serve to him? I have heard of his heroics, they sound... quite wonderful." She'd show a little smile then as she lifted her chin once again, smiling toward Bucky.

"They are serving a wide range of foods tonight on the train. I am hoping that bullets is not one of them. To spare us both from eating them and being 'done for'." She'd say this and then flash a quick grin.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky gives Diana a light smile. "Heh...yeah. He has a shield made of a metal that I don't really know about. 'Vibranium' or some such like that. Yeah, Cap deflects pretty much anything made of lead thrown at him, but he takes a licking too. Keeps on ticking. I dunno...just feel like all I got is my good sidearm." he laughs a bit. "But, what can you do. Can't all be super soldiers right?" he says with a warmness in his tone.

Though when food is mentioned, and she flashes him that grin, he blushes a moment, before he composes himself. "Yeah, that would most certainly be preferable. Wouldn't want anything ruining this moment." he smiles then, looking around. "So....that being said, would you mind if I also had dinner with you?" maybe the most impromptu situational asking out on a date in WW2 if there ever was one. "And, maybe if this all ends soon...maybe we can go dancing."

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would show a soft pleasant smile. "Dinner compnay would be nice." She said to him. "And you are welcome to invite some of your other friends. I do not want to exclude them... But... I understand if you are hoping to keep it more of a one on one thing also." She wasn't as naive as she used to be about how men in the rest of the world worked.

When he spoke of dancing though, she'd look side to side. "Do they do dancing on trains?" She'd ask then, before putting her eyes back upon him. "I cannot imagine there'd be a sufficient amount of space and something about it sounds kind of, awkward." She then laughed a little bit, mostly just making a little joke. She assumed he meant some other time some other place.

"I think you will survive this war though, James Barnes. Because..." She leaned forward a little bit and stared at him, her blue eyes on his and her voice lowering to a whisper. "You are going to be smart, and vigilant... and use your mind before you use your weapons." And then she'd show another smile and lean back again.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Barnes smiles brightly when Diana accepts his offer to eat with her in the form of a small dinner date. "Glad to hear it. I mean...uh..I'd like it if it were one on one. Gives me time to, you know, get to know you." His boys are back there snickering just a little bit. Some are actually shocked she said yes.

"As for dancing well...there's a nice little place in Manhattan that I'd like to take you too. Ballroom dancing kind of thing. I'll try not to step on your toes." he offers as a bit of playful humor. Though when she leans in to speak softly to him, he leans forrward as well, though her eyes completely captivate him to the point where he thinks he's in love. cheeks turning pink just a little.

"th-thanks...for the vote of confidence I mean." he seems flustered a moment. He was a Howling Comando for something right? Yeah! he gots this. Though her vote of confidence was more than enough for him. "Alright...it's a date then." he smiles to her warmly. Yep. He's enamored with her. Even if such feelings are not returned.

Wonder Woman has posed:
People being enamored with her was something Diana was fairly used to, she wasn't daft, she knew if people were really in to her presence and persona, she wasn't going to change who she was and try to avoid it though, she considered it a compliment every time in fact.

"A dance in Manhattan sounds absolutely marvelous, Mister Barnes." She said back at him with a big smile before she looked over her shoulder and saw a few of the young me still glancing over their way. Diana would offer those looking a wave of her fingers with her right hand and then look back to James.

"I am not precisely sure when I will get the opportunity to return there, perhaps not until the war has finished... So I guess that means you and your men have to do all you can to help see that it does. But... only if promise me that you will stay safe while doing so?"

Winter Soldier has posed:
Barnes smiles warmly to Diana even as she looks over his shoulder to give a playful wave to his war-pals. A nerdy looking guy enamoredly waves back before being pulled and noogied by one of the other soldiers, some sounds of 'loverboy Barnes' also being heard. Bucky lightly grinning then.

"I'm happy to hear it, Miss Prince." he returns the compliment with a smile. "That's alright...I imagine the end of the war party will be a big one. May have trouble finding room to dance." he teases with just the smallest chuckle. "Though it'll be a night I look forward to."

When she asks if he promises to stay safe, he nods. "I promise. I would ask you the same thing? Promise me you'll stay safe?" he asks sincerely.

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would show a little grin at the antics going on amongst the other soldiers behind her left shoulder but her attention would remain upon Bucky for the most part.

She'd nod her head a single time to his request. "I made the same very promise to my mother when I sat out on this particular journey of mine and I intend to keep it for her, and for you now as well, Mister Barnes." She'd then pause and look curious once more.

"What is your rank?" She asked him then. "I would assume that you would prefer to have your name prefixed with that, since that is a great deal of pride for most military soldiers, yes?"

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky smiles to Diana. "You speak very highly of your family Diana. Someday, I may yet meet them." sadly he could not return the offer, and the look on his face made that obvious. Bucky's parents died a long time ago. One of the reasons he and Rogers connected so well when they met at first. Though when she agrees to keep this promise to him as well, the smile given to her in reward is a sight to see.

"Thank you Diana. My rank? Well...Nothing special. I'm a sergeant." he states pretty easily. "Though I'm hoping I'll make captain or some such. Hoping being the key word." he chuckles. "Well...pride comes before fall right?"

Wonder Woman has posed:
A slight nod and a little smile was her response to meeting her parents. She could tell something was dark on that notion for him though, and it made her not want to pry. She didn't know him well enough as of yet and it would be rude to try to push for details on things that clearly were the edge of troublesome for his mind.

"Sergeant is a rank with a lot of responsibility and not a lot of respect from those above you. It is doubly hard for that very reason, to maintain that rank. And I foresee you going way farther than that in the chain of command, you are far too... confident not to and you have a wealth of intelligence behind your eyes."

The Greek woman would smile again to him then. "Pride helps us stand up again though. To take pride in ourselves and what we believe it."

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky smiles warmly to Diana, an appreciative one for not pushing the subject about his parents. he rests his hands on the table, particularly his wrists as he leans partway forward since they are having a kind conversation and Bucky's relaxed a little bit...tensions of being around a stunningly beautiful woman started to pass.

"Yeah. I take pride in that, I just don't like being too vocal about it. Stirs dissention in the rank if you hold your head toooo high." he says with a small wink. "Agreed. Just gotta be careful with how much pride you allow right?" He looks her over a moment, though his eyes remained on hers. Impressive, given Diana's also highly attractive figure. "Your accent is more exotic...I haven't really heard it before. Maybe....European definately...are you from Greece or somewhere in the middle east?" he questions curiously. before he remembers himself.

"Ah...sorry if that was a forward question. You don't have to answer that." he tries to be humble.

Wonder Woman has posed:
A soft nod was given to him and a light laugh. "Yes, do not overdo it on the pride... then it morphs itself into arrogance instead." She'd show a slight grin before glancing down to her cup, the drink within it had gone cool/cold now so it was far less appealing than when it'd first been brought to her.

She looked back up at him though and then smiled once again. "It is not too forward." She'd say, shaking her head from side to side. "I am from an island south of Greece. It is... a small place. Mostly unheard of. I wondered it from shore to shore on an almost daily basis growing up." She'd smile very warmly again as she reflected on her beloved home.

"I will return to it eventually, but I have too much to do here to even consider it any time soon." Another look outside to her left was given, her eyes blinking as she looked out upon the cold wintery landscape. "Have to spread Christmas cheer, yes?" She said then, looking back to him with another little smile.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky gives a little nod and a chuckle as he sips on his water. "Yeah...I've seen more than one guy meet his maker because he got overbearingly confident. WOuld rather not be that guy." a small chuckle then. Though his eyes stay on hers.

"Hm...well if most people haven't heard of it, I certainly haven't, sad to say. Though judging from how you think of it, it must have been beautiful." he says that last word looking right at her. Definate, hardcore flirt. he's trying!

"You know...I almost forgot it was almost Christmas time. Maybe I should get you a present?" he smiles charmingly at her.

Wonder Woman has posed:
A little laugh from the woman again and she nodded her head at him. "I look back very fondly on my home and everything I do out here, I do it to honor the people that raised me." She'd say further on the subject of that mysterious origin of hers.

A grin spread over her red hued lips though and she shook her head at him. "The only present I need is for you to stay safe and keep as many of your friends and fellow soldiers also safe. Do not take foolish risks. That is all the Christmas present I need from you, Sergeant." She'd say his rank, showing a continued little grin.

He may be flirting, which was perfectly fine, but she liked to tease and slip in as many little jokes as she could to try to get others to feel comfortable and/or smile.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky smiles to her a bit. clearly happy that she looks back on her home so lovingly. Such things from others just made Bucky happy. It's the little things in life. Though when she answers his flirtatious advances with words of protection, he smiles to her warmly. "You have my word. I'll take care of every single one. Always have, always will, so long as it's within my power and then some." he promises her. "But I'll still get you a Christmas gift. It's Christmas." he says playfully with a laugh.

He liked that she remained playful, even if he was trying to gain her attention on a romantic level. But she did agree to the date! heres hoping he lives long enough to see it....

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would laugh and shake her head side to side. "Oh fine." She replied to him. "You can buy my dinner tonight." She said at him, staring with a level expression before she cracked a few seconds later and let another smile show.

"I appreciate you stepping up to speak to me, James. The last two times I made this trip I made it in complete silence... This is... a nicer way to spend the time."

Diana would pick her book up then and glide the silk bookmark into its place before she closed it and sat it aside near to her small leather satchel she'd had next to her on her seat.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky smiles then, seeing that he finally got her to really laugh. Though his look of victory on his face is purely for comical purposes, and he nods when she surrenders that he can buy dinner. "Done and done." he smiles to her warmly. at her thanks, he blushes a moment, before he gives her a curious look.

"It's my pleasure Diana. Couldn't leave ya here by yourself. and I haven't regretted it for one second." he flirts again, but more sincerely. "I'm happy to spend the time." Though when she puts her book away, Bucky offers a light smile.

"You like to read? Do you have a favorite book? or are you a collecter of sorts?" he asks curiously, wanting to know Diana.

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana's favorite books were back on Themyscira... she found 'some' books to be interesting here, even enjoyable reads... but she couldn't classify any of the books here as her favorite compared to what she grew up with back home. She glanced at the book she was reading now... it was fiction... which was rare for her to read.

"Hmmm." She replied to the question. "I have read several from soldiers who served in the First World War, their harrowing tales and the hardships they faced... before... during and after returning home. I am unsure of which I would classify as my favorite though. It is a tough subject."

Diana would exhale lightly then, her red lips parted as she looked off distantly for a moment. "I am antiques dealer. This includes rare books. So... of sorts... yes I am a collector. But nothing quite so specifically related to books alone."

Winter Soldier has posed:
Of course, Barnes has no idea what Themyscira even is, likely the island...but he don't know jack! Thus, when she describes that she likes books from authors who were former soldiers during, before, and after the first World War, he gives her a kind smile. "Yeah...alot of those are pretty gripping...because they compelled it to you, ya know? Alot of writers just write about whatever, and you don't really -feel-. But those books...those books make you feel for that person, make you feel for their brothers. Then...you look at today and that's where we are. Once just wasn't enough I guess." he sighs then, clearly despising war..but seeing how it was needed now to stop the Germans.

"Oh? you're an antiques dealer? Well, maybe some day I'll see some of your collection yeah?" a wink then in flirtateous, but it was done far more in humor than a romantic advance. He's an honest guy. "In Brooklyn I uh....I was simple. Helped coach sports teams and worked at a footshining store. Simple roots you know? It's cool that you deal with Antiques. it's good business."

Wonder Woman has posed:
Diana would softly nod to his statements about authors and books. "I prefer the stories to be related to events that really happened. Especially if the author was intimately involved in them, or did a wealth of research on the subject matter at the very least." She'd smile softly then before placing her hands together on the table between them.

A slight grin was shown at his little charming flirtatious advance and she just shook her head side to side softly. "I am afraid it is all back in England at the present time. But yes. The Germans are not simply attempting to rule the world and wipe our their enemies as they march outward... They are also trying to wipe away history and re-write it to benefit only themselves."

Diana would exhale, relieving some of the stress of even thinking about that kind of thing. "I hope to preserve as much as I can, at the very least." She'd end her words with anotehr little faint upturn to the corner of her lips as she tried to stay as positive as possible.

Winter Soldier has posed:
Bucky gives Diana the warmest of smiles at her words, nodding at every point she says like he realized they had much more in common than he originally believed. "Yes...yes exactly. Exactly." a small chuckle then as he looks her right in the eyes. His hands extend just a little as if to touch the tips of her fingers. "Hey, we'll get all the art that Hitler and his german goons took alright? and you and your people will make it just as beautiful as it was before." he smiles to her as he speaks words of encouragement with a hint of flirting. Though he has a feeling she's no damsel...especially if she knows military procedures and rank.

"By the way...we need more optimism in the world. Need more people like you."