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Jun. 30th, 2014 08:43 pmActually going out for a date without being mobbed by reporters required waiting until what the those around the Tower affectionately dubbed the Bucky Bonanza had died down a little. SHIELD fielded most of the questions about her, confirming that yes, she was Sergeant Jane Barnes, long-dead member of the Howling Commandos; yes, the circumstances of her revival were similar to those of Steve Rogers', though the details were classified; no, she did not plan to join the Avengers as anything more than, at best, an emergency volunteer; and no, the prosthetic arm she was wearing would not be available to civilians for at least several years, though Stark Industries was working on making it more efficient and cost-effective. Bucky herself got away with only a few brief statements thanks to SHIELD making it clear that she was still recovering from her revival and subsequent culture shock. (It doesn't thrill her to be thought of as the fragile vet who couldn't handle the modern age, but it's still better than being the recovering brainwashed assassin who personally made certain sections of the last century hell for a lot of people.)
It's Pepper Potts, Stark's Girl Friday, who does most of the arranging by finding them a private place they can go and discreet transportation. She's also Bucky's personal savior for helping her find something to wear - her wardrobe up until then consisted mostly of serviceable everyday clothes, not something she could wear on a date (even with Steve. especially with Steve). Apparently she has plenty of money to spend on something frivolous like this since she's been officially changed from KIA to MIA and awarded a portion of the backpay she's apparently set to receive. Pepper directs her to some places she can find dresses in the kind of styles she'd have worn in the 1940s, then arranges for her to have an appointment with someone who does hair and makeup with some kind of magic, apparently, because by the end of things she looks a hell of a lot nicer than she has in about half a century.
Now, all she has to do is wait for her evening's escort to show up.
It's Pepper Potts, Stark's Girl Friday, who does most of the arranging by finding them a private place they can go and discreet transportation. She's also Bucky's personal savior for helping her find something to wear - her wardrobe up until then consisted mostly of serviceable everyday clothes, not something she could wear on a date (even with Steve. especially with Steve). Apparently she has plenty of money to spend on something frivolous like this since she's been officially changed from KIA to MIA and awarded a portion of the backpay she's apparently set to receive. Pepper directs her to some places she can find dresses in the kind of styles she'd have worn in the 1940s, then arranges for her to have an appointment with someone who does hair and makeup with some kind of magic, apparently, because by the end of things she looks a hell of a lot nicer than she has in about half a century.
Now, all she has to do is wait for her evening's escort to show up.
