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Hey doll. Let me know when you're back in your body?

Sure.

I don't know when that'll be.

You think it might be permanent?

[He really is hoping not, because Rogue is too much of a nice person to be stuck in a body like Tony's. This has to be another Trial from that damn fox, right?]

Tony said it's a Trial, so not likely permanent. It's supposed to teach us empathy.

That ain't something I need much of a lesson in.

That's what I figured too, but I haven't been here long enough to be sure. Glad to know it's not permanent.

Agreed. But I think the lesson might have been for Tony, not for you.

Well he's enjoying the peak days of my period, so he sure as hell is learning something.

He also offered to help 'fix me'.

[Which went over Very Poorly.]

Is it wrong for me to be amused by that?

What the fuck? Why? There's nothing wrong with you, Rogue.

[Did Tony mean to fix her mutation? If it's the case, it's probably for the best that she isn't her body, because he feels Tony might have been punched to the moon and back in that case. Bucky has seen how lost she felt in that case when she realized her powers weren't working anymore. Before he distracted her with kisses because she could touch him.]

Not at all. It might be less amusing to learn that I had to help him with period products.

Because he's lonely. After just a morning and change.

[Imagine a lifetime of it. And yes, she would have done some serious damage to him had she been in her own body. And if she didn't have self control.]

He doesn't get it. To him it's a puzzle to solve.

You would think a guy like him with this high intellect would have figured it all out on his own.

I think that's what he fears the most. The loneliness. [And Bucky hates to have to admit that he has something to do with Tony's abandonment issues.

He can't imagine spending a lifetime without physical touch, but he can relate, somehow. He spent most of his life without being allowed to connect to people, and even if he didn't know it at the time, he certainly realizes the impact of it all today.]

Not all puzzles are meant to be solved.

You could always shave his head in retaliation?

Would you feel comfortable digging a tampon out and dealing with a bloody clothing mess while in someone else's body? I'm trying not to end up with wonky pH and other potential issues upon returning to our bodies. As a note, if this ever happens to you only wipe front to back once. Do not cross contaminate for the love of god.

It's a legitimate fear. Though intimacy isn't only from skin on skin contact.

[There's quite a bit more to it, and as someone with abandonment issues herself, Rogue can understand where Tony's coming from to a scary degree.]

It's easier when you remove the human element to it. Remove the emotions and find a solution that way. Maybe that's why Thirteen made this swap happen? To ground him.

And make me feel isolated, old, and achy.

Ha, I threatened to go get waxed.

Two questions:

1) Any chance your touch thing is necrotic?
2) I've been sorta working on a nanotech glove that gives haptic feedback. If you're interested.

I guess that second one's not really a question, huh. Do you want to test my nanotech glove that gives haptic feedback? There, that's a question.

Did you just ask if my touch kills folks by eating their skin?

[Tony this absolutely does not sound like he's keeping clear of trying to 'fix' her. He does know she could throw a large rock (or something similar) from her treehouse to his, right?]

Just for a personal side project! If you don't that's fine, I can find a different way to do my thing instead.

The nanoglove should be your main focus, really, I swear.

A personal side project? You need to explain a little more on both of these things.

What makes a nanoglove different than a regular glove?

Just trying to remove a tattoo. [ He has exactly one (1) of those, so it should be fairly easy to assume which one he's on about. ] It's fine, I've got a laser. [ Tony, no. ]

Much thinner material, so you should be able to feel SOME sensation even if you wanted to turn the haptics off. [ ...Wait, fuck, a thought just happened. ] Okay, note to self: Gotta make sure it can't get scratched by your boyfriend's vibranium arm...

[Well shit on a shingle.]

What happened and how many drinks have you had?

Look at you just throwing out titles like you want to get punched. [Which tracks if she thinks what happened actually happened. Good staying consistent across the multiverse Tony.] You're doing a terrible job listening when I said not to try and fix my mutation.

[Look it's a slippery slope.]

Nothing. Don't worry about it.
And two.
Ish.

Okay, fine, not your boyfriend. I'm not judging, just.
I woke up next to the guy so I was assuming.
No title. That's fine.
Still don't want Barnes scratching it.

Look, really, truly, genuinely, I'm not trying to FIX YOU.
I just- Needed a project and was thinking of how lonely it was not bein' able to touch anyone.
Figured giving you a taste of-
It doesn't matter. I can just scrap it. That's fine.

Two heavy pours. Got it. Are you even mixing at this point.

You did. We both have pretty bad nightmares. Not being alone helps with those you know.
He can't physically hurt me, and he can more or less handle my strength. It's the skin on skin we have to...
Mitigate.

[She also really likes Bucky, but she's not about to wax poetic about recent orgasms to self-destruct mode post break up(?) Tony. And she's certainly not going to talk about feelings she absolutely doesn't have!]

I appreciate the sentiment behind the efforts.
If you must know, I've "tasted" it. I've had control of my powers before, and then I've been in situations where they've been turned off without my consent.
I'm also very creative.
You promise this won't slippery slope itself into power dampening devices?

I'm surprised that with the reputation he has back home, he doesn't know his way that well around a woman's body. Unless he's never really paid attention before. That would definitely explain the string of different conquests one after the other. [Did he just called Tony a 'two pump chump'? Yes, yes he did.]

Yeah, I'm aware. I was raised with three sisters.

Agreed, but I think it might be the emotional intimacy that scares him the most, hence why he's trying to find a way to help you connect physically. Because he can't imagine being intimate in any other way. [Bucky can understand the feeling, he's scared of emotional intimacy just as Tony is, but for very different reasons. Still, the time he spends with Rogue has made him deal with that fear slowly.]

Maybe. She's the only one that really knows.

Ha. Wait until you're 102 years old! [Although, he's not that achy for his age.]

That's what I wanted to suggest, but I hate the idea of you suffering even if it's to prank Tony. It's not with it.

Mixed the first one. Gave up after that.

Yeah, noticed that. They get bad again when you're alone again, though, which is NOT fair.

On my own grave, no power dampening.
Just a barrier to help you with your uh
Creativity.

Come over. You can bring whatever you're drinking. I have plenty of projects here to keep you busy for a year.

Damn. And here I thought we were covert. Did the screaming give it away?

[She thought they were pretty good on the not dating hiding, but the nightmares were rougher when they were sleeping solo at the haus.]

Okay good. I'm holding you to that.
So another tool in the toolbox? Nanotech dental dams and body suits?
Will it allow me to aggressively...

Take a seat?

[Please enjoy the mental image that's hopefully distracting him from taking a drunken laser to his tattoo.]

It was less the directions and more the logistics. It's messy and can be quite slick.

[Not everyone, guy's especially, are okay with that much blood coming out of one of their favorite dining locations. If they swing that direction.]

[I abstained from mentioning that orgasms help with the cramps and headaches.]

[Or that the sex feels even better because of all the sensitivity.]

Three? Older or younger? I have a brother, but we're not biologically related. Not that it matters to me.
His mother adopted me with her partner. For a bit. It's complicated and she and I ain't close now.

Emotional intimacy's real difficult. I get he's trying to help. He'll just never get it, no matter how much I try to explain it. What it's like to be born a mutant, how integral our mutations are to each and every one of us.

I can handle physical pain. Right now I'm just...
Feel real alone.

[And she can't ask him to come over to help with that because she looks like Tony. She's terribly frustrated and she's doing her best to keep any of that to herself.]

What's the secret to managing the bits from sticking to legs or getting accidentally squashed?

I'll take your word for it.

[He would have been a terrible assassin if the sight of blood had turned his stomach. It's not necessarily a deterrent for him.]

All younger, I was the eldest. But only the youngest was still alive when I got out of HYDRA. I'm sorry to hear you're not close to your mom. I used to get along with my folks. Do you still see your brother from time to time?

[Adopted or not, family is family. Just like he considers Steve his brother. Both of them, here.]

Yeah. I don't think any of us can really understand. [As far as he knows, most of the Avengers were not born with their powers. Not all of them had a choice in receiving their powers, but none of them have been persecuted for being different either.]

I...I'm sorry, Rogue. I just....I can't. I really can't.

[He misses her too, more than he probably should. He hasn't slept properly since she's been swapped into Tony's body, and even if he consciously knows it's her in the other man's body, the face she's wearing is still one he sees in his nightmares.]

Good underwear and careful placement. [He's not sure he wants to think about another's man junk while texting her, though.]

Did you go see her at all? Your sister.

If I'm going to talk about my mother then I'm going to need to drink more.
Which I might do simply because I can actually get drunk like this.

[Rogue suspects that Bucky's mom wasn't a murderer and criminal on international watch lists, which were mostly performative given her mutation and vast skillset.]

I do miss Kurt, my brother. He's blue and a bit fuzzy. He taught me how to swordfight.

[She almost adds that Remy taught her to staff fight. They both substantially assisted in making her fighting style more acrobatic when the situation calls for it.

The response to her text about feeling alone breaks her heart, and she's glad this is text. She wants him to be able to see past the meat suit, but she knows exactly why he cannot. She can't hold it against him, but it hurts and she aches all the same being alone through this.]

I know. It just...

[She types and deletes several things: hurts, isn't fair, sucks, I miss you, but finally, she sends something.]

I'm not sleeping well.

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