It might be. Your friend is dangerous, and the gods enjoy manipulating events to suit their whims. If such things happen again, there is no guarantee he will not harm others. And with his skill-set, that is a dangerous thing indeed.
[There's a lot of truth in what she says. Too much of it. But Steve hasn't given up on Bucky being his best friend. He probably never will - he doesn't think he can.]
Part of it depends on how much your friend is willing to cooperate with us. I would rather not force him to do anything. [It could be done, certainly - there are people here who can match Bucky's strength - but there would be collateral damage. Maketh dislikes that.] You know him best. What do you think?
[The idea of forcing Bucky to do something is unthinkable. He gets the feeling that sometimes Bucky would like nothing more than to pick him up and tuck him under his arm, but he doesn't.]
If we came up with something...if I could talk to him, convince him, I think he'd be willing to do it. I don't know why, but he listens to me.
[It's the kind of question where a person should really think about their answer. But Steve doesn't, doesn't really need to. There can only be one answer for him.]
Normally, I would suggest temporary isolation in instances like this. A door with a strong lock. That sort of thing. However, I don't think there's a structure in Hadriel strong enough to hold your friend, never mind whether he would be willing to enter it of his own will.
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[He doesn't sound too convincing. But because he wasn't a target, someone else probably was. It's just how he thinks about things.
But what she tells him is heartening.]
You've already talked to him? That's great. He's offered to teach me some things too. Maybe we can get things pulled together.
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[There's something else on his mind. It's in the pause after those words, the lack of finality in his voice.]
You remember my friend, right?
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[Steve takes a deep breath. The exhale is even heavier.]
I said that I'd take responsibility for him. I'm sorry. I couldn't stop him.
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What do you propose we do about this?
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I don't think he was in his right mind either. He's just really good at it.
[That's not a brag. It bothers Steve a lot.]
I wanna protect the city, and I wanna protect him too. I just wonder if that's a conflict.
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[Not that it helps.]
It might be. Your friend is dangerous, and the gods enjoy manipulating events to suit their whims. If such things happen again, there is no guarantee he will not harm others. And with his skill-set, that is a dangerous thing indeed.
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I need a plan, some sort of safeguard.
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[The idea of forcing Bucky to do something is unthinkable. He gets the feeling that sometimes Bucky would like nothing more than to pick him up and tuck him under his arm, but he doesn't.]
If we came up with something...if I could talk to him, convince him, I think he'd be willing to do it. I don't know why, but he listens to me.
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[It's a cruel thing to ask, but it must be. There can be no doubt.]
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Yeah, I am. It's only right.
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Normally, I would suggest temporary isolation in instances like this. A door with a strong lock. That sort of thing. However, I don't think there's a structure in Hadriel strong enough to hold your friend, never mind whether he would be willing to enter it of his own will.
Do you know if sedatives work on him?
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I'll talk to him about it. He's gotta trust me on it. Otherwise, it's a one-shot deal, and probably wouldn't do a whole lot of good in the long run.
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