Who: Peggy Carter (
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What: Overflow for the winter gala and general catch-all for January
When: mid-Dec and all of Jan
Where: South Outpost, more to follow
Warning(s): N/A
[ captcha is the devil so the party is moving on. also: the mysterious jan plot will likely go in here. ] 
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Plenty of people will willingly ignore what's right in front of their eyes to keep their illusions alive.
But, then again, I already knew you were a realist.
[ to be in a war... any war, one almost had to be. ]
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If you can't count on the English to be terribly pragmatic, then what else is there?
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[ same as the englishman he'd known once. ]
Just the same as counting on Russians to be utterly miserable.
omg so sorry this vanished in my inbox
[ Well, she would. She lived next door to a Russian assassin. But she ought to be diplomatic here. ]
You seem to be having a rather nice time.
it's cool this happens to me all the time
[ though he can't help but laugh. she does bring up a good point. ]
What can I say? It's a lot nicer than I was used to back home. Have you ever been to a Soviet Gala?
[ not that he thinks she has. but still... he gives her a look that could be interpreted as "knowing", even if he really knows absolutely nothing. fake it until you make it, and all that. ]
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No, I can't say that I have. I think the nicest thing I've ever attended before this was a garden party hosted by my mother β or maybe the dance hall on a Saturday night.
[ She raises her brows at him. ]
Have you?
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[ a laugh. while Ocelot is a secretive person by nature, he does genuinely like Peggy.
truthfully, hadn't they been "dancing" around each other since the day they met? ]
Of course. I wouldn't be a very good patriot if I hadn't been, now would I?