[ clint can only give a smug look at the comment. he takes great pride in his skill with the bow, his ability to go toe-to-toe with anyone using a firearm and beat them, and squashing doubts about his choice in weapons is one of his favorite things to do. showing off is a close second. hey, it's not a crime to be confident and enjoy displaying your skills, right? it's been his job for almost his entire life to do so, all things considered. ]
Asked a bearded lady to show me one day when I was bored. [ he says it so casually, like it's a completely normal thing to tell someone. his eyes go elsewhere while he lets that hang in the air for dramatic effect. when he looks at cap again it's from the corner of his eye, and there's another grin to accompany it. ] Grew up in the circus. You learn a lot of unusual talents in that sort of crowd.
[ it's not like he has any problems with confessing to that part of his past, for how little he talks about himself - people just tend not to ask. it's everything else he'll clam up about and refuse to explain.
he shakes his head when steve mentions tony's recommendation, letting out a sigh. ] Considering the guy's a complete tech head, I'm not surprised. At all. Did he get overdramatic about how they're necessary for survival in the twenty-first century too? [ he can't help taking shots, it's all in good fun. and considering the fact that stark called him legolas, clint feels he's perfectly justified in it too. no one can convince him otherwise. ] Still, not a bad way to keep in contact either, if that's something you were interested in.
Yeah, sounds like 'Tasha all right. But hey, there's nothing wrong with being polite. [ a small shrug, and: ] To be honest, think more people could stand to remember their manners. Just saying that when you fight aliens on a half-destroyed street with a guy, you tend to earn the right to use his first name. [ the smile he gives steve for that is small, but friendly all the same. there's a nod for the rest. ] Steve, then. And occasionally Captain.
[ it's kind of surreal, being on a first-name basis with a living legend, but clint's looking around that. fanboy treatment isn't something a guy like steve needs when he's still trying to adjust to this century - no offense to coulson, rest in peace. despite not really knowing the man, he does want to help how he can. it's a tough situation; it's the least he can do, right? ]
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Asked a bearded lady to show me one day when I was bored. [ he says it so casually, like it's a completely normal thing to tell someone. his eyes go elsewhere while he lets that hang in the air for dramatic effect. when he looks at cap again it's from the corner of his eye, and there's another grin to accompany it. ] Grew up in the circus. You learn a lot of unusual talents in that sort of crowd.
[ it's not like he has any problems with confessing to that part of his past, for how little he talks about himself - people just tend not to ask. it's everything else he'll clam up about and refuse to explain.
he shakes his head when steve mentions tony's recommendation, letting out a sigh. ] Considering the guy's a complete tech head, I'm not surprised. At all. Did he get overdramatic about how they're necessary for survival in the twenty-first century too? [ he can't help taking shots, it's all in good fun. and considering the fact that stark called him legolas, clint feels he's perfectly justified in it too. no one can convince him otherwise. ] Still, not a bad way to keep in contact either, if that's something you were interested in.
Yeah, sounds like 'Tasha all right. But hey, there's nothing wrong with being polite. [ a small shrug, and: ] To be honest, think more people could stand to remember their manners. Just saying that when you fight aliens on a half-destroyed street with a guy, you tend to earn the right to use his first name. [ the smile he gives steve for that is small, but friendly all the same. there's a nod for the rest. ] Steve, then. And occasionally Captain.
[ it's kind of surreal, being on a first-name basis with a living legend, but clint's looking around that. fanboy treatment isn't something a guy like steve needs when he's still trying to adjust to this century - no offense to coulson, rest in peace. despite not really knowing the man, he does want to help how he can. it's a tough situation; it's the least he can do, right? ]