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[spongetastrophe]

Hey, it's Peter. You know what to do.

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[readytocomply]

We met a little while ago.
Wanted to know if you had some time for a drink.

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[spongetastrophe]

I remember.

Always. I know where the bar is. Meet you there?

[readytocomply]

I'm already there.

[ Bucky's learned something about himself since he's arrived in Hell. He can get drunk. It's a recent discovery but it doesn't change the fact that he can now. Whatever Zola pumped into him isn't burning the alcohol off as fast here. He never thought he'd use it as a way to relax but he'd never had the option until now.

And he's already somewhere past buzzed but not quite tipsy when Peter shows up. ]

Hey. Bucky Barnes.

[ His fingers clench and flex but he manages to spread them so he can stick his hand out to shake Peter's. ]

Thanks for coming.

[spongetastrophe]

[Peter recently discovered he can get drunk, too. While the discovery was surprising, it's kind of nice now. He nods to Bucky when he arrives, shaking his hand]

Peter Petrelli.

[He takes a seat and orders himself a drink] At least the alcohol here is good.

[readytocomply]

[ Bucky wasn't sure how he felt about his change in physiology but he was grateful for the opportunity to feel a little normal here. Sure, it was just the effects of alcohol but it was something. ]

Any chance there's a way to tell it hasn't been messed with?

[ He remembered what Natasha had said. The demons did what they wanted with things here. Bucky needed to be careful. ]

Or is it always a risk?

[spongetastrophe]

Not as far as I can tell, but it seems like regular alcohol to me. [He takes a drink, like the thought of being messed with doesn't really concern him] Besides, I think they want us to indulge.

audio ; during all the bombing

[waywardscion]

Peter! There's a lot of explosions, are you alright? Get some place safe.. which I think... the best place... where there isn't any buildings!!

(In the background Peter can hear a lot of noise, some screaming, then a loud crash as a building near Noct starts to crumble.)

...shit! (Beep!)

[spongetastrophe]

[The fuck?]

Noctis? Hello? You still there?

[waywardscion]

(Noctis doesn't get back to Peter too quickly. He's glad to see Peter's responded, which means that the guy was safe.. right?

He didn't have to worry about the guy at least for now. He responds as soon as he can:)

Peter? What.. yes! I'm here.. I'm.. stay away from buildings! The hotel.. it's.. (He cuts out again.)

[spongetastrophe]

[The hotel, huh? Rather than try to send Noct another message, Peter will just head over there. He has to get to Noctis and get him away to safety]

[waywardscion]

(Noct can be found in front of the hotel, shouting at others and pointing away from the building. He has his phone in the other hand. He looks beat up, he's bleeding and rushing around.

It doesn't take long before he notices Peter.)

No! Stay back!

[spongetastrophe]

[It's opposite day, because Peter ignores that and moves toward the prince instead]

I'm not leaving here without you.

[Whatever their differences, he does care about Noct]

[waywardscion]

(No.. No.. NO!)

Peter! (He doesn't have much in him but a shove at the other's chest before he's back to concentrating on others around them.) Stay away from the buildings! (He shouts out to others.) The spa.. the hotel.. I don't understand.. they're..

(Another explosion hits and he grabs onto Peter and warps back from the hotel. The warp consists of both of them disappearing from the spot they stood in a brilliant blue light, breaking their visual bodies into blue specs of light, as if a shattering crystal, then they reappear twenty or so feet back from where they stood - near the hotel. They're a safe distance from the debris that falls from the hotel as another explosion comes from the building.)

[spongetastrophe]

[Peter has teleported and has gone super fast, but this warping was something new. It was a little disorienting, actually. It takes him a minute to recover from it]

Noct... Are there any people in there?

[Focusing right back on the issue at hand]

[waywardscion]

(Peter, Peter, Peter.)

Get out of here, stay away from the buildings!

(Noctis leans forward, as if he's about to warp back toward the hotel. It's obvious his intention is to go right back toward the hotel.)

[spongetastrophe]

[Stares at him. Yeah, he can see you're about to run back in, Noct]

Sure. But first, I need to make sure there's no one trapped in there.

[He speeds his way back in before Noct can stop him. If he does spot someone, he'll get them to a safe distance before going right back in]

[waywardscion]

What the hell are you doing!?

(He's not sure what the hell the other guy was thinking but instead of fighting with him, he figures they should concentrate on helping others.)

Wait for me! (He catches up to Peter and points toward the east side of the building.) We should start there.

[spongetastrophe]

I can't get hurt, Noct. I'll be fine.

[He nods, going into the building. He can walk through walls so he gets through all the rubble quickly. Between that and Noct's warping, they should hopefully be able to go through this whole building and save anyone they come across]

[waywardscion]

(First of all, what the fuck. Noct follows with a strange suspicion tailing his heels. Noct can't do anything like that so it takes him a significant amount of effort to follow in after Peter.)

... listen, I can hear.. (Someone's rasping with heavy breathing. He looks further into the hall (or what's left of it) and can see beneath some rubble a staff member.) A demon, look .. I'm here.. I came to help..

(He doesn't want to distract Peter if he's found someone to help himself. He begins to pull off the rubble from the demon.) It's alright, don't worry.

[spongetastrophe]

[Yeah, good luck with whatever you're doing, Noct. You can take care of yourself, right, because Peter is over here helping some random characters out of the rubble. Though he is keeping an ear out in case Noct needs him for something]

[waywardscion]

(Once he's got the demon out of the rubble and through the exit, he moves over to where Peter is. He looks for ways he can help Peter.) Do you recognize them? (He doesn't, but he sets in helping pull off some of the debris that's scattered over the person.)

[spongetastrophe]

Not really. Doesn't matter, though.

[He helps pull off the debris. He checks to make sure the one they freed is okay, before going back to check for more people. He'll make sure they've saved as many as they can before he stops, because that's just how he rolls]

[waywardscion]

(Noct helps alongside Peter. Though, there's a few times where he splits up from Peter to free someone else from the debris. They can't move too far into the hallway, with the way the floor above collapsed down onto the ground floor. He then considers something as he's helping out someone from the hole in the wall.)

You think you want to go to the higher floors? I can get us up there and you can... do whatever that wall trick is to find more survivors.

[spongetastrophe]

Sure. We need to get out as many people as we can before this whole thing collapses.

[Peter could just fly himself up there, but he wants to keep an eye on Noctis to make sure the prince gets out of this safely, too]

[waywardscion]

(Noctis guides Peter out a few feet from the building and looks for a good place to warp to. There's an opening some forty or so feet up. He points up there.) Does that window.. look open? I can get us above it and you can go through..

(It's one of the few windows that aren't seeping black smoke from it so they weren't at immediate risk - or so it appeared at this level. Who knew what they would find once they warp up there. The whole floor, for instance, could collapsed and all that was left was the window. If that was the case, Noct could just warp them back down.)

Ready? (He pulled his arm out for Peter to step close to him.)