Baby, baby, baby, when all your love is gone,

[sameteam]

Who: Sam Flynn and you!
What: Sam wanders around the Castle!
When: Monday evening!
Where: The Lobby (and really anywhere in the Castle, he's doing a lot of wandering, but the intro is set up for the lobby)!
Rating: Warnings for exclamation points!!!!!! Otherwise lolnope. Action!spam is preferred so I can get a good jump on things. <3


[Sam honestly isn't exactly sure how he ended up here in what looks like a too-fancy lobby, but he knows it involved a lot of wandering, going down some stairs, going up others. His small chucks shuffle across the floor as he stares out at the large space from where he starts down the staircase toward one of those couches. Part of him guesses that this isn't LA, but how could he have gone anywhere besides?

Curiously, he regards the first couch he comes to, sitting himself down on it and folding his legs. At least this is better than his previous plan of riding off to the park to sit in the rain. He's still more than a little soaked, but that's not important to him right now.]

Comments

[blue_sniper]

[His dad? Is his dad missing? Or dead? That explains why he wouldn't eat and was out in the rain.]

There's a lot of people here. I haven't met him, but there's a chance that he might be here. Or maybe someone else you know. My best friend got here a week before I did.

[sameteam]

[Sam's smile brightens so wide it lights up his entire face. A chance is still a chance, a chance is more than the news back home said.]

He liked the arcade and worked there at night a lot. Do you think there's one here?

[blue_sniper]

[Bucky smiles back, and then laughs suddenly.] I know this is going to sound stupid to you, but...what's an arcade? [He's from the 1940's, cut him some slack.]

[sameteam]

[Sam raises his eyebrows but continues to grin nonetheless.]

It's a place where they have all the video games. You know. Like. [He mimicks using a joystick and button-mashing, including little 'pew pew pew' noises.]

[blue_sniper]

The only thing I got to compare is the games from Coney Island, and they didn't make noises. See, this place takes people from different worlds and from different times. I'm from the 1940's. I'm guessing you're from my future. [This happens to him a lot.]

[sameteam]

1989. [Getting up from the couch, towel still around his shoulders. ] Is there an arcade here? Or some place with video games?

[Important things: finding his dad, less important things: talking about time.]

[blue_sniper]

Probably the game room. I've never been in there, but that's probably where you'd find something like that. [And he's standing up too, because he's going to follow him.]

[sameteam]

[Well Sam doesn't know where the game room is, so he's looking up at Bucky for some help in that department.]

Then that's probably where he is!

[blue_sniper]

[Or maybe lead the way.] It's actually on this floor. But I have to warn you, kid, he might not even be there.

[sameteam]

[Sam's smile dims a little at that, looking a little confused if not more than a bit disappointed.] You said there's a chance.

[He'll eventually figure out that chance =/= guarantee.]

[blue_sniper]

There's a chance, that doesn't mean- [He sighs, wrapping an arm around his shoulders.] C'mon, we'll go see.

[sameteam]

[Sam keeps that sense of hope bright, already imagining finding his dad there. 'Sorry kiddo.' He nods quickly, the desire to find his dad overshadowing that natural fear of strangers in a second.]

Okay!

[blue_sniper]

[Bucky walks him to the game room, pushing open the door and peering in. he hasn't actually been in here before, so this is all new to him too.]

[sameteam]

[Sam glances in briefly before moving right in toward the center of the room.] Dad? [He swallows and calls again, trying to be tough and brave about the whole thing.] Dad? Kevin Flynn?

[blue_sniper]

[Bucky watches the kid from the door, and goes over to him after a few minutes of him calling.] Hey. I don't think he's here.

[sameteam]

[Sam frowns a little and shakes his head, calling just one more time. Maybe his dad was just in the back or something.] Dad?

[blue_sniper]

[He puts his hand on Sam's shoulder.] He's not here.

[sameteam]

[Sam's shoulder tenses under Bucky's touch, frowning further at the relatively empty arcade. This hurts. This hurts so much that he doesn't want to be tough, he just wants to go somewhere, anywhere.]

[blue_sniper]

[Bucky knows that look, he's seen it too many times before on other boys in the orphanage.] We should get out of here. [He starts to steer him back towards the door.]

[sameteam]

[Sam keeps looking over his shoulder at the arcade, even as Bucky steers him away, hoping that maybe his dad'll just pop out. Somehow. ]

I want to stay.

[blue_sniper]

[Bucky stops walking, and then gets an idea. He doesn't want to let him out of his sight.] Since I don't know what an arcade game is, want to teach me?

[sameteam]

[Sam glances up at Bucky.] Really?

[blue_sniper]

Really. [Bucky laughs, then realizes he never introduced himself.] Sorry, I'm James Buchanan Barnes. Just call me Bucky.

[sameteam]

Bucky. [Nodding, glancing back toward the arcade. Well, he could probably pick out one game or two (or five) that he could teach Bucky how to play. ] Do you have a quarter?

[blue_sniper]

This place actually doesn't use quarters. It uses Caisos. And..[Here's where he smirks] everything in the Castle is free.