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Part 14 of Kink List
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2015-04-16
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Misfits

Chapter 2: In which the Winter Soldier makes a Plan

Summary:

This is a little bonus chapter about Bucky's thought process as he planned to make contact with Steve.

Notes:

I had to work out how Bucky would end up at the Gala in a Tux before I could write the story, so I thought I might as well share it!

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Fact: priority one mission target Steven Grant Rogers, aka Captain America, currently resides at Stark Tower.  

Problem: Communications with Rogers monitored by ridiculous number of agencies.

Problem: rogue HYDRA asset known as Winter Soldier (me) identified as public enemy; shoot on sight orders authorized at multiple levels of law enforcement. Utmost stealth imperative.

Fact: Stark Industries CEO Virginia Potts and entrepreneur/inventor Anthony Stark throw annual New Year’s Gala requiring many dozens of support staff.  

MISSION: Gain proximity to Rogers by infiltrating Stark New Year’s Gala.  

Fact: Security at Stark Tower currently headed by Maria Hill, former second in command to SHIELD Director Nicholas J. Fury.  

Problem: Hill, known to be a thorough, insightful, and detail oriented agent, will apply rigorous security screening to companies and their employees hired to staff the Gala.  

Problem: The Tower AI known as JARVIS will monitor every guest and staff member as a potential threat.

Secondary problem: The Gala presents an obvious target for security breach. Other agents wishing to infiltrate Stark Tower may also attempt to target the New Year’s Gala.

Plan of Attack: infiltrate by impersonation.  

Action items:
Study companies favored by Potts and Stark.
Identify likely double among staff.
Disable and impersonate on night of Gala.    
Good fitting tux a bonus.


:)

Notes:

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The first ball dropped over Times Square in 1907!

Here is a real victrola playing a 78. If you’ve never had the opportunity to hear a Victrola, watch this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b1-3x4Ca6I Harry Richman, 1929.
It’s mind boggling to realize that this high quality analog sound is being directly transmitted from the needle to what is essentially a big horn. There are no magnetic speakers, no amplifier, just the needle in the groove leading out to the horn (behind the screen in this floor model).

Here’s one being played on a modern turntable with a 78 setting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxgJKOBgzJI Earl Burnett, 1930.

There is also the Danford Sisters, 1930.

Fred Astaire is closely associated with this song, and recorded it in 1930, and again for the movie Blue Skies in 1946. Bucky might’ve liked the 1930 Astaire version because you can hear him tap dancing, but I think he’d have bought the Richman for his Ma. You can also find Richman’s 1930 movie version, with big dance numbers that Bucky would have adored as a kid.

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This is a kink list story that is rated General Audiences! :D

Class Fantasies is something I associate very strongly with New Year's Eve. I've always had this dream of going to a ritzy party in swanky clothes and drinking fabulous champagne (I don't even like champagne). So that's the dream I give Bucky and Steve, while Steve remains just as suspicious of rich people as his Socialist ma taught him to be. :D

For Class Fantasies, you might also like my earlier story, Call Me Baby, which has a certain amount of that well-dressed, very nice hotel, class fantasy aspect. :P

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