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womanofvalue ([personal profile] womanofvalue) wrote in [community profile] sixthiterationlogs2017-07-12 05:03 pm

past the canyon, to the lake

WHO: Peggy Carter
WHERE: The Lake - B Side
WHEN: July 13 - 16
OPEN TO: Wanda Maximoff
WARNINGS: n/a


In all honesty, the minute that the team had come back and reported the lake, it had been a miracle that Peggy had remained as long as she had. She did see the point of waiting for someone to go with, which was why she'd been pleased that Wanda had also volunteered. She trusted the other woman and knew that if Steve thought her capable of serving on a team together, then Peggy would be safe with her at her side. That didn't mean she was going to skimp on her weapons, bringing everything she had with her.

They might not have encountered anything when they went, but Peggy has seen far more than enough to know that this place was not to be trusted.

The trek itself had only been a few miles, but Peggy found herself relishing the ability to do something. Each ache, each bead of sweat, it's all earned, but it's a glorifying feeling because it's better than nothing. "What do you think?" she asks, when the lake starts to come into view. It's a sparkling and glorious sight, even if only because the canyon has finally yielded something. She wants to jump into the water, but she has to prioritize the exploration, she knows.

"Left or right?" she asks, turning to Wanda and allowing the other woman to make the choice.
scepterschild: - (Hope.)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-14 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda didn't have any weapons. She borrowed a knife but it was assumed that she'd return it when her and Peggy returned from the lake. Other than that she packed water and food and any item that Clint had told Wanda to take with her. His worry was nice but also very annoying.

She was dressed in green cargo paints and a white tank top with her backpack looped snugly on her shoulders. Her hair was up and she'd brought an extra hair tie in case Peggy wanted one too.

The trek to the lake wasn't so bad but she was happy to see the lake at a closer angle. Like Peggy, she really wanted to jump in the water. "It's beautiful." Wanda heard herself speaking before she had registered the words. She shook her head briefly before peering down either side of the shore. "I don't see it's end." At least not yet.

"Left." She supplied before heading to the left.

"This is salt water?" She asked, walking close to the shore and peering into the calmly rolling waves.
scepterschild: - (Touching Lips.)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-17 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Lake's were usually fresh water while ocean's had salt water. Wanda knew no other was to tell the difference between the two which was why she had asked. She never expected Peggy to taste the water.

In hindsight, it was the logical thing to do.

Wanda paused and watched her, her eyebrows furrowing softly with the results. "All lakes run to the ocean." It didn't happen the other way around. Which meant that there had to be a spring somewhere near their village that this village didn't have. Wanda didn't know enough about geography and landmasses to give Peggy much more than that.

"There might be more of these places and we're just on the edge..." Her voice trailed off. Wanda wasn't so sure about that.
scepterschild: - (Nervous)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-18 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maybe there is a reason." Wanda offered as she walked up next to Peggy’s side. "Something that stopped those who lived here from building a dock or boat." There were saltwater fish, Wanda knew that much, but perhaps this lake held something else, something worse than the option of standing on land.

"We should be careful." Which was her way of saying that maybe building a small boat and sailing across was a bad idea.

Her head turned and she continued further down the slim beach. "Let’s keep going." They had a ways to go and Wanda didn’t want to make Clint worry for longer than she had too. He’s been more tense since Sam’s disappearance. The thought made her look over at Peggy before directing her eyes on the path in front of them. "Sam’s gone." She didn’t know if Peggy knew yet. "I saw Steve here too." Though she hadn’t seen him since. It felt awkward though Wanda couldn’t place why. Maybe she was afraid that he’d leave too. When he saw her he looked relieved and she didn’t know why.
scepterschild: - (What Am I?)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-22 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Wanda’s eyes watched Peggy as she rose from the water’s edge. She wouldn’t say that they were close in a traditional sense of the word but they shared the same world and Wanda took comfort in that fact. She worried about Peggy. There were times that Wanda wondered what Peggy thought of her but she was always quick to abandon the train of thought.

"I’m sorry." She replied in a soft voice, as they made their way down the shore. "Are you alright?"

She knew that Peggy and Steve had been close. She wasn’t supposed to know but she’d seen inside most of the Avengers heads and had watched as Steve left the compound to visit her in the hospital. He’d always looked so somber when he returned.

Now Steve was here and he was from some time into Wanda’s future. She wasn’t sure what to think but it didn’t feel like she had her friend here.
scepterschild: - (Turning Away)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-24 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda could understand where Peggy was coming from. She knew Steve's tendencies, how he thoughtlessly always put what he saw as the greater good first. It was an endearing trait but also frustrating. Wanda could only image what Steve had put Peggy through.

She didn't mind being used as a sounding board, it helped her organize her own thoughts while also helping Peggy.

She nodded her head absently and for a few seconds was silent. "That's what I thought too." Wanda didn't want to get close to Steve if he was just going to leave but then she remember her brother, her not!brother, and a sharp pain struck through her chest. It was different for Peggy when it came to Steve. Steve might have saved Wanda, giving her a place where she could do some good but Peggy loved him.

"My brother was here." She spoke softly as they continued down the beach. "Not the brother I knew but one from somewhere else. In my time he's dead." She tried to keep her inflection even but it was impossible. "Now that he's gone... I wish I could have spent time with him... even if the moments were short."

It hurt that he was gone, she would have at least like some memories of him while he'd been here.

Wanda's head turned towards Peggy. "Loss hurts, it makes us scared, but I think you're stronger than that. We both are."
scepterschild: - (Okay)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-25 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda could understand her uncertainty. Steve was dense and when it came to personal relationships he wasn't quick to make his feelings known. Wanda hadn't seen his face after going to Peggy's funeral but she had seen him before he left. It'd been a crushing look and as much as she loved Steve, like any other adopted extension of her family, she couldn't bare to see him like that.

As they walked Wanda chewed on her lower lip. The sandy beach suddenly felt endless and she wondered if it had an end. Knowing this place, it would end at a cliff, with no means to continue forward.

"Have you thought to ask him? Steve is-" She paused, knowing that coming out and asking him would be a tremendous task. "Steve is dense but I know he loves you. You inspire him." He'd always been putting his feelings on hold, that was until recently. Wanda thought that losing Peggy was a wake-up call for Steve. It had pushed him to start thinking about himself as well as the greater good. That was why he was so fixed on saving Bucky after he'd failed Peggy.

"I don't see his feelings changing." Wanda spoke in a soft voice but she was confident. She'd lived with Steve and trained with him for the past few years. She liked to think that she knew him, even if it was only a little bit.
scepterschild: - (Uncomfortable.)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-07-26 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda rolled her shoulders in a shrug. "Ive told you some about the Accords." She remembered because it had been when Wanda lost her powers. She’d felt so lost and somehow, talking to Peggy made her feel like she could find herself again. "You had just passed away." Wanda paused, looking over at Peggy to make sure that she was okay hearing this. "I saw what that did to him. You were never in his past. I think he felt like he failed you."

She paused again and shook her head. "But I don’t know." She wasn’t Steve and she had no idea what he was thinking. She assumed that the reason he worked so hard to help Bucky was because he was the last thread that Steve had of his past. If Wanda and her brother had been in that situation, she probably would have done the same thing.

"All I know is what it’s like not to have answers." If she was being honest, she hated it. She’d rather know then constantly question what was around her. This was up to Peggy and Wanda suddenly felt awful for bringing it up. It wasn’t her place to say one way or another. It was between Peggy and Steve. Wanda just wanted her friends to be happy.
scepterschild: - (Turning Away)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-01 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Wanda wouldn't push the conversation, so when it changed she followed the flow and focused on her own answer. She couldn't offer Peggy very much when it came to her love life because she didn't have one. There had been people in the past but it'd been before the Avengers.

"Being with the Avengers doesn't give you time to get close to people." Light green eyes glanced over at Peggy. "The only people I know are those at the compound and…" Her lips curled before pressing her tongue to the inside of her cheek. "Most people see me as a weapon. Nothing more." Vision had once told her that he wanted the world to see her as he did. It was a sweet thought but Wanda didn't think much of it since the man didn't understand the concept of doors.

"I don't think I'll fall in love." Wanda didn't think she deserved to be in love but she had a feeling that Peggy would argue with her, so she kept the thought to herself.
scepterschild: - (Serious)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-02 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
A light smile teased the edges of Wanda's lips at Peggy's quip. She wondered what Clint would say if she had ever mentioned a boy? Given how much he liked to father her he'd probably have a lot of things to say.

"I don't know what the future holds." It was nice to hear Peggy rise to her defense. She didn't know if the woman would have agreed knowing the full extent of Wanda's abilities but Wanda liked to believe that Peggy would have stood by her the way Steve and Clint had. She counted herself lucky to have friends in her life who were stubbornly there for her.

Wanda didn't think she'd fall in love and she didn't think she deserved it but she wasn't opposed to the idea either.

Her gaze followed down the beach while a frown pulled at her lips. "Do you think it'll have an end?" She asked, suddenly unsure if the path will end at another cliff.
scepterschild: - (Looking down)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-03 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Wanda turned and looked behind them. She spotted their footprints in the sand but other than that it was the same sight in both directions. It wasn't an encouraging thought and Wanda felt the same sort of uneasiness that Peggy did.

"We should make sure..." She pressed her tongue to the inside of her cheek, suddenly unsure. "Let's make camp and go a little further tomorrow." Her chin tilted up towards the skin line as thoughts tumbled and sorted inside her head. Would the people who brought them here really let the go so easily.

"I wonder why there aren't people here..." The town they had walked through to get to the beach had been completely empty.
scepterschild: - (Thinking About Depressing shit)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-04 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda stepped away from the shore, searching for a decent expanse of land where they could see the water as well as anything that might creep up around them. With the location of their camp selected she shrugged off her backpack and pulled out a few pieces of cured meat, passing a portion over to Peggy in case she could use the snack. Out in the open wasn't an ideal place to sleep but Wanda was used to sleeping on the ground and it would be interesting to see the water come night fall.

"Whoever brought us here must need us." It made her wonder what happened to their prior test subjects. Perhaps they were all killed when whatever experiment they were conducting went south. It was a chilling prospect to think of.

Wanda hated the idea that they were test dummies of some sort.

"How many arrived with you?" She knew that Peggy had been one of the first in the village, along with Sam, but she didn't know all of the details. Only what Sam had written in his journals.
scepterschild: - (Confused)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-08 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
Wanda didn't have any answers for Peggy but the question continued to rattle around in her head. She gnawed discretely on the inside of her cheek before ripping off a small piece of cured meat and popping it into her mouth.

"I don't know." She finally said with a thoughtful gaze turned towards Peggy. "There must be a reason why they left. I think they’ll departure wasn’t by choice but I can’t prove it." It was just the feeling that she got whenever she thought about it. When would their observers let perfectly good test subjects go, unless there was something about them that was no longer useful or their disappearances served its own purpose.

It was a very uncomfortable thought.

"I'll start a fire." She pushed herself to her feet, leaving the bag of food in case Peggy wanted any and then set off to find small twigs and branches to use as fuel.
scepterschild: - (Looking down)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-09 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda stayed within sight while collecting firewood. She didn't trust this area yet and she wasn't going to do something foolish after Clint gave her specific instructions to be safe.

She didn't reply to Peggy until she was closer, dropping her small collections of sticks, twigs and leaves to the ground to begin building a fire. Luckily she had borrowed some flint from the inn for this trek. "You lent me an ear when I needed it." She spoke softly, her accent thicker than usual. "I want to do the same." It's what friends did or so Wanda had been told countless times in the past.

Wanda had no plans of vanishing. She didn't want to leave Clint or Peggy but she also knew that she might not be able to control it and so it was never something she'd promise.
scepterschild: - (Imma drink my fucking coffee)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-15 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Wanda would gladly listen to other people's problems. Even if it was something that Peggy might deem trivial. It was easier than facing the larger problems or her own problems.

A bright glow covered one of the twigs that Wanda had collected. A smile tugged at the corner of Wanda's mouth as she blew across the lit ember. Fire flared and danced to life, slowly growing as it ate at the wood around it. With the fire lit, Wanda sat back and began to pull off bits of dried meat.

She didn't have to guess to know who Peggy was talking about. "There are many." Wanda felt her smile grow. "This was before me but, Steve and the other Avengers saved New York from aliens. Not sure if you heard about it. It brought the source of my abilities to earth." That wasn't exact true but Wanda hadn't been there and she only knew what the scientists at Hydra knew.
scepterschild: - (I see.)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-15 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda needed Hydra to exist in her time. It was a horrible think to realize but Hydra had made her into who she was and had given her the ability to join the Avengers. Without Hydra her and her brother might have found another way to avenge their parents death but she doubted that it would have ended the same way.

Thinking about it was unsettling, so she focused on answering Peggy’s question. Wanda didn’t think Peggy knowing would change anything.

"I don’t know much about it. I wasn’t part of the Avengers when Shield turned on Steve. I know that it happened close to when Shield was formed but that’s it." She paused, chewing at her lower lip. "It isn’t so hard to persuade or mislead people." Which she knew from experience.
scepterschild: - (What Am I?)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-18 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
"It isn’t just hate." Wanda’s eyes fixed on the fire as she spoke. "It’s fear and greed." There are so many things that make up the human mind, that fuel each person’s decisions. It’s rarely something as simple as hate. "Revenge, pain. They can all cause people to hate but it isn’t ever something simple." Very few situations were white and black, despite how much Steve seemed to think otherwise.

She snapped a twig between her hands and tossed it into the low burning fire.

"I did and I didn’t." Wanda rolled her shoulders in a shrug. "My brother and I lost our parents when we were very young. Ever since then we’d been fighting, wanting revenge on the man who killed our parents. Hydra gave us a way to do it. We didn’t know what it would entail but we didn’t care so we didn’t look closely at it. Of those who were used as subjects, my brother and I were the only ones to live through it."

Wanda never wanted to hurt innocent people.
scepterschild: - (What will I find?)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-21 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda shook her head. "The man who killed my parents was Stark." She felt like it said enough but she elaborated anyway. "It was one of his missiles that hit our apartment but it didn't go off. Not right away. We waited, staring at that name, wondering when Tony Stark was going to kill us." There was significantly less anger and hate in Wanda's voice compared to the first time she told this story.

"After Ultron, I formally joined the Avengers. Stark gave me a room at headquarters, food; he paid for me to take online classes." At Steve's request, "I never knew why he accepted me. I thought it was something Steve had said."

Then she'd been placed under house arrest. It was odd being treated like an adult and child at the same time.
scepterschild: - (Imma drink my fucking coffee)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-24 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
A grim smile touched Wanda's lips. "They are good but..." She had seen into Tony's head, watched as his fear tore him apart. "Tony tries to fix his emotions using logic. Emotions aren't something to be fixed, they're just something to feel and accept. Tony cannot do this." She believed in him to a degree but Wanda knew that his fear was still there and the more guilt and pressure he put on his shoulders... the more likely Tony Stark was going to do something stupid...again.

"I don't know." She lived with Steve and Vision but she didn't know either of them very well. Everyone was quiet when it came to their pasts, Wanda included. They knew enough and shared the space together but she never had long talks with Steve about feelings. Unless he was attempting to cheer her up, which rarely went well.

"You knew Stark's father? Who was he?" Wanda can't help but wonder what kind of man he was.
scepterschild: - (Thinking About Depressing shit)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-27 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda knew that Steve would always be himself. He would always follow his own path, wherever that path happened to take him. It was frustrating most of the time but Wanda wasn't the sort of person to complain about it.

"I will." She spoke softly, looking into the fire. "I'd like to know Howard." If only to understand his son a little bit more.

Wanda looked up at the sky and then over at Peggy. "Do you want to sleep first?" She figured they take watches, after all, this wasn't a place that either of them was familiar with.
scepterschild: - (Sleeping.)

[personal profile] scepterschild 2017-08-27 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Wanda nodded her head before stretching out on the ground. She was exhausted though she wasn't sure if she could sleep. While they were here she would at least try.

"Wake me when you grow tired." With that Wanda closed her eyes.

[ooc: handwave from here?]