HOWARD STARK OPEN POST.

[vibrantium]

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[vibrantium]

[This is not Howard Stark, this is howard stark hydra agent. This isn't Howard Stark who would have driven to the senate chair committee, who would have shut it down as he had tried to do. This was a man who was corrupted, who had corrupted ideals.

He leans over Barnes's body before patting him on the cheek]

Asset.

Can you hear me?

[deadandred]

[He stirs after a moment or two, giving Howard a fuzzy blink before nodding.]

[vibrantium]

[He folds his hands, leaning down at him.]

Who do you serve?

[deadandred]

SHIELD, sir. [For a moment it feels ...almost wrong to say that, but he pushes that back. He pushes a lot of things back. They're not relevant to his orders.]

[vibrantium]

...good enough.

[He stares at him.] And who am I?

[If this worked, he should say director of shield. but if it didn't...well no small loss. He wouldn't remember him taunting him at least]

[deadandred]

The director of SHIELD. [Which isn't a lie, really, just -- misplaced in time.]

[vibrantium]

Good.

[He puts a hand on Barnes's head] One of our agents has turned traitor. He threatens everything we're trying to do here. I need him eliminated.

[deadandred]

[The touch just gets a slightly confused look from him, but he nods.]

Time limit?

[vibrantium]

Today.

As soon as you can.

[deadandred]

[And there's a nod.] Target?

[vibrantium]

Captain America.

[There's no hesitancy in his tone]

[deadandred]

[There is certainly some in Bucky's movements, however, a faint look of doubt there.]

Yes, sir.