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[recruited]

[all_thecavalry]

[After Manhattan, Captain America was the guy everyone wanted to talk to. Surviving seventy years under the ice, coming back to save the day, being a goddamn American symbol, meant that people were beating down the doors of SHIELD to try and get his attention.

Lois could have used her own hero connections, gotten herself a lot closer to the story, but in the end she decided to take her own approach.

Stalking.

It wasn't often that she managed to catch him without a work detail, or not working some kind of super mission, but when she could catch him in a cafe or at a bar, she was upfront, honest, and kept things off the record when requested. Soon less and less of what they talked about was on the record, Lois's military experience giving her a bit of a unique perspective most other reporters didn't have.

Soon it was more like they were hanging out. Steve was a gentlemen in her general direction, and she enjoyed flabbergasting him with pop culture references. They were friends. Lois liked him a lot, despite the obvious Boy Scout, written in big letters against his forehead.

Maybe her type was changing. Wouldn't that be news for the General.

This particular outing involved Lois inviting Steve out to a monster truck rally. Because being a part of the world meant enjoying a bit of truck-on-truck action with terrible beer and hot dogs that probably were going to kill her one day. She links her arm in his as they make their way out, flashing him a grin.]

So? What'd you think?

[recruited]

[ She's not like any of the women Steve's encountered. She's not like Natasha and she's nothing like Peggy. He figures that's probably a good thing though. Lois is something else entirely. Something that Steve has a hard time working out sometimes. She makes his head spin just a little bit. Enough that he's stuck trying to catch up on the pop culture references she does. She knows about as many as Tony. He probably should start asking Tony for help with this stuff.

It's the first time Steve has ever been stalked. He's been pursued by women when he was doing USO tours, but this is new. This isn't about romance though. Not at first. She wants a story. The reporters flocked to his USO tours. All wanting information on how it happened. They wanted to know the real Steve Rogers. Got old real fast. These days SHIELD tries to keep a tight lid on things they can't control. That means the press. They try to limit it, but they can't be everywhere all the time.

When it starts to drift away from shop talk and more into personal time is when Steve starts to get nervous. He can talk to reporters. It's women he has trouble with. Being a guy a woman is interested in still is kinda new ground for Steve to cover. He tends to clam up and let them do all the talking. Lucky for him she's pretty good at talking. So much so that Steve starts to think that maybe this is something more. He kinda enjoys being around her more than he should. ]

Honestly? It sure was something.

[ He's not sure how to describe monster trucks. It was just how it was described. With that being said he's not sure if he's a huge fan of it. He gets his fill of destruction out in the field. He's not sure how entertaining crashing trucks really is. ]

I loved it.

[ Steve smiles. It means something to her. Obviously it's a big deal to Lois so it's going to be a big deal to Steve. Even if he didn't quite understand the appeal. He'll just have to fake it until he can find the point. ]

[all_thecavalry]

[It's probably the noise as they're leaving but her bullshit detector doesn't manage to pick up on that one. It's probably for the best, she might have torn into him a bit for the reasons why, but for right now she's choosing just to bask in the obvious destruction.]

It's great for stress relief. Instead of punching my boss's lights out, I can just pretend that she's one of the little tiny cars that After Shock is smashing into tiny pieces.

[Never mind that she ... tends to wind up punching Tess in the face anyway, but that at least isn't over petty work stuff.]