a new melody / ascendants visit + bucky needed

[STEVE]

[align=center][div style="max-width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 1.4;letter-spacing:.1px"]This was the guy who'd stepped in for Bucky, wasn't he? From what he'd heard, it looked like he was the one in charge over in The Ascendants now, which wasn't all that surprising to Steve. He was prepared to trust his judgment- anyone willing to help a stranger couldn't be anyone too malicious or war-mongering, not unless Clarence somehow planned it all to put himself in good graces for some higher, nefarious scheme none of them could have seen coming. Steve doubted that. It was good to see someone willing to risk it for the little guys up at the helm- not that Bucky was much of a little guy, but with Stryker, he'd looked like it. In many ways. At the end of the day, Steve was grateful it hadn't just been him there to get Bucky away, so he did feel like he owed Clarence something for that.

Trust was the least he could do.

"You're welcome here anytime. Buck'll be here soon." The small feline gave him a firm nod and a small smile, glancing at who accompanied him, but the canine hadn't said anything. "I'm Steve, in case you don't remember."