he who hesitates is toast

The three men stand as they return to the room, and Shuri laughs and hops to her feet as well. “So polite,” she teases. T’Challa sighs. “Shuri.”

She wrinkles her nose at him and puts a gentle hand on Bucky’s arm. “Come back soon. I will have things for you to test,” she promises.

He nods and she bounces off to Nakia and Sharon. Ross moves closer to Bucky and asks under his breath, “Things to test?”

Bucky slants a look at him, but recognizes the signs of someone fascinated by the near-impossible tech rather than trying to poke him for intel. The corner of his mouth turns up in a wry smile. “Stuff like you wouldn’t believe. You know she was driving that car in Busan? From here. Holographic remote control.”

Ross stares at him, then breathes out a laugh. “God, what I wouldn’t give to try something like that myself.”