118. Adjustments

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Late November 2023

"Do we really have to go to another conference? It's the third on this week!" Bucky groaned as the team was gathered in different parts of the living room of Tony's recently renovated Malibu estate

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"Do we really have to go to another conference? It's the third on this week!" Bucky groaned as the team was gathered in different parts of the living room of Tony's recently renovated Malibu estate. At some point over the five years of what the world is calling 'the blip', Tony bought the available land surrounding his mansion and expanded. While he'd never actually say it out loud we all knew he just wanted everyone to have a place they could always call home. Be it Malibu, New York, London, or Louisiana (where the other Avengers living quarters were located). He want us all to have a safe place to land.

"It's a press conference dedicated to us, it'd be rude not to show up." Steve commented as several hired stylists and makeup artists rushed around trying to make us 'camera ready'.

"Right, but aren't they all? How many times do we half to answer the same awkward an invasive questions before the world let's us sleep?" I asked causing Yelena to laugh from where she was sitting at the bar.

"I like her! Come, Come take a shot with your Auntie Yelena." Yelana smiled holding up a bottle of Vodka and pointing at me.

"Oh hell yeah." I smiled moving from where I had just finished getting my hair done and walking over to her.

"You're gonna let her drink?" Sam asked looking at Nat and she shrugged watching Yelana pour a shot of the strong alcohol.

"Technically she's 22 so..." Nat muttered with a smirk as Yelena handed me the glass which I against the counter before immediately pouring the whole thing in my mouth with a sigh.

There was a pause an I looked around the room to see Bucky, Steve, Sam, Tony, and Pepper all looking at me in shock.

"Oh right...it burns. That was a disgusting. And this is definitely the first time I have ever drank alcohol." I said causing Yelena to laugh while shaking her head.

"You are not a very good liar." She muttered before taking a shot herself.

"What? A liar? Me?...Never!" I laughed walking over to the rack of red dresses where Wanda was standing with Shuri.

"Hey, how come Clint and Peter don't have to be here for this?" Pietro asked putting on a grey button up shirt.

"Yeah! It's totally unfair." Shuri agreed.

"Peter has school and Spider-Man's identity is a secret, also Clint went home to spend time with his kids." Pepper responded as a white dress was placed in my hands.

"I thought I was wearing my yellow dress today?" I asked confused. They'd been putting me in all white, frilly, puffy outfits for the last two months. It was getting ridiculous.

"Miss Romanoff, we have to make you appear as innocent to the public eye as possible. We want them to forgive you for the red room remember?" Liz the head of our PR team responded as I looked over at Tony. He was normally the one to convince Liz to loosen her reins a bit.

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