{"id":146730,"date":"2015-07-06T20:17:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T20:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/06\/imagine-steve-being-really-really-good-with\/"},"modified":"2015-07-06T20:17:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T20:17:07","slug":"imagine-steve-being-really-really-good-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/06\/imagine-steve-being-really-really-good-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine Steve being really, really good with social media. Memes? Nothing different than the few “Kilroy Was Here” drawings Steve did during WWII. Steve even photoshops some awkward fight photos of himself once he has a solid knowledge of pop culture. Twitter? Useful way to reach a lot of people \u2014 practically instantaneously \u2014 at once. Also, great way to share some terrible puns. Tumblr? Well, Steve had always wanted to draw comics…"},"content":{"rendered":"

moonlizards<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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geiszlerandgaila<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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imaginesteverogerss<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steve\u2019s introduction to social media started off as Tony\u2019s idea of a joke. \u00a0After he\u2019d been out of the ice for a few months, Steve was irritatingly well-adjusted, and Tony couldn\u2019t resist pushing a few buttons. \u00a0So, one day, Steve got a message on his S.H.I.E.L.D. email (\u201cEmail!? \u00a0You understand email?\u201d \u00a0\u201cOf course. \u00a0It\u2019s just like a telegram on a screen.\u201d) with a link to a site called tumblr. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The post he\u2019d been directed to is part of a blog apparently run by a history major looking for a place to scream about WWII. \u00a0Some of the post made reference to books and documentaries that he didn\u2019t know about, though he supposes they must be rather popular since she never goes into great detail. \u00a0However, from what he was able to parse, the author was insinuating that perhaps he and Bucky had been a bit more than childhood pals. \u00a0(The exact wording being: \u201cI\u2019ve seen the old reels, and let me tell you; that is not a smile you give your buddy. \u00a0Barnes and Rogers were the gal pals of the twentieth century, okay?\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He blushes and makes a mental note to get Stark back later, but\u2026his interest is piqued. \u00a0This girl has really done her work. \u00a0It\u2019s actually a little alarming how accurately a total stranger has pegged him, but in the same breath, it\u2019s sort of nice. \u00a0Even after the serum, nobody seemed all that interested in Steve Rogers. \u00a0Other than Bucky and Peggy, it was all about Captain America, and after his \u201cdeath\u201d he became a symbol, warped and tainted by the years until he didn\u2019t resemble himself anymore. \u00a0But as he scrolled down through more posts, it was clear that whoever was behind this blog knew who Steve Rogers was, or was at least making an effort to figure it out.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Two hours later, he had six tabs open and was buried deep in the Captain America tag, alternating between enraged and delighted as he read through the debates about everything from his political leanings to his mental health. \u00a0He desperately wanted to respond. \u00a0Both to set a few records straight and to thank the dedicated historians that looked at the man behind the shield.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cNatasha,\u201d he called across the common room.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cHmm?\u201d she looked up from her book and raised an eyebrow.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cCan you help me with something?\u201d \u00a0The look on her face as she strode over was one he\u2019d grown accustomed to since his de-icing. \u00a0It was the one that said \u201cBe nice to grandpa, he doesn\u2019t know any better.\u201d \u00a0Clearly, she was expecting to explain how to run a Google search or something equally self-explanatory, but instead, he asked: \u00a0\u201cHow do I reply to this?\u201d and pointed at one of the posts.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cOh. \u00a0Um\u2026for starters, open a new tab.\u201d \u00a0She walked him through the process and a few minutes later, steve-g-rogers was up and running. \u00a0Natasha helped him post a picture of himself waving hello into the webcam with a little bio beneath it, and explained how to tag it so that people would see. <\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It exploded overnight, hundreds and then thousands of followers accumulating as bloggers found out that it was the real Captain America debunking their research. \u00a0He stayed up into the early morning, correcting the most blatantly wrong posts and answering piles of questions, some about how he was getting by in the future and \u201cdude, you know tumblr?\u201d mixed in with some serious ones about what life was really like in the thirties and forties. \u00a0Finally, he reached out and messaged the blogger that had sparked his interest, confiding she had hit pretty close to the truth, and \u201cPlease don\u2019t publish this, I need to gather my wits a bit more before I\u2019m ready to put it out there, but yes. \u00a0There was more. \u00a0For me, at least, it was more. \u00a0And thank you. \u00a0Not many people seem to remember that I\u2019m a person before I\u2019m a symbol.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0From there, Steve\u2019s internet exploration took off. \u00a0As he branched out more on tumblr, he found himself taking up art again, posting pictures of cartoons he drew in staff meetings or sketches of the other Avengers. \u00a0Even a few of Bucky that he did from memory. \u00a0Eventually, there were so many that he made an instagram account, where he also started posting photos of the New York skyline as seen from Stark Tower. \u00a0The caption on the first one read: \u201cUgly building, beautiful view.\u201d \u00a0Once he feels caught up enough on political issues to weigh in, he sets up a twitter. \u00a0He completely forgoes the usual \u201cHello, this is my first tweet\u201d route and opens with: \u201c@GOP<\/b>: FDR\u2019s New Deal \u201chandouts\u201d saved half my neighborhood. \u00a0#Captain America<\/b> is not your conservative puppet.\u201d \u00a0The media goes nuts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

moonlizards<\/a>!!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

YES! All of it!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

moonlizards: geiszlerandgaila: imaginesteverogerss: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Steve\u2019s introduction to social media started off as Tony\u2019s idea of a joke. \u00a0After he\u2019d been out of the ice for a few months, Steve was irritatingly well-adjusted, and Tony couldn\u2019t resist pushing a few buttons. \u00a0So, one day, Steve got a message on his S.H.I.E.L.D. email (\u201cEmail!? \u00a0You understand … <\/p>\n

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