Most of the time, Dick's ability to sneak out undetected was so hard won that he had to disappear almost as soon as his training sessions with Bucky were finished so he didn't arouse any suspicion with Steve or the other Avengers (although, he'd gotten even better at stealth since his training started), balancing time between the training sessions and his actual secret vigilante sorties had to be carefully done. This afternoon, however, he'd had a stroke of luck - Steve was out of town on a diplomatic mission and everybody else had ended up with excuses to be away as well, leaving Dick free to do his own thing. Training was over with, but now he had a different plan, something he'd been waiting on an opportunity to do since the training began.
"So..." he started, casually enough, lingering back where he'd normally be bouncing out the door (or crawling out the door when Bucky had been particularly tough on him) "How is it you know Steve again?" he's hoping the first question will take his teacher off guard, get answered before Bucky has a chance to think about it, but even if it doesn't work out that way, Dick's feeling pretty determined. He's been training with the guy for months now, he's desperate for information.
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Most of the time, Dick's ability to sneak out undetected was so hard won that he had to disappear almost as soon as his training sessions with Bucky were finished so he didn't arouse any suspicion with Steve or the other Avengers (although, he'd gotten even better at stealth since his training started), balancing time between the training sessions and his actual secret vigilante sorties had to be carefully done. This afternoon, however, he'd had a stroke of luck - Steve was out of town on a diplomatic mission and everybody else had ended up with excuses to be away as well, leaving Dick free to do his own thing. Training was over with, but now he had a different plan, something he'd been waiting on an opportunity to do since the training began.
"So..." he started, casually enough, lingering back where he'd normally be bouncing out the door (or crawling out the door when Bucky had been particularly tough on him) "How is it you know Steve again?" he's hoping the first question will take his teacher off guard, get answered before Bucky has a chance to think about it, but even if it doesn't work out that way, Dick's feeling pretty determined. He's been training with the guy for months now, he's desperate for information.