[ It's gonna be great breaking that news, isn't it? That he's still a walking liability? Less of a ticking time bomb, more of a dormant land mine. Hopefully it won't be for long; there's another version of himself here working with a Tony Stark — one that he didn't orphan, thankfully. They can make some kind of machine, apparently, that'll help. Take them out. Worked for that universe, should work for him.
Maybe a little reckless that he's gonna try either way, but letting it lie isn't an option he's willing to consider.
He shakes his head.
That one screwed with him too, hard. His first day waking up here... and there'd been a goddamn war memorial going on at the same time, too. They paraded them through memorabilia for all the lives lost in battle while Bucky swam in the after-effects of drugs, while he touched a scar at the back of his head, while he followed orders without a choice.
It's like they specifically engineered the worst possible introduction he could've had.
Frankly, Steve's getting off a little easy. He won't bring that up. ]
It's temporary. It's not the mesh. It's something to do with the sedative they give you. Steve--
[ His lips press into a flat line for a second, because— well, the hits are gonna just keep coming. Might as well get them out of the way as they're relevant. Right now, in terms of metabolizing that sedative... ]
The stuff they gave me in Azzano, the stuff they based off yours, it's gone. I don't know how, but it's not there anymore. If it's gone for you, too, then that sedative's gonna last a few more hours.
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Maybe a little reckless that he's gonna try either way, but letting it lie isn't an option he's willing to consider.
He shakes his head.
That one screwed with him too, hard. His first day waking up here... and there'd been a goddamn war memorial going on at the same time, too. They paraded them through memorabilia for all the lives lost in battle while Bucky swam in the after-effects of drugs, while he touched a scar at the back of his head, while he followed orders without a choice.
It's like they specifically engineered the worst possible introduction he could've had.
Frankly, Steve's getting off a little easy. He won't bring that up. ]
It's temporary. It's not the mesh. It's something to do with the sedative they give you. Steve--
[ His lips press into a flat line for a second, because— well, the hits are gonna just keep coming. Might as well get them out of the way as they're relevant. Right now, in terms of metabolizing that sedative... ]
The stuff they gave me in Azzano, the stuff they based off yours, it's gone. I don't know how, but it's not there anymore. If it's gone for you, too, then that sedative's gonna last a few more hours.