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[He looks slightly nervous. He still... doesn't do this talking thing well, and he doesn't really see the point of introducing himself to everyone. Making himself known to the entire network... showing his face on a recorded device... he's not supposed to, and it's just a bad idea for an assassin but...

But Steve said he should, so... well. He is.]

...hello.

[He swallows, his gaze flickering off to the side, where, unseen to the camera, Steve is nodding and giving him a thumbs up.]

I'm... Bucky.

[He hesitates when he says it, because... it's the first time he's said it. That he can remember.]

I was told I've been here before, but I don't remember.

[He frowns.]

So I'm sorry. If you knew me before. I don't remember you.

[He glances over to the side again, shifts, shakes his head. He's done, he doesn't want to do this anymore.]

That's it.

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[Whatever he feels like doing.

The gift of choice is overwhelming. He's not sure if he likes it. He scratches his head and bites his lip and shrugs.]

Something.

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[Something. Steve blinks at that, but he refuses to be discouraged.]

Tell you what, we'll make a list. That helped me.

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[He tilts his head.]

You made a list? Of what?

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[He gives a little laugh at that.]

Everything? Things that happened during the seventy years I was at the bottom of the ocean. Things people thought I should know. Food, movies, music...

[Steve sighs.]

It's hard to believe how much the world changed.

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[When Steve laughs his eyes are fixed on it, his smile, his eyes, the way his shoulders move.

He was never aware of the world changing. Every time he woke up it was different, but he adapted, because they needed him to adapt, they needed him to complete his missions.

Not to mention he got wiped so many times it all blurs together anyway.]

Yeah.

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[Steve looks back at him, his smile softening.]

I guess that's one good thing about this world. A lot of us feel the same way when we first come here.

[It's not home, but once again Steve feels like it could be.]

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[Except even then most of them don't have to deal with the amnesia part. He sighs.]

So what's going on my list?

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So far we have cooking, racing. Dancing.

[He looks at Bucky at that last one.]

You were always a hell of a dancer. The girls loved it.

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[He shifts his gaze at that, looking down at his hand.]

Might have to relearn.

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I can help with that.

[Steve frowns. Did that sound weird?]

What I mean is that I learned here. I can probably get one of my teachers to help out.

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[He looks back at Steve sharply at that, not because it sounded weird, but because he remembers something.]

You find the right partner?

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[Steve blinks at that, keeping his expression carefully neutral.]

I don't know. I danced a little, had some fun. I didn't break anyone's toes.

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Well there's an accomplishment.

[He doesn't even know where the words are coming from. He looks down at his hand again.]