I am HYDRA. [This much he won't dispute. Just as he won't dispute that the Soldier isn't some grotesque monster they bred that took over the wheel during that time. He's always believed there was-- something inside. Something they had awoken in him, or something they were able to lower his inhibitions enough to let loose. He blinks a couple of times, watching her cradle his metal hand, idly wondering what that might feel like. It's taken him years of practice to learn exactly how gentle he needs to be using a limb that can't feel when he's gripping too hard or throwing wall-demolishing punches. But he'll never know touch the same way he does with his remaining hand.]
I don't feel unsafe. [Just so they're clear. He's as paranoid as she is, to be fair. But he doesn't think she'd say she's paranoid because she feels unsafe. And it doesn't seem like she feels unsafe being around him, which he appreciates. Although sometimes he wonders if they all take his sanity for granted. That's a little dangerous when he doesn't always trust himself.]
...not really familiar with slime. [And there was no way in hell he was going to run back to someone from Wakanda with his tail tucked between his legs in case he messed up the electronics onboard somehow. Which might not be the whole truth of the matter. Maybe he wanted to know someone was there, like he used to. But it is also true that slime wasn't invented until he was in HYDRA's possession, and the resurgence of it as An 'In' Thing didn't happen until recent years. She seems very capable of dealing with it.]
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I don't feel unsafe. [Just so they're clear. He's as paranoid as she is, to be fair. But he doesn't think she'd say she's paranoid because she feels unsafe. And it doesn't seem like she feels unsafe being around him, which he appreciates. Although sometimes he wonders if they all take his sanity for granted. That's a little dangerous when he doesn't always trust himself.]
...not really familiar with slime. [And there was no way in hell he was going to run back to someone from Wakanda with his tail tucked between his legs in case he messed up the electronics onboard somehow. Which might not be the whole truth of the matter. Maybe he wanted to know someone was there, like he used to. But it is also true that slime wasn't invented until he was in HYDRA's possession, and the resurgence of it as An 'In' Thing didn't happen until recent years. She seems very capable of dealing with it.]