[He stops and is silent for a moment before he looks back at Sam. He doesn't hold eye contact for long, but he searches the man's face before dropping his gaze and looking around the area.]
Always have to adapt to something.
[Every time he woke up was something different, different faces, more advanced weapons, different cities. And then he was out, with a head full of conditioning and a world he'd never had to fully navigate before.
Adaptation. It was a mission requirement. And now it's the only thing holding him together.
...that and Steve.
Not to mention everything going on in his head is more complicated and difficult than whatever he has to deal with in the rest of the world.]
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Always have to adapt to something.
[Every time he woke up was something different, different faces, more advanced weapons, different cities. And then he was out, with a head full of conditioning and a world he'd never had to fully navigate before.
Adaptation. It was a mission requirement. And now it's the only thing holding him together.
...that and Steve.
Not to mention everything going on in his head is more complicated and difficult than whatever he has to deal with in the rest of the world.]