Don't worry, Steve. Barnes isn't a repeat offender either, though while technically this is his first time he's also two years into his five-year sentence. He's seen plenty of people come and go, and come back again if they're particularly unprepared for the world beyond the walls. He's seen countless first days from the eyes of an observer, and he has a certain set of expectations for the kinds of questions Steve's likely to ask.
At least he doesn't seem like a crier. Bucky fucking hates the criers.
He leads the way; his hands slip absently into his standard issue bottoms as he walks, leaving only the thumbs poking out of the fabric. He travels with a little hunch, a little dip at the top of his spine like he's used to a bowed head. Terrible posture, yeah, but you develop bad habits in a place like this.
He's given this tour a few times before, not to his roommates but to pathetic looking kids who seemed lost and twitchy. Sometimes all they need is a calm voice and a sense of familiarity with their surroundings, so typically the first place he starts is the hall by the cafeteria. He leads them past, but doesn't turn down it proper, just gestures vaguely.
"You eat in there, meals are at seven, eleven, and five. They close it off between, so there's no getting in unless you work the kitchens." Which he'd done for a grand total of two months before he realized what a fucking nuthouse it was. Everyone goes scrambling to you for something, and it's a political fucking game. "They ever try and get you to work in there, just know it's basically Westeros."
And he's missed two whole fucking seasons of Game of Thrones too, it's a tragedy. At least the whole thing'll air before he's out and he can binge watch it three years from now. He's getting it on god damn blue ray.
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At least he doesn't seem like a crier. Bucky fucking hates the criers.
He leads the way; his hands slip absently into his standard issue bottoms as he walks, leaving only the thumbs poking out of the fabric. He travels with a little hunch, a little dip at the top of his spine like he's used to a bowed head. Terrible posture, yeah, but you develop bad habits in a place like this.
He's given this tour a few times before, not to his roommates but to pathetic looking kids who seemed lost and twitchy. Sometimes all they need is a calm voice and a sense of familiarity with their surroundings, so typically the first place he starts is the hall by the cafeteria. He leads them past, but doesn't turn down it proper, just gestures vaguely.
"You eat in there, meals are at seven, eleven, and five. They close it off between, so there's no getting in unless you work the kitchens." Which he'd done for a grand total of two months before he realized what a fucking nuthouse it was. Everyone goes scrambling to you for something, and it's a political fucking game. "They ever try and get you to work in there, just know it's basically Westeros."
And he's missed two whole fucking seasons of Game of Thrones too, it's a tragedy. At least the whole thing'll air before he's out and he can binge watch it three years from now. He's getting it on god damn blue ray.