The last person(s) that bought him was the US Government, and he thinks he's well and truly beyond it now. Nothing good ever comes from carrying out your deeds behind the face of another person, and that may well be one of the reasons Bucky's in prison now -- not that his offense has anything at all to do with his military career. It's good that Steve finds it commendable, but he may be less optimistic about his cellmate after the first round of night terrors in the nebulous but inevitable future.
His little quip does earn him his first laugh, though. It's just a breathy little chuckle accompanied by a little shake of the head.
"So long as you're a fan of the classics," he agrees, shuffling them onward again at an amble. Normally he's a brisk tour guide, but Steve's probably the easiest initiate he's ever given this thing to and he finds he's not already eager to push the guy onto someone more empathetic than himself for the post-tour therapy bonding session most newbies seem to want to have with a regular. Hard to find good company in here, so he'll take what few minutes he can get until he and Steve wind up hating each other over something like his last two roommates. "Slaughterhouse Five's usually in stock, turns out people who give a shit about Vonnegut don't typically wind up in jail."
Which is, obviously, a fallacy considering he's in here along with dozens of other reasonably intelligent people with unfortunate judgement or luck or circumstance. If you can't make jokes about the population you're a part of, though, you're in for a long stint.
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His little quip does earn him his first laugh, though. It's just a breathy little chuckle accompanied by a little shake of the head.
"So long as you're a fan of the classics," he agrees, shuffling them onward again at an amble. Normally he's a brisk tour guide, but Steve's probably the easiest initiate he's ever given this thing to and he finds he's not already eager to push the guy onto someone more empathetic than himself for the post-tour therapy bonding session most newbies seem to want to have with a regular. Hard to find good company in here, so he'll take what few minutes he can get until he and Steve wind up hating each other over something like his last two roommates. "Slaughterhouse Five's usually in stock, turns out people who give a shit about Vonnegut don't typically wind up in jail."
Which is, obviously, a fallacy considering he's in here along with dozens of other reasonably intelligent people with unfortunate judgement or luck or circumstance. If you can't make jokes about the population you're a part of, though, you're in for a long stint.