[His only usable arm continues to hang limp at his side from the dream, from the reality he once faced, but when faced with Steve, with a fully awake Steve who sends something through the link, he wrenches the door open. The command settles somewhere between his instinct and his programming, though, and stops him mid-step. Ready to comply rings in his ears and he can't help the shudder of helplessness that ripples down his spine.]
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