[ Despite being missing - and being worried about - Katie and Shiro and the others still down on the planet, Sam knows they made the right choice coming back to the Station, and he doesn't regret it at all. It's a relief not to have to be undercover, not to have to worry about being a spy and keeping people in line or any of that. To just be able to breathe, focus on himself and Bucky and those who came back with them.
And it takes a while for the poison to completely work itself out of Bucky's system, which means Sam's even more glad they're back in the relative safety of the Station. At least then they can actually - more or less - seclude themselves, and Sam can be as much up in their shared mental space as Bucky will let him.
Maybe it'd be better to try saying the words when Bucky's not at full strength, just in case, but that's not a risk Sam's willing to take. They can handle anything the programming throws at them without doing it while Bucky's still recovering as far as Sam's concerned.
But Sam doesn't want to wait too long and risk something else happening, so it's not too long before Sam brings it up. Or, well, technically the idea that they should jump on it while they're alone and relatively deep within the Station comes to mind, but seeing as he isn't bothering to try to keep any walls up, it's the same thing. ]
day 002ish
And it takes a while for the poison to completely work itself out of Bucky's system, which means Sam's even more glad they're back in the relative safety of the Station. At least then they can actually - more or less - seclude themselves, and Sam can be as much up in their shared mental space as Bucky will let him.
Maybe it'd be better to try saying the words when Bucky's not at full strength, just in case, but that's not a risk Sam's willing to take. They can handle anything the programming throws at them without doing it while Bucky's still recovering as far as Sam's concerned.
But Sam doesn't want to wait too long and risk something else happening, so it's not too long before Sam brings it up. Or, well, technically the idea that they should jump on it while they're alone and relatively deep within the Station comes to mind, but seeing as he isn't bothering to try to keep any walls up, it's the same thing. ]
( Still on board? )