[ So far so good. The first bit seems to go okay, and Sam - Sam waits. The programming's used to him attacking, and it chafes at him not to fight, but he knows he has to play it smart.
He stays in Bucky's mind, buried deep where the tendrils of their brood bond have taken root, hiding in the foundation. Quiet, nonthreatening, because he has to focus.
It's when he feels that reluctant inevitably, when the programming hums with termination that everything screeches to a halt. That Sam can't hold back his emotion, can't contain the kneejerk no. ]
Termination is not an option, termination is never - [ It's not never. It's an option Sam promised he'd take himself, but only in extreme circumstances, and it's not an option he can ever let the programming write in. ]
You're essential in this mission. If you lose sight of the objective, find me so I can remind you of it. No decisions about termination can be made alone.
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He stays in Bucky's mind, buried deep where the tendrils of their brood bond have taken root, hiding in the foundation. Quiet, nonthreatening, because he has to focus.
It's when he feels that reluctant inevitably, when the programming hums with termination that everything screeches to a halt. That Sam can't hold back his emotion, can't contain the kneejerk no. ]
Termination is not an option, termination is never - [ It's not never. It's an option Sam promised he'd take himself, but only in extreme circumstances, and it's not an option he can ever let the programming write in. ]
You're essential in this mission. If you lose sight of the objective, find me so I can remind you of it. No decisions about termination can be made alone.