[ Nothing more to do here, and he can't figure Bucky out for the life of him, so back to the station, to head to Bearings it is.

Once he's out on the street again with Steve, he tilts a look down to him, at his thanks. He feels like he'd only made it worse, and he can feel that weight of sorrow in steve as they go. ] Just because I struck out doesn't mean he won't come around with you, Steve.

[ if there's anyone he'll open up to, Sam's figuring it'll be steve. ] What he's going through right now isn't easy, but it's also not your fault, okay? You can't help what you didn't know about, and he can't help what he can't control.

Can't yet, at least. [ if a cylon mind can override programming, a human one can too. ]