Steve smiled a little at the hint of amusement in Bucky’s tone. There wasn’t much in the way of emotion coming from his former best friend, so that was definitely a step in the right direction.

“Even back when the war broke out, I don’t know how many times I tried to enlist, but no matter how often they rejected me I just kept trying.” He had even tried making up different people to enlist as, going to different towns, but while he could lie about who he was and where he was from his body never lied. The medical had always caught him out.