It was exhausting trying to keep up the act of being more like the old Bucky, and he slipped up sometimes without thinking about it. He would just have to keep a closer eye on what he said and did. He did want to know some things that he couldn't possibly find out on his own, though, so it meant sometimes he had to make the sacrifice and ask.

At Steve's reply, he raised his eyebrows and made a show of looking around for a moment.

"Chromia's here." So there was a girl. Technically.