The only people Bucky has interacted with are the people affiliated with the Avengers, or SHIELD, HYDRA, various handlers, maybe the occasional talking raccoon or sentient tree. The only one who's seen Bucky 80 years ago in a dance hall or at a party surrounded by laughing girls is Steve. And even then, Bucky is not that guy anymore.
"You mean I'm rarely vocal about anything," Bucky remarks, glancing over before letting his gaze slide back to the screen. Oeznik might beg to differ on those particularly 'sleepless nights' but he also knows that Bucky can fall into an unsettling, prolonged silence that is typical of anyone who's spent too much time alone even if he hasn't bore witness to those weeklong stints of wordless self-neglect in isolation. For as annoying as there is to have the village idiot hovering in the kitchen like a persistent fly, Oeznik would rather Bucky be there and show some interest in food than not coming out of a locked room for days and trying to gently talk to him through the door.
A part of Bucky doesn't know what he wants, and that'll likely remain the case for a while. But a part of him is also afraid that once he's made up his mind and said what he wants out loud, it'll get taken away from him. Nobody feels dejected or gets disappointed if he doesn't say anything.
"You also very rarely need the reassurance." Zemo's usually confident about everything - about himself. Bucky's not saying that this wouldn't throw him for a loop - it would mess with anyone - but he figures if he can help Zemo take things in his stride then this is the least he can do. But if Zemo thinks he's acting a little weird then he supposes he can just stop and fall back into his normal kind of distantly quiet, perpetually irritated, glaring and scowling demeanour. Sad as it is to admit, it is a comfortable and natural state of being for him.
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"You mean I'm rarely vocal about anything," Bucky remarks, glancing over before letting his gaze slide back to the screen. Oeznik might beg to differ on those particularly 'sleepless nights' but he also knows that Bucky can fall into an unsettling, prolonged silence that is typical of anyone who's spent too much time alone even if he hasn't bore witness to those weeklong stints of wordless self-neglect in isolation. For as annoying as there is to have the village idiot hovering in the kitchen like a persistent fly, Oeznik would rather Bucky be there and show some interest in food than not coming out of a locked room for days and trying to gently talk to him through the door.
A part of Bucky doesn't know what he wants, and that'll likely remain the case for a while. But a part of him is also afraid that once he's made up his mind and said what he wants out loud, it'll get taken away from him. Nobody feels dejected or gets disappointed if he doesn't say anything.
"You also very rarely need the reassurance." Zemo's usually confident about everything - about himself. Bucky's not saying that this wouldn't throw him for a loop - it would mess with anyone - but he figures if he can help Zemo take things in his stride then this is the least he can do. But if Zemo thinks he's acting a little weird then he supposes he can just stop and fall back into his normal kind of distantly quiet, perpetually irritated, glaring and scowling demeanour. Sad as it is to admit, it is a comfortable and natural state of being for him.