"What would you like to be called? I'm not calling you 'The Asset.'" Dr. Goss winked at Steve then watched the Soldier sit on the bed, obviously thinking.
"I don't want a name."
"Do you want me to make it an order?"
The Soldier's face pinched and he said, "In the beginning. When they were..." He hesitated, obviously reluctant. The memories he was dragging up now he shouldn't have had, they should have been long erased. "I was called Yasha... I suppose you would say James." He glanced up then back down, shoulders coming forward as he hunched protectively. His breathing was shallow, like he was anticipating pain but wasn't able to keep himself from reacting. He had no identity, no name.
The only thing that was making him talk was the threat of being shocked.
Dr. Goss removed her finger from the intercom, then stood. "We're going to leave him alone for a while," she said, in nearly a whisper so the Soldier wouldn't be able to tell they were talking. She stepped away, out of the observation room, beckoning for Steve to follow. "We want to tie the Soldier personality - Yasha, I suppose - to Bucky's. If we can get him identifying as a person, and as a part of Bucky, then he may just go willingly. Trying to merge the two personalities, though..."
She hesitated. "It's possible that the stress of all those memories and knowing what he's done, could lead Bucky to a psychotic break, after we turn Yasha and Bucky into one person, with one personality. If we leave it like this, though, Yasha will likely become more and more dominant and Bucky may never resurface. You would lose your friend forever."
Dr. Goss looked back into the room, at the Soldier who had relaxed just a fraction and was staring at his hand in his lap, inspecting every inch of skin like he was seeing it for the first time. "You may be able to forge a relationship with Yasha, but it would be... Well. You know him better than I do. It's possible, with time, he would become less aggressive, but I don't think he would ever be safe enough to leave the cell."
"It's up to you. Do you think Bucky would rather live with memories of so much death, or the oblivion of losing himself? It's not an easy choice, you should take some time to think about it, I think." She smiled and touched Steve's arm then stepped back. "We just can't let Yasha know about our plan."
Sam crossed to Steve, not sure if Steve wanted his support or not.
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"I don't want a name."
"Do you want me to make it an order?"
The Soldier's face pinched and he said, "In the beginning. When they were..." He hesitated, obviously reluctant. The memories he was dragging up now he shouldn't have had, they should have been long erased. "I was called Yasha... I suppose you would say James." He glanced up then back down, shoulders coming forward as he hunched protectively. His breathing was shallow, like he was anticipating pain but wasn't able to keep himself from reacting. He had no identity, no name.
The only thing that was making him talk was the threat of being shocked.
Dr. Goss removed her finger from the intercom, then stood. "We're going to leave him alone for a while," she said, in nearly a whisper so the Soldier wouldn't be able to tell they were talking. She stepped away, out of the observation room, beckoning for Steve to follow. "We want to tie the Soldier personality - Yasha, I suppose - to Bucky's. If we can get him identifying as a person, and as a part of Bucky, then he may just go willingly. Trying to merge the two personalities, though..."
She hesitated. "It's possible that the stress of all those memories and knowing what he's done, could lead Bucky to a psychotic break, after we turn Yasha and Bucky into one person, with one personality. If we leave it like this, though, Yasha will likely become more and more dominant and Bucky may never resurface. You would lose your friend forever."
Dr. Goss looked back into the room, at the Soldier who had relaxed just a fraction and was staring at his hand in his lap, inspecting every inch of skin like he was seeing it for the first time. "You may be able to forge a relationship with Yasha, but it would be... Well. You know him better than I do. It's possible, with time, he would become less aggressive, but I don't think he would ever be safe enough to leave the cell."
"It's up to you. Do you think Bucky would rather live with memories of so much death, or the oblivion of losing himself? It's not an easy choice, you should take some time to think about it, I think." She smiled and touched Steve's arm then stepped back. "We just can't let Yasha know about our plan."
Sam crossed to Steve, not sure if Steve wanted his support or not.