[Steve does take it a lot better than he'd been expecting, honestly, which is good. He really, really doesn't hold this against him at all, and if Steve thought he did, he'd never forgive himself.

Anyway, Bucky doesn't hesitate, and he doesn't try to tell Steve off for asking. Far from it. He feels like the answer's obvious, and from the way he looks at Steve, it's clear he doesn't think he has anything to hide.]

To survive the fall. [Although whether that means never falling off or just getting picked up and plopped safely in the future or what, he's not sure. He figured he'd talk out the details with the Admiral once Helena graduates. Or something.

Honestly, it's a weird issue to think about, because it's not as simple as him just going home and surviving the war. Hell, even if he survived the train, he could die a week later in some other accident, and then they'd be right back here.]

Which I guess we've gotta talk about, because I don't wanna live through the next couple decades thinking you're dead in some iceberg, somewhere.