It stings and Bucky makes a disgruntled little noise, barely audible. In the grand scheme of everything he's been through, it's just a bit of discomfort, and certainly not a test if it's coming from Sokka, which is the only reason he's comfortable enough to just let his fingers curl in response even as he resists the temptation to pull his hand away.
If they need to make a run for it, Sokka better have the sense to leave Bucky behind and just go. He's of no use to the kid and will likely continue to be of no use to the kid for days to come.
Bucky's head rolls and he buries his face against the floor. What did the doctor want, exactly? A dozen words roll around in Bucky's head. He's encountered a lot of men like him. A lot of scientists like him. They don't necessarily want to hurt anyone, they just-- don't really care. It's just a job. Or sometimes it's worse than that - it's just an experimental procedure. One of many. And the people they're experimenting on, they're not people. They're as valuable as any test subject that passes a few trials, and nothing more.
His eyes flutter open slowly, although the light doesn't quite reach them from where he's lying.
"...compliance." Maybe he wants more than that. Or other things beyond that. But at bare minimum, Bucky wasn't playing along as well as he should have been, and he sought to correct that first and foremost. The other things the doctor could potentially want... Bucky hasn't figured that out yet.
no subject
If they need to make a run for it, Sokka better have the sense to leave Bucky behind and just go. He's of no use to the kid and will likely continue to be of no use to the kid for days to come.
Bucky's head rolls and he buries his face against the floor. What did the doctor want, exactly? A dozen words roll around in Bucky's head. He's encountered a lot of men like him. A lot of scientists like him. They don't necessarily want to hurt anyone, they just-- don't really care. It's just a job. Or sometimes it's worse than that - it's just an experimental procedure. One of many. And the people they're experimenting on, they're not people. They're as valuable as any test subject that passes a few trials, and nothing more.
His eyes flutter open slowly, although the light doesn't quite reach them from where he's lying.
"...compliance." Maybe he wants more than that. Or other things beyond that. But at bare minimum, Bucky wasn't playing along as well as he should have been, and he sought to correct that first and foremost. The other things the doctor could potentially want... Bucky hasn't figured that out yet.