Scaring Bucky is exactly the thing that Steve is trying to avoid here but it's not working. Bucky's voice prick at his ears, as if nails on a chalkboard, though hardly that shrill. The sensation is causes is the same, though, and he can feel all of his hair standing on end. His eyes drop immediately to the floor as Bucky joins him in the corridor, maybe to avoid staring, sure, but also to psych himself up for this.

It's going to take a whole lot of time and effort here to get through this, more resolve than Steve's ever had before, but he's never backed down from a fight.

"Long Island? Right. Well, how long before we have to get there because I'm about to bust out of these clothes." He tries to laugh and it even sounds genuine, not like he's scared to death himself.