Re: Loki/Bucky
"Duly noted." Bucky smiled, picking up a bit on the undertones, the things they weren't saying and were saying anyway. A weight he hadn't realized he was carrying lessened a bit. He didn't know if he was capable of picking up the offer on the table when he needed it. But, it was nice to know it was there. "Can I ask when in the timeline you came from? I gathered it's earlier than mine that first night in the bar. But I don't want to make assumptions."
Intrigued, he lifted his head and took a closer look at what the other man was drinking. "Increased metabolism from what I've learned from my files. They were aiming for as fast as Steve's or faster, which is about four times a normal human's. But, I was kept in stasis too much for them to really be able to test what they gave me." Something that could get Thor drunk did sound promising, though, if Bucky could ever relax enough to stop being afraid of getting drunk -- and God knew there were nights he wished hard enough for it. "Firewhiskey was aptly named. It burns like fire, which means it feels for a moment like alcohol used to before my healing kicks in."
Tilting his head again, he couldn't help asking "how often did your people visit Earth?" before considering the rest of what Loki was saying. Steve was, of course, the one person who would absolutely recognize the truth if Bucky sang it. "He knows me too well, not to...I think."