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[Is he being played with?]

Being taken. Someone must remember something.

[devoutish]

What do you remember?

[advanced]

You first.

[devoutish]

You come to me refusing to show me your face or voice. I'd wager you wouldn't tell me your name if I asked. I'm not the paranoid sort, but you aren't putting yourself up as somebody I want to give information to.

[advanced]

[That's fair, sensible too. It doesn't make it any less frustrating, because someone new here at the same time as him would be the most likely to have information useful and pertinent to him personally.

He hesitates, fingers hovering over the tablet, before finally typing a response.]

Call me J. I just want to figure out what is happening.

[It's a long shot, but he's not turning on voice or video, he's not that stupid.]

[devoutish]

J isn't a name, it's an initial.

There's things I want to figure out too, but you need to give some to get some.

[advanced]

[Again, it's a sensible reaction and no more than he would give if their situations were reversed.]

Do you have anything worth giving something for?

[devoutish]

No. Do you?

[advanced]

[That's at least an answer in itself. He doesn't remember anything about being taken, or else he's lying, either way he won't get anything useful.]

Perhaps.

[He has lost time before and he suspects how he came to be here and who is to blame.]

[devoutish]

Are you trying to make me interested?

[advanced]

No. If you don't have anything useful, I don't care if you're interested.

[devoutish]

Well. You're not going to tell me what you remember if I can't give anything in return, are you.

[advanced]

You're right. I'm not.

[He might not even if he is given something, but he doesn't need to say so. Bucky's interested in what this man might have to offer.]

[devoutish]

Then we are at an impasse.

[advanced]

You're right.

[And then Bucky just ends the call there, because there's little point talking when they're at an impasse. He doesn't even say goodbye.]