There's a nod of agreement from Tony for the statement, but he isn't too convinced this is something time can fix, through his own research he knows how weird a brain is and how even with full cognizance it will dick with you in some pretty crazy ass ways. So he can only imagine what it would be like when you've had all previous memories removed in ways that Tony has no way of knowing about.
He takes a long drink, as Thor calls him ridiculous and he simply raises an eyebrow at him.
"That word is starting to become a recurring theme when it comes to me." He thinks about Bucky maybe knowing more than he lets on then shrugs. "If he does he's probably only going to tell Steve about it before he thinks about sharing with he class."
He'd known growing up that Bucky and Steve were what true BFF's were made of, but then 'everything was better then' was also something he heard a lot. So it was a safe bet to think that Steve was where Bucky felt the safest.
"They." Tony pauses to try and think about how best to describe HYDRA to Thor. "Are a very bad crowd." he says with a story telling flair before slipping back to how he normally sounds. "They used to be an occult science division back in the 1940's during our second world war. Lead by a guy called Red Skull, for the record, it's a pretty literal name. Our good Captain and his merry men were in charge of reminding him how freedom works. Barnes was one of them."
He pauses to take another drink, the way he's talking shows that this is a topic that Tony's clearly well versed in and thinks it's actually worth giving Thor clarity over making references he won't get, considering the topic he knows it's not a time to be amusing.
"Barnes was reported Killed in Action, the only one in the team. Well Cap was too, he ended up having to ditch a plane into the North Atlantic while trying to take out the Skull. So really they were both listed K.I.A until a few years back when he was found in the ice."
He shifts in his seat as he has a moment to think.
"Better make sure we re-list Barnes as Missing instead of Killed when we all get back actually. It's weirdly easy enough to do legally."
Then after another quiet moment.
"Skull was also the one who stole the Tesseract from the humans that worship you, too. So really, it's him you have to thank for your brother going off the deep end."
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He takes a long drink, as Thor calls him ridiculous and he simply raises an eyebrow at him.
"That word is starting to become a recurring theme when it comes to me." He thinks about Bucky maybe knowing more than he lets on then shrugs. "If he does he's probably only going to tell Steve about it before he thinks about sharing with he class."
He'd known growing up that Bucky and Steve were what true BFF's were made of, but then 'everything was better then' was also something he heard a lot. So it was a safe bet to think that Steve was where Bucky felt the safest.
"They." Tony pauses to try and think about how best to describe HYDRA to Thor. "Are a very bad crowd." he says with a story telling flair before slipping back to how he normally sounds. "They used to be an occult science division back in the 1940's during our second world war. Lead by a guy called Red Skull, for the record, it's a pretty literal name. Our good Captain and his merry men were in charge of reminding him how freedom works. Barnes was one of them."
He pauses to take another drink, the way he's talking shows that this is a topic that Tony's clearly well versed in and thinks it's actually worth giving Thor clarity over making references he won't get, considering the topic he knows it's not a time to be amusing.
"Barnes was reported Killed in Action, the only one in the team. Well Cap was too, he ended up having to ditch a plane into the North Atlantic while trying to take out the Skull. So really they were both listed K.I.A until a few years back when he was found in the ice."
He shifts in his seat as he has a moment to think.
"Better make sure we re-list Barnes as Missing instead of Killed when we all get back actually. It's weirdly easy enough to do legally."
Then after another quiet moment.
"Skull was also the one who stole the Tesseract from the humans that worship you, too. So really, it's him you have to thank for your brother going off the deep end."