Sympathy and pity aren't surprising, even if they're not the easiest things to bear. Still, Bucky senses that they're honest enough and it makes him wonder at someone who can be so genuine as to feel such for someone she'd only just met. "Heh." His smile is a little disbelieving, but it's hard not to want to put faith in how earnest she seems. "Fair enough deal, Jersey."

After a pause he shakes his head a little, almost like he's clearing it. "I guess if I'm making new memories, you're not a bad one to have in it." When did he become so sentimental?