[Playing shy? Or just not about to spill any of the beans about him. This only made his mind scrambled to fill in the many gaping holes in his memories, in why all of this felt so out of place. His eyebrows drew together as if he were confused, and he looked aside as he made a good show of trying to put the pieces together. Show just a tad of confusion, a little vulnerability where it counted. Prove he wasn't whoever Jefferson thought he was.] Lessons come with pain. Learning from them is the only thing we can do, pal.

[Rumlow stepped forward to keep the space between them the same. His advantage. He wasn't about to lose it after all. How far could he push this man?] Ever heard the phrase: keep your friends close?