Good, I want that to be established with you. [That was important, to have the trust and confidence of his commander. His sole sense of complete order when everything briefly felt beyond his reach.

He shifted his hands to cage Rumlow in between them, pushing himself up slightly into the hands that stroked his back. He sighed softly at the proxy touch just beyond the lacerations on his shoulders.]

No. Friends require some form of experience to relate to. At present, aside from my physical being and skill set, I have no ability to level with people and form shared experience. [He noted he couldn't even have that with Steve who had apparently been his best friend. They were awkward together at times; he felt it even if he couldn't acknowledge it.]