He could've replied to that muttered comment but instead the Soldier let it go. Nothing good lay down that path. He couldn't help the wince at the mention of Tony's father though. Complicated feelings there, for a number of reasons. Feelings he didn't exactly want to explore, especially not in present company. "Something else isn't always a bad thing. 's just something else."

There. Awkwardness avoided, right?

He sank down a little, giving himself the angle to comfortably tip his head up toward the sky, then roll it sideways to look at Tony. "They were always watching. Was a show, you know? You had to get good ratings. And if ratings fell too much, they could control you, make you do what they wanted you to do. Control chip planted right in the brain, no way to remove it without killing you. They always knew what you were up to, everything you said or did."