"Yeah, well, you gotta be optimistic about things sometimes. If you act like the worst is gonna happen, then you're just inviting it in." Optimism hadn't kept him from being experimented on by the government, but at this point, he was just trying to make the best of what he had.

"Sure thing," Sam agreed, hefting the pack with his gear in it. It was heavy enough that only another super-soldier would have been able to carry it for any distance. "It'll be easier if we don't have to come back to the tent," he explained. "Lead the way, Captain."