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Bucky has a new backstory every week. One week he is a backpacker from Queens, the next week he is a boy from Indiana. His father was a farmer, his mother used to sing. Then, he is British for a week. German and Romanian too. Sometimes he's from Brooklyn, but not too often. That story feels too real.
He takes on dozens of identities. He must. He can't let anyone find him. They'll do horrible things to him. He knows it.
So he spins tales and keeps himself safe from harm. They still find him. They still destroy his apartment.