On the training grounds of Camp Lehigh, the trainer\u2019s voice booms as the dust settles. \u201cIt was a dummy grenade. All clear. Back in formation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve Rogers, still crouched over the spot where the grenade landed, looks up at Peggy Carter, his eyes searching. \u201cIs this a test?\u201d he asks, his voice low but steady.<\/p>\n
Colonel Phillips, standing nearby, shakes his head with a wry grimace. \u201cHe\u2019s still skinny.\u201d<\/p>\n
The scene shifts to the dim, quiet barracks at night, where Steve sits alone on his bunk, restless. Dr. Abraham Erskine appears in the doorway, his silhouette soft against the faint light. \u201cMay I?\u201d he asks.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d Steve replies, his voice quiet in the empty room.<\/p>\n
Erskine steps inside, his expression warm but weary. \u201cCan\u2019t sleep?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI got the jitters, I guess,\u201d Steve admits, rubbing the back of his neck.<\/p>\n
\u201cMe, too,\u201d Erskine says, a faint smile tugging at his lips.<\/p>\n
Steve looks at him, hesitant but curious. \u201cCan I ask you a question?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust one?\u201d Erskine replies, his tone light but his eyes serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy me?\u201d Steve asks, the weight of the question hanging in the air.<\/p>\n
Erskine holds up a bottle of liquor, its label catching the dim light. \u201cI suppose that is the only question that matters,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is from Augsburg. My city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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