"It was an accident," Lorraine protests, as Bucky gets up and wipes the mess on the table down into Sharon's ruined tray, stacking it on top of his own barely-touched one. "I didn't mean for - surely you don't blame - "

"Of course. An accident. Excuse me, Private," Bucky says, still perfectly polite. "I'm afraid I don't have time to linger over lunch today after all, since I need to deal with this." He nods to Dugan and Falsworth. "See you later," he says, and heads for the mess return first and the line next.