One thing is for certain, Bucky knows he can't go back into the 'real world' until he knows he isn't a threat to anyone. The only thing he doesn't know is how long that's going to take.
For the first couple of weeks after he leaves Steve on the side of the river his only goal is to make sure that Steve survived. After giving the hospital proper surveillance, he knows Steve's going to make it, and he leaves for New Jersey the very next day.
The taxi driver takes him into the city in the middle of the night and drops him at the first cheap hotel Bucky sees. He doesn't know if his Hydra issued credit cards will still work, or if he can remember how to use them, but he has to hope for the best.
According to the ATM screen (after he finally gets it work) he's only got $250 dollars to his name. They have him down as "Anton Vavilov", though he knows now that's not who he really is. He tells the hotel receptionist his name is James Barnes, though he's not sure that name is fitting anymore either.
"You know, you look just like that guy in the museum," the woman tells him, snapping her gum loudly, "But I'm sure you get that a lot, huh?"
He clears his throat and asks her who she's referring to, his voice comes out gruff with a strange accent to it.
"The one who was with Captain America, in the video. My kid had to go to New York for a field trip the other day and they had this video in one of the museums about how Cap's friend, Bubba or something, died in a train accident or somethin'."
"Oh, sorry, I've never heard of him before. I'm not.. from around here."
"I got that by the accent darlin'," the woman says, "What is that, Austrian or somethin'?"
"Russian," Bucky tells her uncomfortably.
"Oh, right, Russia. That giant winter wonderland. Alright, well enjoy your stay hun." She handed Bucky the hotel key and went back to her TV program. It was in color, Bucky noticed.
There were a lot of things he was going to have to get used to in 2014.
Current Threat Level Status: unknown