Hawkeye nods, the reaction not escaping his notice. No touching, that's- well, he'll have to keep it in mind, but he can do that.

"Well. At least we know we won't forget here when we go back," a moments hesitation, then-

"Which is good. I'd hate to not get to tell my buddies about this swell Special Forces guy I met who they won't have any record of and they can't meet. Like that girlfriend I said I had in Long Island when I was 13."