[ no, he did not know. not for certain. after spending so much time around first steve rogers, then bucky barnes, sam could kind of pick up on the old soul of it all, but it's the confirmation that pulls this kind of reaction out of him. the nonchalant way geralt just drops the information like it's not weird, like it's not something that normal people think is weird. there is a brief moment where sam almost says as much - you know that's not normal, right - but he instead just ends up snorting, giving geralt a look. ]

'For once'? That's how it's gonna be? Damn. [ there is an air to his reaction, still, that this is all a show. he doesn't really care, and he's not that surprised, but something in geralt's expression and tone lets sam know he's enjoying this, so he sees nothing wrong with playing it up. at his explanation, too, sam just lifts a brow in his direction, curious. huh, he guesses that makes sense. somehow. ] You mean you didn't disappear into the ice for decades? [ nope, sam's not even going to explain that, shaking his head a little. ]

So if your whole- [ he gestures, using the bottle, at geralt. ] Aging bit is slowed, how long can you live for?