"Heh. Getting old and wise on me, Steve?" He was only gone a couple of months... thereabouts, anyway, in Nexus time. Not that much longer on his end, but a few years can make a lot of difference. With humans especially. And rough as it must of been for him, there's such joy in being able to treat him as something close to equal, a fellow soldier physically and mentally.

He always had the soul for it. It's the rest that takes time to catch up.

"Oh! Yes, thank you!" Ghost glances up at Steve's face a moment as he darts closer. The man knows how to lure a Ghost. "I'm curious to see - if you don't mind me looking..."