He's definitely too hard on himself. Steve hasn't seen anything to judge his dorkiness on as of yet. Although some would say Steve himself is a big dork most of the time. In any case, after being on the run with mostly seasoned soldiers and spies for company, it's weirdly refreshing to talk with someone who's relatively new to all this madness.

"It's unsettling," he agrees with a grimace. "You haven't met him yet either?"

It's dumb, but he's kind of pleased to hear that. At least someone here isn't going to be viewing him through the lens of acquaintanceship with the other Steve Rogers. "You're not wrong," he says after a moment's thought. "There are no guarantees. I'm not looking forward to talking to him, even if--especially if he's exactly like me. But it has to be done, when the opportunity arises."

"Hey, what do I call you, by the way? 'That spider kid from Queens' is too long."