Steve gives him a slow smile, half touched, half wanting to laugh. "That'd be a hell of a thing," he observes. "Leave the world from Italy, pop up again in Queens? Like the scene in that Disney movie with the monsters and the tiny little girl."
Only that idea makes him picture himself stepping out of some kid's closet, and that's weird on a couple levels. "I don't need you to do anything for me, kid. Just...keep an eye on Tony. Inasmuch as he'll let you."
The explanation of his experimental protocols puts Steve's mind more at ease, and his shoulders relax visibly. "As long as you're not sending yourself. That'd be a disaster waiting to happen."
Not that this is risk-free. He considers a moment, then says, "I wanna watch this. If you don't mind. I'm not sure I trust these PINpoint things yet, anyway."
Okay, mostly he just wants to be available to put himself in the way of shrapnel should this go badly, but he figures he has a better chance of a friendly reception if he makes it sound like idle curiosity and not pseudo-parental concern.
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Only that idea makes him picture himself stepping out of some kid's closet, and that's weird on a couple levels. "I don't need you to do anything for me, kid. Just...keep an eye on Tony. Inasmuch as he'll let you."
The explanation of his experimental protocols puts Steve's mind more at ease, and his shoulders relax visibly. "As long as you're not sending yourself. That'd be a disaster waiting to happen."
Not that this is risk-free. He considers a moment, then says, "I wanna watch this. If you don't mind. I'm not sure I trust these PINpoint things yet, anyway."
Okay, mostly he just wants to be available to put himself in the way of shrapnel should this go badly, but he figures he has a better chance of a friendly reception if he makes it sound like idle curiosity and not pseudo-parental concern.