[He winced and slumped into the couch cushions, patting the kid's knee again absently. If that wasn't one of the more awkward questions Peter could have asked, he'd eat his shoe. Which he'd done more than once back in the war and during the Depression, and it had tasted awful.]


It's ok kid. That's not your place Peter. And I've gotten a lot of it from a few different sources. I think I know the important bits. Like how you helped us out. That's still impressive as hell kid. Not everyone can go toe-to-toe with legends.


[Steve gave the kid a smile, trying to make him feel a little better. It was impressive. Peter was an impressive kid, and still a kid! It blew him away that someone so young managed to deal with stuff that gave him nightmares.]