[ Steve lets out a scoff and shakes his head to himself. ]
You're not wrong.
[ It's not something he had much control over, however. In a way, going into the ice is what had sealed his fate, as he'd "died" a hero and therefore had become something of a legend for the history books. To then suddenly be alive and well had put him in a unique position, where people remained starstruck over him no matter what he did. ]
I have to say, as much as I didn't ask to be here, it's nice to not be recognized wherever I go.
[ In the past five years there had been a lot less of it, he admits. The Avengers had failed, and most of the population who had been left alive had ended up disillusioned. All the same, there would still be people who showed up to his group sessions simply for the chance to meet a legendary hero. ]
Anyway, I don't think I completely explained the first time. [ He folds his arms, the fingers of one hand tapping on the opposite elbow. ] When I took the super-serum, it altered my physiology in a number of different ways... including erasing a lot of the illnesses I was born with.
[ Naturally, he can't quite help the way that his gaze scans over Viktor. The sunken in eyes and face, the stoop to his back, not to mention the brace and cane. It feels a little like looking into an alternate future where he'd never received the serum. ]
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You're not wrong.
[ It's not something he had much control over, however. In a way, going into the ice is what had sealed his fate, as he'd "died" a hero and therefore had become something of a legend for the history books. To then suddenly be alive and well had put him in a unique position, where people remained starstruck over him no matter what he did. ]
I have to say, as much as I didn't ask to be here, it's nice to not be recognized wherever I go.
[ In the past five years there had been a lot less of it, he admits. The Avengers had failed, and most of the population who had been left alive had ended up disillusioned. All the same, there would still be people who showed up to his group sessions simply for the chance to meet a legendary hero. ]
Anyway, I don't think I completely explained the first time. [ He folds his arms, the fingers of one hand tapping on the opposite elbow. ] When I took the super-serum, it altered my physiology in a number of different ways... including erasing a lot of the illnesses I was born with.
[ Naturally, he can't quite help the way that his gaze scans over Viktor. The sunken in eyes and face, the stoop to his back, not to mention the brace and cane. It feels a little like looking into an alternate future where he'd never received the serum. ]