[ Steve isn't ruffled by the reaction. He knows how it feels to have people trying to coddle you. He knows what it's like to see pity or disdain in people's eyes. He knows how much harder he had to work to compensate, to show people that he didn't need them to make concessions for him.

Of course, he knows that saying any of that now will just feel like more placations, so he doesn't get into it, simply nodding. ]

Whatever he said to you, however it came out, I'm sure he meant well. [ Tony just has a way of sounding condescending no matter what he does. ] Any help that's being offered aside, are you looking for a cure?

[ Maybe Viktor had accepted his lot in life and was making the most of it. If that was the case, Steve could understand how people falling over themselves to try and help would get old fast. ]