[ Balancing is easier said than done, and Steve never really even tried. He'd been an Avenger first, and nothing else second, most of the time. Of course people like Natasha and Sam tried to give him the option to find other meaning in his life, and after the Snap, he'd even managed to follow in Sam's footsteps.

Still, it always felt like a work in progress.

I wanted to protect my city. Steve sets his glass down on the table at that, lets out a slow breath through his lips. New York City. Steve's aware of how much damage was done back in 2012, and no doubt Murdock had seen some of the fallout of that firsthand. ]

How'd that all come about? Most people don't just up and decide they're going to go out and fight crime like that. And the way you fight, it's... [ He pauses, thinking of how to phrase this. ] You're enhanced, right?