Look, you'll probably save yourself a lot of grief if you just let Natasha or Stark fit you with a better home security system.
Or maybe move into an apartment building - no fences for people to drape their underwear on there, and there'll at least have cameras around the place to discourage people.
[There's a delay in the reply, because Steve has to take a moment to think about that. His first thought is that Bucky's his family, regardless of what he's been through, but is that what Sam means? It could be that his teammates are his family. They're some of the only people he's got.]
You didn't, don't worry. It's just one of those things I'm still figuring out after waking up.
[Steve's done a great job of adapting, but there are still hiccups here and there. He doesn't yet have a place he can call home, and family's a pretty distant thing too. Still, people like Sam and Natasha make things easier.]
You know you don't have to do that stuff alone, right?
[Because he knows so many people who'd be willing to help if Steve felt like asking (and some who'd help even without being asked). He doesn't want to overstep his boundaries though.]
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Or maybe move into an apartment building - no fences for people to drape their underwear on there, and there'll at least have cameras around the place to discourage people.
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Stark keeps inviting me to take a floor at the tower. It's sounding more and more tempting.
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That's his place in NY, right? Heard he's got an AI there running the place. Fancy. I doubt you'll have to worry about random boxer attacks there.
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Yeah, the Avengers Tower. JARVIS is surprisingly good company. But I'm not big on fancy.
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Maybe if you let Ms. Potts know about that, she can have your place designed more to what you're comfortable with.
If you do move there, I'll be sure to come up with an excuse to go visit you.
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Yeah, maybe I'll talk to her.
Knowing Stark, if you showed up enough times he'd just give you a room of your own.
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That would be pretty cool, but I have a place in NY where I can crash for a couple of days as needed. I lived back there in Harlem when I was a kid.
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[Steve wants to insist he doesn't need anyone to watch his back, but 1) that's not true and 2) it would probably be insulting.]
So would this place be with family, then?
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I'm just being... dramatic.
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[He's not sure if he's putting his foot in his mouth (figuratively speaking), but he's already pressed send, and it's a little late for regrets now.]
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It's a little complicated in my case, but yeah.
[There, nice and vague.]
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[Because messing this up is seriously the last thing he wants to do.
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[Steve's done a great job of adapting, but there are still hiccups here and there. He doesn't yet have a place he can call home, and family's a pretty distant thing too. Still, people like Sam and Natasha make things easier.]
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[Because he knows so many people who'd be willing to help if Steve felt like asking (and some who'd help even without being asked). He doesn't want to overstep his boundaries though.]
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[The sad truth is that Steve doesn't even know what to ask for. What would help.]
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