[ Sorry, Nina, there is no dodging his ability to empathize and be earnest and well-intentioned with you. You're nowhere near unpleasant enough for him to bite down on his better nature. ]
Well, I left service 10 years ago... no. Sorry. 15.
[ He frowns, rubs at the back of his neck. Despite the correction, neither number is incorrect - but how do you explain that for you it was 10 years ago, but then you were dead for 5 years, so technically it's 15 years now? ]
I studied to become a counselor for veterans afterwards, worked as that for a couple years, and picked up the fight on a freelance basis 4... shit, 9 years ago now.
[ It's just been 4 years - but again, he lost a couple years there. Feels surreal to think that he's been dead longer than he's been an Avenger, to be honest. That he's been dead longer than Steve has known him, even. ]
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Well, I left service 10 years ago... no. Sorry. 15.
[ He frowns, rubs at the back of his neck. Despite the correction, neither number is incorrect - but how do you explain that for you it was 10 years ago, but then you were dead for 5 years, so technically it's 15 years now? ]
I studied to become a counselor for veterans afterwards, worked as that for a couple years, and picked up the fight on a freelance basis 4... shit, 9 years ago now.
[ It's just been 4 years - but again, he lost a couple years there. Feels surreal to think that he's been dead longer than he's been an Avenger, to be honest. That he's been dead longer than Steve has known him, even. ]