[He almost sighs in relief when she accepts. Maybe the line wouldn't be so hard to navigate as he thought. The same but not...he was pretty sure he could manage that.
Then she mentions the Starstruck and cuts herself off and he gives her a curious look.]
Not yet. Why?
[He's not even surprised Steve's here. He'd have been more surprised if he wasn't. But considering how he and Rogers had seemed to just dance around each other, if not outright avoid, it left a sour note in the memory. He was interested to see which Steve this one was closer to. About as much as he was dreading it.]
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Then she mentions the Starstruck and cuts herself off and he gives her a curious look.]
Not yet. Why?
[He's not even surprised Steve's here. He'd have been more surprised if he wasn't. But considering how he and Rogers had seemed to just dance around each other, if not outright avoid, it left a sour note in the memory. He was interested to see which Steve this one was closer to. About as much as he was dreading it.]