[More like 'been around SHIELD too long'. Trying to stay one step ahead of those guys has lead to some extra warranted caution about this kinda thing.]
Hey, I've seen those- [He vaguely gestures at Steven.] Marks on you! I don't know what kinda... secret agent shit you could have done off the clock back there. Anyone would have loved having that brain of yours on tap.
[Quentin would have, ergo: he says it with absolute surety. But then his gaze drops away from Steven, towards the floor. Uncertain.]
...You think these are superpowers? Not some... [He blows out a breath.] I wouldn't say curse, but, it's... There's gotta be a catch here, right? I don't think Captain America had to, y'know. [Another vague gesture, jerky and uncomfortable. 'Eat people' goes unspoken.] That was at least science. This shit? Magic. That's... way messier. The gods around here don't help either.
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Hey, I've seen those- [He vaguely gestures at Steven.] Marks on you! I don't know what kinda... secret agent shit you could have done off the clock back there. Anyone would have loved having that brain of yours on tap.
[Quentin would have, ergo: he says it with absolute surety. But then his gaze drops away from Steven, towards the floor. Uncertain.]
...You think these are superpowers? Not some... [He blows out a breath.] I wouldn't say curse, but, it's... There's gotta be a catch here, right? I don't think Captain America had to, y'know. [Another vague gesture, jerky and uncomfortable. 'Eat people' goes unspoken.] That was at least science. This shit? Magic. That's... way messier. The gods around here don't help either.