[And guess who, in turn, is making a big, loud point of noticing almost everything else in the room but Steve Rogers. He's busy hitting on Pepper, discussing his bot-napping with Bruce and Jane, and introducing Thor to new and unnaturally colored junk food.]
[There's a nice splash of paint and oil covering his purpling bruise, but if you know it's there it's not hard to spot.]
[He does sort of swerve close to Rogers on an occasion or two, mostly just to prove that he's not nervous or intimidated or anything equally stupid. And hey, have a toothy grin for good measure -- not that it was aimed at you, Steve. He's just grinning. In general.]