"You won't find me complaining. It's important enough to feel worth it, and we can't all be agents and bosses," Steve smiled.
At the laugh, his own eyes lit up and he chuckled along, then let out a low whistle. "That might be the fastest I went from 'nice guy' to 'punk'. And you throw in nerd, too. Ouch. My heart'd break if I hadn't already busted it with a double espresso," he chuckled. Nevertheless he was pleased that his ploy had worked. It might have been objectively odd how fast Steve had warmed up to somebody he couldn't remember seeing before, but it felt so natural he couldn't quite help it.