Some people knew, people like Bucky, Natasha and Tony, people that knew him. But when you'd been gone a long time and there wasn't anyone left who actually knew you? It was easy for people to forget you were a man not a symbol. "It's easy to forget we're all Just Someone," he said with a shrug. There were plenty of people who saw Tony Stark as a genius and a flashy know it all, but missed the softness in the corners of his eyes and the eagerness to please. Some people just didn't bother to look further than what was right in front of them.
He had to laugh, what with Tony looking at him like he had an extra head and had suggested he go cuddle a bear. But the ranting about class president and the wolf wasn't really relevant, not to the point he was making. "Seems that way maybe, but it's true."
This Tony was something far different than what he was used to. "I'm sure, but being smart and saving people is the easy part."