It's difficult as well because these are not things Blaze is used to discussing. Thinking about, yes, in one way or another. But it's a problem she's not actively confronted before, nor spoken of to anyone else. Finding the words takes some thought.
"There'll be people in the Nexus who think they know him," she says, her gaze dropping back to Steve's covered face. "Some of them might be enemies, most of them won't. You understand he's not going to be the same man, but other people- they'll just see their friend come back to them. Steve Rogers version 1.2, just with new gear and new powers." She doesn't realize how her optics have narrowed, the tension creeping into her voice when she looks up again. "We need to look out for him. To make it clear he gets to define himself. I don't want-"
"Blaze." Ghost interrupts, his voice shaken but determined. "We can deal with that when the time comes. Right now we all just... need some breathing space." He's looking between them cautiously, knowing the fears troubling his Guardian and reading the agitation in Thor's body language.
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"There'll be people in the Nexus who think they know him," she says, her gaze dropping back to Steve's covered face. "Some of them might be enemies, most of them won't. You understand he's not going to be the same man, but other people- they'll just see their friend come back to them. Steve Rogers version 1.2, just with new gear and new powers." She doesn't realize how her optics have narrowed, the tension creeping into her voice when she looks up again. "We need to look out for him. To make it clear he gets to define himself. I don't want-"
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Blaze." Ghost interrupts, his voice shaken but determined. "We can deal with that when the time comes. Right now we all just... need some breathing space." He's looking between them cautiously, knowing the fears troubling his Guardian and reading the agitation in Thor's body language.