"A lot of things seem to have changed for the better. And I don't dislike the world. There are so many good things in it - but it's so much to take in. SHIELD tried to prep me for it." Then again, was there really a way to prep someone for that?

He winced, not realizing until then she'd caught what he thought. Normally he was terrible at projecting thoughts; she was just good enough at catching them to make up for it. It's an unfamiliar sensation. "Sorry. I know things have changed and people look at me differently here. It's just that to me, being second-class was part of life, and it doesn't feel like it was that long ago."