"For those that have the ability to choose whether they serve, I think most of us do it because we want to help. I had abilities that others didn't and I had the opportunity to offer them to those in need. How could I do anything else?"
Steve knew not everyone in an army chose to be there, whether it was his own country's or another's, and it was for those men he fought for as much as the ones who volunteered to serve. No one should be forced to fight if they didn't believe in the battle. His brows went up when Charlie started laughing at him though. It was a nice sound and he appreciated the way the man was so kind with him. He might have started off a little reluctant, but Steve felt a connection to Charlie. It was so nice to be spending time with someone from a similar time, and a surprise as well. If he hadn't already met Peggy, he'd be quite shocked. As it was, he just enjoyed the banter.
"Westchester isn't really New York, not the New York I grew up in, and your accent says you started off in England no matter where you live now. But that's alright. As a people I like the English, although your country is miserable most of the time. So much rain!" He grinned at the man, reaching out to ruffle all that lovely hair. For once he had the chance to reassure someone else and it was something he planned to take and run with. How often lately had he been able to do something like that?
"I can understand that, the private thing. I wasn't brought up to go running around with just anybody at the drop of a hat. I expected to find a nice girl and settle down with a family at some point, but this . . . " He shrugged. True, he'd known the bare bones of what he'd be expected to do but the reality was different from reading it on paper. Very different. Steve blinked at Charlie when the guy started talking about going after men, a little pleased that someone else found the idea unexpected. He just hadn't been brought up to think that way, but now that he'd been exposed to it, he couldn't help seeing a lot of personal benefits.
"You too huh? I mean about the men? I never even thought about it back home, but here . . . It seems like there might be a lot more benefits than drawbacks, you know? Not that I don't like women, but . . . " But the only one he really wanted might easily break his heart, although he knew it wouldn't ever be on purpose. He'd rather have Peggy as a friend than sully what they shared with pain and jealousy. It wouldn't be fair to either of them.
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Steve knew not everyone in an army chose to be there, whether it was his own country's or another's, and it was for those men he fought for as much as the ones who volunteered to serve. No one should be forced to fight if they didn't believe in the battle. His brows went up when Charlie started laughing at him though. It was a nice sound and he appreciated the way the man was so kind with him. He might have started off a little reluctant, but Steve felt a connection to Charlie. It was so nice to be spending time with someone from a similar time, and a surprise as well. If he hadn't already met Peggy, he'd be quite shocked. As it was, he just enjoyed the banter.
"Westchester isn't really New York, not the New York I grew up in, and your accent says you started off in England no matter where you live now. But that's alright. As a people I like the English, although your country is miserable most of the time. So much rain!" He grinned at the man, reaching out to ruffle all that lovely hair. For once he had the chance to reassure someone else and it was something he planned to take and run with. How often lately had he been able to do something like that?
"I can understand that, the private thing. I wasn't brought up to go running around with just anybody at the drop of a hat. I expected to find a nice girl and settle down with a family at some point, but this . . . " He shrugged. True, he'd known the bare bones of what he'd be expected to do but the reality was different from reading it on paper. Very different. Steve blinked at Charlie when the guy started talking about going after men, a little pleased that someone else found the idea unexpected. He just hadn't been brought up to think that way, but now that he'd been exposed to it, he couldn't help seeing a lot of personal benefits.
"You too huh? I mean about the men? I never even thought about it back home, but here . . . It seems like there might be a lot more benefits than drawbacks, you know? Not that I don't like women, but . . . " But the only one he really wanted might easily break his heart, although he knew it wouldn't ever be on purpose. He'd rather have Peggy as a friend than sully what they shared with pain and jealousy. It wouldn't be fair to either of them.