[When he hands it off, it doesn't feel like it does with his Steve. They've shared the shield back and forth before, even in the middle of a fight. That's easy, sharing ownership like that with the man it belonged to. But this is still a Steve, even if it isn't his Steve, and he doesn't want to see him hurt due to his own stupidity. He can hand it off for just one fight. That, at least - trying to keep Steve out of trouble, taking the more up-close dirty work on himself - that feels familiar.]
It's a long story. [Boy, isn't that an understatement? But after a moment, he adds,] Steve insisted I take it. [Just to make it clear: it wasn't stolen, he has the owner's blessing. As weird as it still feels.]
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It's a long story. [Boy, isn't that an understatement? But after a moment, he adds,] Steve insisted I take it. [Just to make it clear: it wasn't stolen, he has the owner's blessing. As weird as it still feels.]