"He didn't con me," Steve countered with a small smirk. "I mean, the guy kind of is my best friend. I don't mind." Besides, if he could do something small like this to make up for the fact that Bucky had taken him in, then he was definitely going to do it. There were larger ways in which he could repay the man, but sometimes those didn't even seem to matter as much. Eventually he'd be able to pay his own rent and that would take a huge weight off his shoulders, at least.

"And I'm fine. I'm actually wondering more about you," Steve continued as he grabbed up the bowl of batter, which had more or less been smoothed out by now, and moved over to the waffle iron that they had set up on the counter. Waffle irons hadn't changed much from what he remembered -- just a few more added settings -- so he didn't show much hesitation as he poured the batter on.

"That guy, Loki... He just let you go?" Bucky had told Steve that everything had sorted itself out, but he wouldn't mind learning some more details. It sounded like this Loki character might be their next target, and knowing your enemy was one of the basic rules of having a good strategy.