"Yeah, sometimes he is." He's quiet a moment, looking off-screen, not sure how to reconcile Sam's "be of service" with his own cowardice, being back here. Trying to reconcile the fact that he's missed her, too, and she's not here to hug or to take on Dogma's obstacle course or shove exchange eyerolls with.

Maybe his deal will change things for her, too. Who knows how much his deal will change? It'll be a different world from the ground up, with any luck.

Probably not going to change anything for this Natasha, though. Different universes. "Natasha. Do you want to know what happens?" he asks finally. "In the future? Or would you rather not know?"