[Steve snaps back, but seems to regret it after the fact. He realizes that at this point the question should be over with. He should be moving on. Somehow, Tony always manages to get under his skin no matter what world he's actually from. He isn't entirely sure why that is, which makes it worse.]
It matters because allowing them to take advantage of us is just another step toward letting them take us all apart. Shut us down because we're inconvenient to them. People like that don't care about safety, Tony. They only care about power.
[But that last part hurts. Tony is right that Steve doesn't need to be told how much it ended up hurting everyone in the end. He holds back the rest of his frustration. It's not like he has clear words to say anyway.]
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[Steve snaps back, but seems to regret it after the fact. He realizes that at this point the question should be over with. He should be moving on. Somehow, Tony always manages to get under his skin no matter what world he's actually from. He isn't entirely sure why that is, which makes it worse.]
It matters because allowing them to take advantage of us is just another step toward letting them take us all apart. Shut us down because we're inconvenient to them. People like that don't care about safety, Tony. They only care about power.
[But that last part hurts. Tony is right that Steve doesn't need to be told how much it ended up hurting everyone in the end. He holds back the rest of his frustration. It's not like he has clear words to say anyway.]