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That explains the enhancements he'd seen on that readout. At least it's less barbaric (probably) than what happened to Gamora and Nebula. And if he was dying anyway, it's a good thing, right? "I had no idea they could do something like that back then." Not that it's all that shocking, the government hiding secrets from the people. Just that it goes this deep... it's another thing entirely to see for yourself. Peter quick-changes subjects out of the blue. "Hey, man, what kind of music do you like?" Again, Steve's been around a long time, so he should know better than anyone what the best stuff is. He wants to get caught up on all his faves asap, and get to know the new musical geniuses of Earth of course. He'll basically lose his shit when he finds out Stevie Nicks is still touring. Out of habit, he pulls his Zune out of his pocket, wishing it were his tape player. He wonders if they still even make those.