[ The apartment is neat and tidy, but that's not to say that it doesn't look lived in. There's books piled up in a number of shelving spaces throughout the apartment, vintage art framed on the walls, and a circular shield in red, white, and blue leaned up against the wall near the entrance. Oh, and the living room houses a record player.

While Nero takes a chair, Steve heads into the kitchen, grabbing a glass of water for each of them without even asking. He listens to everything Nero has to say as he fills up the glasses, nodding along as he reappears in the living room to hand one over. ]

Here. If you want something more interesting than that to drink, you're welcome to raid the fridge.

[ With that, he settles onto a couch not far from the chair Nero claimed, turning over all of what he said in his head. ]

Just monsters, huh? So what exactly did you face back home? ... If you don't mind me asking.