His grin widens in return. "Yeah, it could. Maybe I like being the guy with a little mystery about him, makes me more interesting." But he barely pauses before continuing with, "I used to be pararescue, now I work at the VA. What about you?"

He takes a long sip of his coffee as he thinks that over, his own expression turning more serious as well.

"No. He isn't. Steve's been through a lot, but none of it's managed to twist him yet." He's hurting, Sam could tell that from the first time he met the guy, but if Sam's honest, he doesn't think anything could end up twisting Steve into something other than a good guy. It's probably pretty obvious, from his tone and expression, that Sam believes in him a hell of a lot, but he doesn't bother trying to hide it.