He's noticed that reaction. Interesting. He pinches Steve's cheek like a doting grandmother. "You need to get cozy with the rest of the friends you got, Steve. The ones within reach. That you're in a lot more frequent contact with who also like you. I miss movie nights, too, but I can't be around to sprawl on everyone's lap eating up all the popcorn anymore."

Just ignoring entirely the idea of going to ground again and not being found until the next bloody pile of corpses he leaves behind.