"So you want us to trust your whole approach completely and hide out here?"
Sure enough, Steve's instinctive distrust of the government was acting up again. Harry didn't blame him, though. Any veteran who had come through World War II would think he was dreaming when he saw the state of the modern world—regardless of which side he had been on.
But the world now was vastly different from even a year ago. Society was undergoing drastic changes, changes Steve had yet to notice and that Harry hoped he would see.
"No. Like I said, you can put on your suits and take a few laps outside to boost public confidence."
But that meant they would be doing nothing, which was little different from sitting here.
Captain America didn't trust the United States government, and that distrust had extended to every official institution. Even with Harry assuring him and demonstrating that he had a way to deal with the Skrulls, Steve still felt that if they simply let go, the authorities would surely pull something underhanded.
He simply had not realized it yet.
Steve said, "But we can't just sit around and wait—"
Seeing that Steve was still deeply wary of the entire system, Harry felt this was an opportunity: an opportunity to strengthen the Avengers' trust in the Earth Alliance government that would soon be established.
Captain America was the spiritual leader of the Avengers and a spiritual leader to many ordinary people as well. It would not be prudent for him to keep butting heads with Harry.
Still, it had to start with some verbal sparring.
Harry directly shut the room's door.
"Steve, look. You may think citizens owning guns is their natural right and that it allows them to protect themselves better. But do you know that