"Let's just say it was a fiery end," Steve says, glad that he's avoided a more cringeworthy quip that involves going out with a bang, mainly because he's still wary of flinching at even the thought of explosions right now, the memory still too close to him even after being presented with a brand new challenge to face.

"Look, what happened, after that, I shouldn't be breathing, let alone be solid," he says, choosing to focus on the incredible impossibility of his current being. "Is this the afterlife? Something past death?"