Steve's interested in hearing more about this teacher he apparently looks like, but then Deku appears to- inhale a bug? He slows down and gives the kid a gentle thump on the back, hoping it'll help him cough it up.

"You okay? Maybe we should take a minute."

He takes a good look at Deku, who in retrospect seems a little older than he first thought, and in very good shape. Green eyes and green hair. The suffix with his name takes a moment to place; someone had introduced him to Japanese animation at some point, and insisted that he watch with subtitles. He wonders what kind of world Deku is from that Echo chose a teenager to represent it.