Steph might have only just been made an officer, and only a captain at that, but she's more famous than any other and the first woman to have the title ever.

Synthia might have just told the one person who needed to hear it to get something done.

The Tesseract isn't something she understands beyond 'it is dangerous' and the need to get it away from Schmidt and Germany as soon as possible. The Valkyrie is more in line with that she was warned about, what she was expecting joining the war. And Schmidt's plans, mad as they are, fit just as well into what the doctor told her.

So she can keep her head where she is, in this bar with this girl, while also taking the mental notes needed to prepare a report and a plan for Philips later.

Steph looks at Synthia, she gives her all of her attention, and her hand stays over the smaller one on top of a bar, resting without pressing down, making it easy for Synthia to pull away if she wants to.

And when she's finished, when she's said all she's going to say, Steph ducks her head again, searching for eye contact.

So she can say a quiet, heart-felt, "Thank you."