[He leans on the counter and looks up at Steve, every tall and muscled inch of him. He's pretty sure that nobody looks big and scary to Steve these days, but that's not exactly the point he was making.]

It's Halloween before long, give me a chance to show you my scary side.

[He gestures to the eggs, flour, milk, and salt.]

You ready, cooking padawan? Because if you're making date pancakes, then they've gotta be good.