Instead of the man running or greeting him with any hostility, it was surprisingly cordial. Of course, that only made Steve more suspicious, but so long as this guy was going to play nice, then so would he. He didn't really want to make a scene in the first place, but he wasn't going to force his way into the house, either. Not yet, anyway.

"Hey, yeah, you know, I was just passing by and I noticed that you have a backup power source here. I didn't realize anyone had access to something like that that." He was doing his best to play it off as being an average guy off the street looking for some help, and at least the general sheepish behavior came pretty naturally to him.

"Do you think there's any chance I could charge my phone? I've really got to get a hold of my family back home, to let them know I'm okay."

It felt awful lying, but Steve couldn't exactly tell the truth of who he was right now. Depending on how this all worked out, maybe he'd realize he could trust this stranger, but for now he had to play it safe.