[Figured that since he knows the answer and all. And, really, who better to hear from than you, right?]
Yeah, well, actually that's a valid point. But it's more of a subtle theme now. Well, as subtle as you can get with that kind of gig. Peter--that's his name, by the way--he's in our business. The hero business, not repulsors or energy. He's good people. We've worked together.
[Are they still friends? Well...] Yeah. He's a friend.
[Totally. And hey, can't think of a single person Tony would rather listen to than himself.]
Peter. Right. Got it. [Possibly. It's actually not that relevant to him in this point in time.] And wait, "more of a subtle theme now"? As in it wasn't always? Yikes. Sucks to be him, I guess. Well, maybe not to much now if that's what you're driving at, but still.
And I like people in our business; means complaints can be filed and dealt with internally rather than through the mass destruction alien invasion route.
...You've had those, right? [Brief pause.] What am I saying, you totally have. I bet you have your own invasion drinking game by now.
[Glad to oblige. Might as well keep things up to date and all.]
Well, a lot happened. The last one was kind of on me. Prosthetic technology. It was pretty fun, actually, and pretty damn useful stuff, too. Just running with the theme, you know. Thought he could use a hand.
[Okay, ouch. That one is less funny for personal reasons.]
We've had those. I guess that's kind of a thing, and we really need to find out who keeps painting targets on our planet, because it's kind of crazy, you know? Not that I don't think our little blue planet is awesome, but... yeah. Not a thing I want. But you handled it, right? I assume you did since it's you. Me.
[He lifts his hand and wriggles a finger a little, kind of like waving the details away.]
Huh. Well I gotta admit that does sound pretty fun. How'd the hand you give him work out?
[Ah, the joys of being outside of 616-land; ignorance is bliss and all that, but if he had a better sense of what went on there? Well, let's say he wouldn't envy himself much.
And hey, sorry about the personal sting there but we all know what Tony's like when it comes to dealing with the feelings of others, even his own. Maybe especially his own. Or his other's own in this case.]
And yeah, we handled it. Took us a little while to, y'know, get things rolling, but we got it together in the end. Wanna tell me that it gets easier? That we get better at this stuff and rack up less of a repair bill as we go on; $160 billion to patch up New York isn't exactly peanuts.
[oh so tony wishes loki would have the worst prison experiences possible and tunnel his way out through five hundred yards of foul-smelling shit no one wants to imagine
Pretty sure I've been accused of worse. And if I haven't then I should add it to my to-do list.
[Oh, Loki. Really? Really?]
Remind me again what you actually did with your time on Earth. Seriously, I'm surrounded by people who don't get basic pop-culture references. You're all a disaster.
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