Oh my god, Tony NO.

[character_box]

No, look, seriously, I did the math, I'm good at math, you know that. The probability is so small, tiny, downright infinitesimal- I won't even bore you with the numbers, they're that insignificant, lots of repeating decimals- that this will result in catastrophic failure.

Just give me the journal, make the icons, especially that 'deal with it.gif' one, you know the one, from the Senate hearing, I'm gonna need it. Then point me at the Valkyries. Find out if I can keep JARVIS, he's sort of helpful with running the suit. I could make do but I'd rather not have to. So if that's a no you'll need to find me one. I know it can be done, I've seen JARVISes... JARVIi? Just what is the plural of JARVIS, anyway? The point is, they are a thing that is real.

I'm going to go stir crazy in here. Nobody wants that.

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[ironteen]

JARVIS would be your computer system, I take it.

[character_box]

Oh hey, look, a tiny Tony! That's new. And I shall call him... Mini-Me! [Tony would not expect Tony to be anything but a dick, right?]

Yep, JARVIS is my AI, he runs the house and the lab computers and the suit's computers and pretty much whatever computers I tell him to run, including SHIELD's. Which always pisses Fury right the hell off, which makes everything worthwhile, let's be honest.

[ironteen]

Wow, that's creative. I guess I lose some of my smarts in my old age.

Interesting. Bit wary of AIs after my suit gained sentience and tried to confine me inside it indefinitely, but your JARVIS sounds like an alright... guy. Especially if you can get Fury with him.

And depending on what that stands for, there's a good chance the plural is just JARVIS.

[character_box]

No, I'm brilliant in all ways but I like my pop culture references. They're fun and they make people give me looks that I find amusing. Maybe you're a little young for Austin Powers, though.

Ouch. Yeah, that would suck. JARVIS is awesome, though. He's at least, like, 75% as awesome as me, and that's more awesome than most people or programs could sustain. Also, specialists in the field get this funny pinched look of jealous envy when they realize he's capable of sarcasm.

Just A Really Very Intelligent System. It's a good acronym.

[ironteen]

Hey, I get pop culture references!

Maybe I should upgrade my system. She's smart, but not quite AI level. If I get her working right, it'd definitely one up dad's quantum dot energy field suppressor. Thanks for the idea.

Kind of a difficult acronym to pluralize. You'd have to throw in extra words for more than one. I say stick with JARVISes, it sounds the best even if it's probably not the most correct version.

[hero_of_smiles]

I think the plural would be Jarvis's.

[character_box]

No, no, apostrophes are for possessives, not plurals. I'm pretty sure. Pepper usually goes over my proposals for grammar and stuff but I'm not completely lacking in linguistic ability.

[He's just lazy.]

[hero_of_smiles]

Uh ....huh...okay? Well in any case your coming to Midgard then aren't you? I think everybody would like to meet you.

[character_box]

That is the plan. Just need to get the mun on board. She's being a little difficult but nothing I can't handle.

(This is so not happening, Tony, and you promised me you'd stop this until I got a new computer. Do I have a computer? No, Tony, no I do not.)

She makes mountains out of molehills. This is just a matter of time.

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

I'd want that, actually. Just for the never ending amusement it would bring.

[character_box]

[Horrified Tony is horrified. Just so we're clear on that.]

Oh, no no no no no. Not okay. It is absolutely not okay that you look like me and have a tail. People will get the wrong idea. They already think Pep is holding my leash which is completely untrue. [Lies, she totally is.]

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

[Psh. Tony, you only wished you looked this fabulous.]

If you're expecting an apology, Mr. Stark, it's not going to happen.

[trustycrowbar]

It's not a good idea to discount the possibility that things can go to hell, no matter how unlikely it is. Trust me, it never ends well.

But I get what you mean by going stir-crazy. I've been stuck in the same damn memory-loss game for the past six months. I'm about to choke on all the slices-of-life.

[character_box]

[Holy shit, Gordon Freeman. For all his suavity, Tony Stark is still a geek at arc reactorheart. So if he has a fanboy moment, well, just don't tell Coulson.]

If I don't discount that possibility, I will never go anywhere. My mun is twitchy and insecure and sometimes a slow tagger. She will refuse. Again. I'll go stir-crazy and bored and bad things will happen. Potentially explody things. Explody is not actually a low-probability outcome here. Pretty high, actually.

Ugh, memory loss? That has to suck.

[trustycrowbar]

[He shrugs.] I guess it could be worse. Diverse cast, a... somewhat functional Justice League, plenty of things to do, and we DO get our memories back over time. It's just not a very big place.

I think my mun's in the same way as yours; she's afraid to throw me in a big game because she thinks she won't be able to keep my voice up. It's ironic, really. If it weren't for her I wouldn't even HAVE a voice in the first place!

By the way, uh, I'm probably gonna sound like an idiot here but... [Cautious sidelong point.] ...you're not Tony Stark, are you?

[bestassistant]

[ JARVIS, JARVIS, Blah blah.

But what about Dum-E? ]