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[manofiron]

It’s a date. It’s not a big deal. It happens the same time every year.

The only one who’s even thinking about it is you. And if you want to do that, go ahead. Be my guest. But you’re doing it alone.

I have better things to do.

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[fearmymartini]

What's this? Do we have a grinch in the makings...

[manofiron]

I think you've got the wrong guy. I'm not green.

[fearmymartini]

Aren't you going to celebrate Christmas?

[manofiron]

It depends.

[fearmymartini]

I hope you have someone special with whom to at least have a small celebration.

[manofiron]

We're not having a party or anything, but... Yeah. This year there's somebody special.

[sweet_riiiiims]

And what's the special occasion?

[manofiron]

There is no special occasion. That's point. It's just another day.

[sweet_riiiiims]

So it would seem. But I don't make a point of showing how it's 'just another day'.

[manofiron]

You're also a robot, which, if I'm not mistaken, makes you more intelligent than at least half of the population of humans on Earth.

[sweet_riiiiims]

Duly noted.

[And he's damn proud of that fact.]

But you'd be surprised some robots are lacking in the servos department~

[manofiron]

Have you met people? On Earth, I mean. They'd probably give your servo-less pals a run for their money in the witless department.

[pursuitofcappiness]

I'm sorry. Are you... going to visit? I can come with you, if you need someone.

[ Since he forgot until he thought about the date and remembered reading it on a slip of paper. ]

[manofiron]

It's not your fault, Steve. You don't have to apologize for it. There's nowhere to visit. It's fine.

[pursuitofcappiness]

[ Okay, he guesses he'll call up Fury and ask where the Starks are laid to rest, because if Tony doesn't want to tell him, he obviously doesn't want to go. ]

I know... this is a little strange, but if you want someone to talk to, my door is open. Not just for today.

[manofiron]

Maybe I'm the one who should be offering. You were closer to him than I was to either of them.

[ He thinks that he should probably tell him so that Steve can go visit, but that's a whole can of worms he isn't sure he wants to open. He'll think on it. ]

[pursuitofcappiness]

I'm sure that's not true, Tony. Even if he wasn't your father, there are a lot of things about you Howard would have admired.

[agentx13]

You're not seriously going to do that thing where you drink and then get really depressed, are you? I thought, by "better things to do," it would have something to do with, I don't know, getting us all home.

[manofiron]

Skipped out on the SHIELD sensitivity training again, didn't you?

[agentx13]

Caught it, actually. I eked by with a couple of points.

But since it goes down as a pass/fail, I passed.

[therealgenius]

[(fuu)]

There's nothing wrong with just...taking a moment. Even just the smallest of one.

[manofiron]

You want to take one with me?

[therealgenius]

Will you actually take one if I say yes?

[manofiron]

Yeah. I can do that.

[therealgenius]

Then sure. I'll take one with you. Or, you know, as many as you need.