happy weighs in

[hasthekeys]

Can we just not talk about the hair? Please? It was 1999. It was 1999. Everyone made bad decisions because of Y2K! Keanu Reeves was considered an action film star! Britney Spears was telling people to hit her and Christina Aguilera was telling people to rub her and Dudley Do-Right! Inspector Gadget!

Look, it was just a bad time for everyone. So don't harp on my hair and we'll be good. Okay with you?

[...]

And, yeah, you should watch Downton Abbey. It's a good show. Elegant.

[Like your hair?]

No!

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[hasthekeys]

[There's a moment's pause, and then:]

What about the earring?

[manofiron]

There's nothing wrong with having a little style, Hap.

[hasthekeys]

Have you seen what was said? I looked like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction.

I haven't seen that movie in years. I can barely remember it now. Do you know if it's worth a watch again?

[manofiron]

It's actually not. Don't do it. Trust me, you'll regret it.

Just. Look, tell you what. Why don't I get you in as an extra on your show?

[hasthekeys]

[Wait, what?

Best friend Rhodey gets a suit, best friend Happy gets to be an extra on Downton Abbey?

It's clear who's the best best friend here, and he's already thinking about meeting Dame Maggie Smith and and and...]

They already have a driver.

[manofiron]

So don't be a driver. Be someone else.

Happy. There's a whole show full of people. You can be anyone you want to be. Trust me. The producer owes me a solid.

[hasthekeys]

[Who's the best not-boss-former-boss-kind-of-boss ever? Tony Stark, that's who. Even if people wouldn't believe it.]

Really? Yeah, that uh...you know, as long as it doesn't take too much time away from being Head of Security. That's, that's my job. I want to keep up with my job as best as I can.

[manofiron]

You can use my plane. It'll be fine.

We gotta get you back to work soon anyway. The place is a mess. No one's got their ID, they're not checking in for appointments, Pepper's safety is being compromised. One little explosion and everybody loses their heads.

[hasthekeys]

[BUT WHY YOU DO THIS THO]

Miss Potts' safety is an issue? Why?

[manofiron]

Well, look what happened with Killian. You tried to warn people, no one listened. So I'm proposing a seminar, safety and security, led by you, to explain to employees what to look for and what to do in the case of suspicious persons.

[hasthekeys]

It seems a bit weird to trust a guy who shows up without socks and starts putting out an image of his brain to play with, doesn't it?

Not that people who don't wear socks are awful or anything, but it really...you think so?

[manofiron]

A guy shows up in a nice suit and no socks, there's a problem. No one decent does that.

[hasthekeys]

Maybe he was busy and forgot, but I really wouldn't start showing my brain off to someone just to get a job with them or...you know, whatever he was trying.

I'm Head of Security, I don't have to know those things, right?

[manofiron]

I think as Head of Security, it's your job to decide what you know and what you don't.

[hasthekeys]

Maybe it's better to know as little as possible, all things considered.

[dnw to burn up from the inside and turn into a human bomb, tyvm]

So...how are things with you?

[manofiron]

[ Tony doesn't want him to do that either. ]

Ah, they're a little—It's about the same. Always working, right? Just working on different things.

[hasthekeys]

[Working on what? All the suits are gone!]

Oh. Right. Tinkering with...things. Fixing Dummy and the crew back up?

[manofiron]

Fixing the robots. Building a new house. It's not as easy as you might think to rebuild an entire life.

[hasthekeys]

Rebuilding an entire life doesn't sound easy in the first place, but don't you have the Tower? You have plenty of places.

You really want to go back to Malibu?

[manofiron]

Well, the company's there. The main branch of it. And the Tower's kind of Avengers Tower now, not really Stark Tower.

[hasthekeys]

You need some security at the Tower? Make sure no one gets in without an ID badge, and the only people with ID badges are the ones you gave them to in the first place?

[HAPPY IS ON THIS NOT-BOSS

HE'S SO GOT YOUR BACK]

[manofiron]

You looking to move to New York?

[hasthekeys]

I'm looking to go wherever Stark Industries needs me most.

[who's the best friend again? saaaay itttt]

[manofiron]

Tell you what. When I pack it up and move it to New York, it'll need you there. Right now, we're staying in Malibu for a little while longer.

[hasthekeys]

[Happy will never wander but if he did he'd totally feel something like this, okay. In the best bro sort of way.]

You got it. Anything you need, just let me know.