Canon review as the mun considers games.

[definingfuture]

The derpy one? That's what you're calling me?

What does that even mean?

Look, I know things haven't always been... stable, but you could give me some credit, you know. I do my fair share of rescuing, too. And I'm a genius.

New nickname, that's all I'm asking.

Comments

[arach_nerd]

[Also, it's not true. Peter's the derpy one]

HEY!

[definingfuture]

[Tony is the derpy... Tony. Shh. Also is this really a competition now?]

Heys don't really work. Trust me.

[10_rings_to_rule]

I think it fits you, Stark.

[Evil grin is a go.]

[definingfuture]

{Oh, fantastic.]

You know, one of these days you've got to learn how to give up.

[10_rings_to_rule]

I could say the same of you, Stark. Just as you are driven by your misguided and twisted views of justice and goodness, I am driven by the destiny bestowed upon me by the gods themselves.

That is the primary difference between us, Stark. You are driven by self-interest, while I seek to unite the world.

[...By conquering it, but hey, details, right?]

[definingfuture]

[The grimace Tony has pretty much says it all.]

Sorry, I sorta tuned out at "destiny". There's only so many times I can go over the same old rhyme, Mandarin.

And, just to get the record straight, I'm driven by the future. You know, the thing that comes after ancient history. Assuming you can get past that.

[10_rings_to_rule]

[Yes, and every time, that grimace always gets under Mandarin's skin.]

And to ignore the past is to build that future without a foundation. I am the future, and unlike your 'future' mine will not crumble at the first sign of stormy weather.

[definingfuture]

[Not his favorite person either. Just in case there were any doubts.]

Any future you build wouldn't last a week. You just don't get it, do you? You can't win. You're never going to win. And I'll make sure of that personally.

[scp_990]

If it helps, history will remember you with different epithets, Mr. Stark.

[definingfuture]

... Yeah.

Who is that helping?

[scp_990]

Well, you do save the world repeatedly, and there's a few events you haven't gotten to that make people decide to quietly forget your less stellar decisions. As far as legacies go, you get a good one. No one other than your mun remembers you as 'derpy'.

[like_a_gerbil]

[Steve won't laugh... not out loud at least, but his eyes are bright with barely suppressed humor.]

Careful, Tony... the new nickname might be worse.

[definingfuture]

I do save the world. I might not be Thor, but I think I do an all right job.

And I'd like to think my legacy isn't all bad either. Although "less stellar" seems to be rating pretty high on the list of imposed titles too. I'm trying to decide which is worse.

[scp_990]

Give it a hundred years, the only thing anyone remembers about you will be your genius. Time erases all flaws.

[definingfuture]

Aha... got me there.

Seriously, though, "derpy"?

[madenough]

The hell kind of nickname is that?

[definingfuture]

At least there's always tomorrow? I think the good outweighs the bad. It has to.

[Probably. Except he's always going to end up messing things up, really. Can't outrun that part.]

Legacy is more than what people remember. I want to leave a mark.

[scp_990]

It does. You end up doing some remarkable things, Mr. Stark. Humanity will owe it's existence to you repeatedly. I think that's an admirable legacy in and of itself.

[definingfuture]

An... original one? I guess.

[Uh. Hey there...]

[definingfuture]

Does the future usually come with motivational speeches like this?

[madenough]

Nothing original about that, pal. .. Son? Tony. Whatever. [ DISMISSIVE WAVE-- ] Point being, I'm insulted yours thinks that's good enough for a Stark.

[scp_990]

No, usually I'm busy telling someone how to prevent the apocalypse or how to avert WW3. I've been told it's quite threatening, though that's not the intent.

[definingfuture]

[Just can't make this easy, can you?]

Hello. I don't think it was supposed to be a good thing. It's just- it's just a name. I've heard worse. And so have you.

[madenough]

[ index finger up! ] It's the principle of it.

[definingfuture]

I think we could use tips on preventing the apocalypse, but that's just me. It seems like a regular occurrence sometimes.