yay avengers a.i.

[pyms]

Look at that, my own team of androids and robots! Oh, you say "nothing can go wrong with this" with so much sarcasm. Have a little imagination!

Though if I'm smart and if I learn from old friends I would have an E.M.P disruptor handy, just in case. [but he probably doesn't so yay]

Comments

[arach_nerd]

...Hank, buddy, your track record with AIs isn't exactly the best.

[pyms]

We all have track records of something that aren't the best, and yet here we are.

[arach_nerd]

Yeah, I'm just sayin, you're deliberately tempting fate. Heck, you're practically painting a big target on your butt and shaking it in Fate's face.

[pyms]

You break the universe a couple times, and not tempting fate starts to sound silly.

[mocks]

There is no way this will end badly.

[pyms]

...Thanks? [maybe?]

[mocks]

And my humor is lost. Ah, well. I'll just be over here, cheering you on from a safe distance.

[pyms]

I considered laughing but I wanted to believe you meant it, and the latter won out.

[mocks]

It's not that I don't have confidence in your abilities, but...

[but...]

[pyms]

... but it's not my abilities you're worried about.

[energycreep]

There are so many ways that could end unfortunately for you it isn't even funny.

[Heh heh.]

[pyms]

Oh, I can think of a few people who might find it funny.

[energycreep]

Funny in the way that you people never learn until you've been horrifyingly mutilated by your own creations, or maybe when you've unleashed an awful predatory scourge into the universe? Or maybe even when there's a giant killing machine bent on having his gruesome revenge on you, specifically.

Oh, certainly. The idiocy of humans is usually at least mildly entertaining.

[gameboy]

Yeah, that totally doesn't have 'cataclysmic disaster' written all over it.

[pyms]

I doubt there's anything we do that isn't a 'cataclysmic disaster'.

[smarterthandad]

There's no way the Doombot's actually on your side, you realize.

[pyms]

Oh yes. In fact, he's probably trying to do something silly like trying to overwrite all my command codes in my lab right now.

[smarterthandad]

It's more Uncle Doom spying on you or triggering a failsafe I'd be worried about.

[Yes, that's what she calls Dr. Doom. Reed Richards' family is not normal.]

[pyms]

Ah... well, "Uncle Doom" probably has his interests set on other things. [like reed richards and his family.] So you don't have to worry about us! If not, you are more than welcome to come rescue us.

[smarterthandad]

[She can't tell if she's being patronized or if Hank's just finally snapped.]

I'm told we're going to be out of the universe for a while 'cause Dad can't stay put. Call the Avengers.

[pyms]

[he genuinely come rescue them because dealing with real doom gives him a headache]

I can call the Avengers. Doom is someone we usually let your mom and dad take care of when they can.

[liverletdie]

You know, they could always figure out a way to mitigate the effects of an EMP generator anyway.

Call me crazy, but this sounds like a bad idea.

[pyms]

That's why I have you on speed dial!

Jokes aside, I did inject a micro black hole in Doombot's chest. And I do trust Vision and Victor.

[liverletdie]

Victor.

[ Yep. Victor. ]

I don't know if he's someone you should be trusting, and I'm saying this as a friend, and not as someone who doesn't really like him.

[pyms]

And your reasons?

[liverletdie]

Are we talking about the same Victor? Von Doom? Or is this another Victor?

Because I'm pretty sure the answer to that is obvious. Especially when Doombots are involved.

[pyms]

Oh no, I meant Victor Mancha. Cyborg, son of Ultron, good kid in general. He believes he's going to betray everyone. That might become a problem.

[liverletdie]

Ah. Son of Ultron. [ who's stuck in the past? This guy. ]

I can see why he'd think that. Considering he's the son of Ultron. Even if he doesn't mean to, you know how Ultron operates.

[pyms]

[it's much shinier in the past]

I do, but I also think he's beyond his programming. Look at how Vision turned out.

[liverletdie]

Yeah, yeah, but it's always there. Waiting.

[ Not that he has his own weird Ultron Issues. ]

Hopefully, it won't go that way, but there's nothing wrong with being a little cautious.

[pyms]

So you want me to put a black hole in Victor's chest, too? C'mon Tony. I'm not going to give Victor anymore doubt than he already has in himself.

[liverletdie]

You don't have to be so overt about it.

[ Says Mr. I'm saving thor's hair so I can make a cyborg clone whatever thing that was. ]

I'm just saying, Ultron has a way of coming in and surprising us every time, remember? [ Not. Bitter. ]

[pyms]

[really, tony.]

Considering a contingency plan for him just seems wrong. Ultron programming or not, he's a kid. He's a good kid. He should get a chance, just like everyone else.

[liverletdie]

[ When you get turned into a woman who looks like Jan then you can talk, hank ]

Of course he should.

I just think planning for the event that the chance is wasted isn't a bad idea either. Sure, give him the chance, but don't get caught with your pants down. That's just bad planning.

[pyms]

I can't help but wonder if you don't have a plan for when I take a turn for the worst. [bastard. you have one, don't you]

Ultron's not going to catch me off guard. Not ever again. Just trust me on this.

[liverletdie]

What, me? [ A beat. ] Nah. I don't. [ Yes he does. ]

I just think it wouldn't be a bad idea to have something in place. Overconfidence can be a problem in our line of work, you know.

[pyms]

[sure, buddy]

Having something in place for Victor is only going to cement his belief in his prophesy. That's dooming him before he even starts! Did we ever have a plan in case Clint turned out to be a bad egg? No, we didn't -- at least I didn't.

[liverletdie]

[ :| ]

Clint doesn't have the potential to cause a lot of damage. [ This isn't evasive at all. ]

It's not like he needs to know, and it might work out for the better if we have it, just in case.

[pyms]

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I have a very big problem with that, and how much you're pushing for it.

[liverletdie]

I just don't want to see this go badly.

I think you know it's best for everyone if it doesn't, and ensuring that is important. [ Tony Stark: excellent human being. ]

Don't worry, it's not my project, I'm just giving you my two cents.

[crimson_sonar]

I think the problem with mundanes is that they have too much of an imagination sometimes, Hank.

[pyms]

And we wouldn't exist without their imagination. Too much or otherwise.

[crimson_sonar]

Good point. Though you have to admit, too much imagination from them usually doesn't end well for us.