(his biggest fear comes true the second he realizes - this isn't his tony stark. it keeps happening over and over, a spiderwoman, a quill who doesn't know him, and now yet another with whom he shares too much and nothing at all. man, that sucks.
he's frustrated, and it comes out in his voice. it has very little to do with what he said, and much more with whatever prank this place keeps hitting him with.)
No, man. Thanos. Thanos killed half the universe - hey, nope. No, no, no.
Thanos, huh? [ A roll of his eyes. ] Let me guess... [ He sounds bored when he says it, like he's reciting like six different arcs where this has happened. ] He collected all the stones to complete the infinity gauntlet. Decided to kill a bunch of people, because he can't take a hint from Death for the life of him. If I had to guess, Reality stone, yeah?
[ You want to know the difference between MCU Thanos and comics thanos? Comics thanos is funny and wants a date with Death, who won't give him the time fo day. ]
It'll work out. I've worked with his brother for years. [ Unfortunately. 😑 ] You'll be back before you know it, if this is the afterlife.
Otherwise, we're trapped in another dimension, which is even easier to come back from, huh? Don't worry too much, kid. You've got an expert with you.
What-- how the hell am I supposed to know that?! And-- and you would never work with that lunatic! Mr. Stark, we're in space trying to stop this from happening and we failed-- and just because it happened in your dimension doesn't mean it will happen in mine! Mr. Stark-- how can I not worry.
Don't worry, I'm not working with Thanos. [ coughs.
would, tho. ]
Besides, these things always have a way of working out. Either you guys are going to defeat him, or one of us from another dimension will step in. I think Reed has some... council of himself or something. [ A shrug. ]
You guys must not have to deal with this every other Tuesday yet, huh?
Look, people die all the time, pal. They come back, or they don't. As a masked adventurer, you've got about an... 85% chance of coming back. [ A slight tip of his head, as if computing it actively. ] Which is practically a guarantee in our line of work.
[ A tightening of his lips. ]
Now, do you want to obsess about the bad, or do you want to fix it? Personally, I got over languishing over my problems years ago, because the alternative is... [ A grimace. That's a touch more personal. ] Messy. Very messy. I think we should think about solving our current predicament.
Then, when we're ready to go back, I'll fix yours for you, huh?
(this is not it, you know! mr. stark was working really hard! he was in space! he was fighting thanos with everything! this one just seems... neglectful. that doesn't match what he knows of the man. who are you????)
... We can fix it ourselves. Let's find a way out of this, and then you can go-- be this weird Stark in your weird place.
Weird Stark? Weird? [A scoff. ] I think you have it all wrong. Don't mistake my acceptance for inability here, kid.
[ He turned his hand over, and Peter will see it. The creep of gold against his skin, like a second skin over it. ]
I've just done these things enough times to know exactly how to manipulate the circumstances to get what I want. I'm a genius, it's what we do.
The longer we spend freaking out about what's been done, the more lives that are lost. The more time we spend thinking about lost friends, the more super-powered issues arise. The longer we let problems fester, the longer people like you and I are in danger.
[ A crooked smile, over-confident. ]
But that's fine. I don't expect you to know me too well. Hell, last time we talked, you were pretty mad at me, so...
[ To be fair: Peter had come public with his identity. ]
That doesn't prevent us from working together, though.
(this sounds much more like the stark he knows, now that he is scolding him telling him what he thinks and giving him the moral of the story. he'll listen, his mouth opening and closing a few times, but at this point, he has learned that he won't always win against any tony stark.
at the end, he has his lips tightened against his teeth to stop him from saying anything else, until that last part hits. so many peter parkers and none of them are him!!!)
Nope, it doesn't, because I have half the entire universe to save. We can, oof, we can do this, but why am I mad at you? Did you take my suit again?
... I mean. You did that for us, too. You were real into the Sokovia Accords. Did you have that too? I was on your side on that one, so I don't know what's wrong.
[ Though he can guess. ] We had something called a Superhuman Registration Act, so if that sounds familiar, probably?
[ A shrug. ]
And you did too, until you didn't. Which, you know, means you're mad at me. [ A smile. ] To be fair, most people are. A guy gets assassinated before he goes to his trial, and everyone blames me, even if I had nothing to do with it.
Uh, no. And that doesn't sound good for me, Mr. Stark. If anyone knew else than the people who know knew, my life would be a living hell! I'm in high school.
(what on the hell is happening in this guy's life)
... I mean, that happened in the Sokovia Accords, yeah. But no one blamed you perse. They blamed the Winter Soldier, and then the Avengers.
Yeah, clearly. [ Jesus, he's young. ] No, the you that I know also goes to High School.
[ A pause.
For Dramatic Effect. ] As a teacher. A full adult and everything.
[ To be fair, he hasn't dropped the 'i stole nick fury's job' part yet, or gone over anything else. And anything past that save for one run Shall Never Be Named ]
Ah, well, most superhumans blamed me, but... well. I don't care so much. I knew what I as getting into, you know. It may surprise you to hear, of course, but I generally know exactly what I'm doing.
I mean, I assume she's known for years at this point?
[ He is NOT talking about the death, thank you. ]
I don't really get involved with your...family business. Not really my thing, you understand? There are too many of you all to get too involved, and eventually if I know too much, it's all: Tony, why do you know that about my mom? Did you ask my wife that?
[ Might also be: that he's also had some affairs with Avenger Spouses/girlfriends, and just is in general: a horndog and a control freak. Two things nobody should be. ]
So you know, hands off. I have my own little cadre of friends who I can keep tabs on.
[ He actually does know more, but hell, if he's admitting to it. ]
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he's frustrated, and it comes out in his voice. it has very little to do with what he said, and much more with whatever prank this place keeps hitting him with.)
No, man. Thanos. Thanos killed half the universe - hey, nope. No, no, no.
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Thanos, huh? [ A roll of his eyes. ] Let me guess... [ He sounds bored when he says it, like he's reciting like six different arcs where this has happened. ] He collected all the stones to complete the infinity gauntlet. Decided to kill a bunch of people, because he can't take a hint from Death for the life of him. If I had to guess, Reality stone, yeah?
[ You want to know the difference between MCU Thanos and comics thanos? Comics thanos is funny and wants a date with Death, who won't give him the time fo day. ]
It'll work out. I've worked with his brother for years. [ Unfortunately. 😑 ] You'll be back before you know it, if this is the afterlife.
Otherwise, we're trapped in another dimension, which is even easier to come back from, huh? Don't worry too much, kid. You've got an expert with you.
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(he's SO MAD. MAD MAD.)
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Maybe not him, but his brother, sure.
[ A shrug. ]
Don't worry, I'm not working with Thanos. [ coughs.
would, tho. ]
Besides, these things always have a way of working out. Either you guys are going to defeat him, or one of us from another dimension will step in. I think Reed has some... council of himself or something. [ A shrug. ]
You guys must not have to deal with this every other Tuesday yet, huh?
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(oof, LOW. no respect from the polite avenger.)
There is one chancee out of fourteen million, and we lost! People died! I died! And you are here saying it'll work itself out?! That's INSANE.
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[ He says. Blithely. Sorry bud. ]
Look, people die all the time, pal. They come back, or they don't. As a masked adventurer, you've got about an... 85% chance of coming back. [ A slight tip of his head, as if computing it actively. ] Which is practically a guarantee in our line of work.
[ A tightening of his lips. ]
Now, do you want to obsess about the bad, or do you want to fix it? Personally, I got over languishing over my problems years ago, because the alternative is... [ A grimace. That's a touch more personal. ] Messy. Very messy. I think we should think about solving our current predicament.
Then, when we're ready to go back, I'll fix yours for you, huh?
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(this is not it, you know! mr. stark was working really hard! he was in space! he was fighting thanos with everything! this one just seems... neglectful. that doesn't match what he knows of the man. who are you????)
... We can fix it ourselves. Let's find a way out of this, and then you can go-- be this weird Stark in your weird place.
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Weird Stark? Weird? [A scoff. ] I think you have it all wrong. Don't mistake my acceptance for inability here, kid.
[ He turned his hand over, and Peter will see it. The creep of gold against his skin, like a second skin over it. ]
I've just done these things enough times to know exactly how to manipulate the circumstances to get what I want. I'm a genius, it's what we do.
The longer we spend freaking out about what's been done, the more lives that are lost. The more time we spend thinking about lost friends, the more super-powered issues arise. The longer we let problems fester, the longer people like you and I are in danger.
[ A crooked smile, over-confident. ]
But that's fine. I don't expect you to know me too well. Hell, last time we talked, you were pretty mad at me, so...
[ To be fair: Peter had come public with his identity. ]
That doesn't prevent us from working together, though.
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scolding himtelling him what he thinks and giving him the moral of the story. he'll listen, his mouth opening and closing a few times, but at this point, he has learned that he won't always win against any tony stark.at the end, he has his lips tightened against his teeth to stop him from saying anything else, until that last part hits. so many peter parkers and none of them are him!!!)
Nope, it doesn't, because I have half the entire universe to save. We can, oof, we can do this, but why am I mad at you? Did you take my suit again?
(NOT HELPING YOUR CASE.)
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[ A scoff.
He did, but that's beside the point. Also a vastly complicated and huge fight over.
You know.
Secret identities. ]
No, it's a matter of philosophy. Apparently, cooperating with the United States Government and SHIELD is something that some people are annoyed about.
[ That sure is a way to describe the SHRA. ]
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(yeah but also he didn't even know SHIT)
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[ Though he can guess. ] We had something called a Superhuman Registration Act, so if that sounds familiar, probably?
[ A shrug. ]
And you did too, until you didn't. Which, you know, means you're mad at me. [ A smile. ] To be fair, most people are. A guy gets assassinated before he goes to his trial, and everyone blames me, even if I had nothing to do with it.
[ A guy.
lmao. ]
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(what on the hell is happening in this guy's life)
... I mean, that happened in the Sokovia Accords, yeah. But no one blamed you perse. They blamed the Winter Soldier, and then the Avengers.
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[ A pause.
For Dramatic Effect. ] As a teacher. A full adult and everything.
[ To be fair, he hasn't dropped the 'i stole nick fury's job' part yet, or gone over anything else.
And anything past that save for one run Shall Never Be Named]Ah, well, most superhumans blamed me, but... well. I don't care so much. I knew what I as getting into, you know. It may surprise you to hear, of course, but I generally know exactly what I'm doing.
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(he means. he's smart, and he knows it, but a teacher? is he even a good one?)
I mean, right now, respectfully, I am not agreeing with it, but that's why. Does my aunt know? Because that was huge for me.
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[ He is NOT talking about the death, thank you. ]
I don't really get involved with your...family business. Not really my thing, you understand? There are too many of you all to get too involved, and eventually if I know too much, it's all: Tony, why do you know that about my mom? Did you ask my wife that?
[ Might also be: that he's also had some affairs with Avenger Spouses/girlfriends, and just is in general: a horndog and a control freak. Two things nobody should be. ]
So you know, hands off. I have my own little cadre of friends who I can keep tabs on.
[ He actually does know more, but hell, if he's admitting to it. ]
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(because his aunt may is hot and everything, as everyone keeps saying RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS SALAD.)