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justakidfrombrklyn ([personal profile] justakidfrombrklyn) wrote2014-04-13 11:41 pm

At the door of Stark Tower

He doesn't really have a phone anymore, at least not one that isn't a burner on the end of it's life, and that phone never had the number he needed in it, so he didn't call ahead. Instead, he's just there, heading for the front desk to see if perhaps, just maybe, he has a friend here. Or at least an ally.

"Steve Rogers for Tony Stark, please?"
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Tony replies after a moment for his brain to parse English again. "Yeah, I'm getting it. Fuck. They seriously fucked him up, Steve. Big time." He shakes his head, and resists the urge to pour himself a third drink, even though he thinks he deserves it for wading through the Winter Soldier file.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, I watch the news," Tony replies. "I can't believe that guy-- Well, no, I can believe that that guy was your friend, unfortunately." He pauses a moment taps the of his glass, and still resists pouring himself another drink.

"You mind if I get this scanned, and share it with Bruce?" he asks, tapping the open file.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"It won't leave my private server," Tony promises. He shuts the folder, because wow, as interesting as that is, it really is fucking horrible, and. Yeah. There's kind of been a lot of horrible going around, it seems. If he didn't know better--

Wait. I don't know better. And it's only paranoia if they're not actually out to get you. And Tony knows better; he's had way too many people out to get him not to. He frowns a little, and pours himself that third drink.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank me when we've fixed your friend," Tony replies, but smiles anyway, a little softer than his usual manic grin or smug smirk.

And yeah, that's Tony throwing in with Steve, because Steve's good people, and what he knows of Bucky paints him as good people too, and, well. The bad guys fucked him up bad, and maybe Tony knows something about that kind of thing himself.

"And that is a when, not an if, 'cause now you've got the smartest guys on the planet on your team."
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony pulls a face at Steve, but ends up grinning after a moment.

"That's what Pepper said, too. 'Personal growth.'" He shakes his head a little, but it's affectionate.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony narrows his eyes a little.

"Have you been talking to Pepper and Bruce? Is this all just some grand conspiracy to make me into a better person?"

Not that he isn't mostly teasing, but he's met his friends, and he wouldn't put it past them. Bruce would think it's funny.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Luckily, Tony has another beaker, this one labeled with red sharpie, in his own handwriting.

"This one's a little weaker, but it has kind of a burnt sugar aftertaste."

What do you mean 'did he try it?' Of course he tried it. Every single batch.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shut up, it's a brilliant idea, and you know it." Not that that didn't mean it wasn't also a terrible idea, but that seldom stops Tony.

"...what does?" he asks after a moment.
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Oh. Well, that certainly explains a few things, and bits of data in Tony's mental folder on Steve get slightly reshuffled.

"You'll get that chance," Tony replies quietly. "Okay? I get it. But, look; he's alive, and that means there's hope, and somehow I doubt you'll ever give up hope."
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not gonna happen," Tony interjects. "...but on the outside chance it does, I'll still take a shot at fixing him, because... because nobody deserves to have that shit done to 'em."
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony's had his own share of traumatic experiences, thanks. But yeah, he reads that look.

"There a problem, Cap?"
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony grins at him again.

"It's not. Not for most people, anyway, it's for super-soldiers, space Vikings, and serious alcoholics only."
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[personal profile] actuallyhasaheart 2014-04-14 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony pushes it back to him.

"You're just fine. Look, I'll even promise not to give you more than a little shit for anything you say. Sometimes, you just need to get it out, and I may be the closest you're going to get to a sympathetic ear."

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