| Sixteenth Faetality | Kenzi | accidental video

[onteamdyson]

[The phone is left on the floor on it's side as a tiny Kenzi snakes across the carpeted floor of a hallway, reaching out and making kissy noises to something just off camera.]

Toooooby! Toby, come! Come here! Toby, Toby come here!

[She hums softly, wiggling her fingers and lying on her belly. After some more coaxing, Molly's cat curiously

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[greenisnteasy]

[He went through the exchange between Kenzi and Tony, and he replies now, his eyes full of concern.]

Hey, Kenz? You okay, sweetie?

[onteamdyson]

[She sniffles, hiccuping and clinging to the poor tabby cat in her arms that she's holding for Molly. She shakes her head no.

Bruce is Tony's loveguy. She can't tattle on him to Bruce!]

[greenisnteasy]

[Really Bruce isn't that upset at either of them because it was escalating on both sides and super childish. Tony's childish when he's not a child, but it seems like it's getting progressively worse, and kids get into stupid, hurtful fights like that. It's frustrating to him to see people he cares about acting like idiots and hurting each other, but he's also been calmer lately.]

You and Tony got into a big fight, huh?

[onteamdyson]

[She nods yes and wipes her nose on her sleeve.]

He hates me. We always fight.

[And then her bottom lip trembles and she squeezes her eyes shut]

He said he was gonna be the only one to play with Loki and Loki wouldn't need me anymore and it made my heart hurt.

[greenisnteasy]

No one only needs one friend. Even that would get lonely. Maybe Tony plays with Loki some of the day, but what about the rest of the day? He'll need you then, won't he?

I don't think he hates you. Tony spends a lot of time with robots; sometimes that makes people harder.

[onteamdyson]

I don't think that's the kind of friend he means... he doesn't want me to be near Loki at all! He wants him all to himself! But I was here first, Bruce! I WAS.

[She sets Toby down and sits on the ground, pouting.]

I do think he hates me.

[greenisnteasy]

[Is a five year old telling him that eight year old Tony is trying to weasel in on Loki? He frowns, but then tries to turn it into a sigh. Get used to it, Bruce.

Well, not the kid thing. That one's allowed to be weird.]

Don't you think Loki has more say in who he's friends with than Tony? You should ask him. Then you'll know. You were here first, so you and Loki can be friends no matter what Tony wants.

Well, I'm still not convinced, and I've seen a lot of people hating a lot of other people. Tony just has a funny way of showing how much he likes people.

[onteamdyson]

[She's SIX, Bruce! Jeeze! Five-year-olds are babies.]

I can't ask him. He gets sad or mean. But I want to be friends with Loki always and Tony tries to ruin it! Loki is the best and no one even knows because they just think he's so mean and he's NOT mean. Tony is mean!

[She keeps pouting, but tilts her head at that last part.] I just want Tony to be safe and okay and happy but then he isn't nice to me anymore when I say that stuff.

[greenisnteasy]

[He makes a face.] Try not to say things like that to Tony. Show you mean them in other ways, but don't make him talk about it. That's my advice.

Also, Loki is the best. [There he said it, public channel and all. He'd mainly been worried about Phil seeing it, but Phil's coming around now. Oh, also Tony, but fuck that. He's feeling rebellious and teenagery and he'll weasel out of that conversation if it happens or if it's uncomfortable.]

[onteamdyson]

[ ... Bruce, you just made Kenzi the happiest little girl ever and you didn't even have to propose. She sits up, grinning at the phone and wipes tears off her cheeks]

You think so, too? Really? Are you gonna be his friend, Bruce? If you're his friend, I can stop worrying so much and give him SPACE!

... Not space-space. I don't think he'd like that very much. Unless maybe he had a rocket ship instead of just floating!

[greenisnteasy]

[Oh, good. He's glad to see her happy again. She's too tiny to be crying.]

I do think so, and I think we're friends. We haven't put a label on it yet. [Ha ha.] He showed me space -- he showed me a star. It was very cool.

[onteamdyson]

[Now she's bouncing up and down excitedly]

BRUCE! This is the BEST THING ever! I didn't think you would and now you are and this is GREAT! He knows the best things and is so smart and old and stuff.

[She twirls around, hugging the phone to her chest.]

[greenisnteasy]

[He laughs, definitely relieved to have cheered her up. He'll have to find Tony, make sure he's okay too.]

Well, I think so too. He's been taking good care of you, right?

[onteamdyson]

Always! He takes care of me even when I'm bigger. We do lots of stuff together.

[greenisnteasy]

Maybe one day the three of us can do something together, then.

[onteamdyson]

Yessssssssssss! That is the best idea you ever, ever, ever had.

[She smiles, eyes full of hope.] Even when we're big again?