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[ironmanic]

NAUGHTY

• Manufactured weapons of mass destruction
  
• Profited from the deaths of innocents and soldiers
  
• Was blind to under-the-table weapons sales that led to escalated warfare and more deaths
  
• Never fully appreciated Pepper
  
• Never fully appreciated Rhodey
  
• Never told Pepper how much she matt▓▒▒ed
  
• Continued to abuse her loyalty and patience anyway
  

Comments

[ audio ]

[ridethecyclone]

[ You have a lot of issues, Stark. Maybe Bucky feels sorry for you. ] Does anybody like business stuff?

[ audio ]

[ironmanic]

[Tony is debating between text and audio. But decides to go for audio to seem less bothered.]

Pepper liked business stuff.

Capitalists like business stuff.

[ audio ]

[ridethecyclone]

Steve likes art, don't mean he expects me to give a damn.

[ Long pause. ] Y'shouldn't be so hard on yourself, there'll be plenty o' people in life who do it for you.

[ audio ]

[ironmanic]

The point is-

[He is on the defensive and can't ever cope with this shit and he doesn't even have Pepper right now and god he needs a drink but lol the last time that happened... The pause is heavy before he clears his throat.]

-the point is don't get too far ahead of yourself there. It's just a curse.

[brobeforehos]

My hat goes off to this Pepper.

[ironmanic]

[his does too]

And that would be why I gave her my company.

[brobeforehos]

And did she like the gift?

[ironmanic]

Ah, well, she ended up giving it back.

[audio]

[char_he_mcgee]

[She's read it. There's actually some of it she disagrees should be on the list but it's his list and she's going to assume he's cursed if he's going to post it. And on her end, it sounds like she's cooking. Tony mentioned omelets. Now she wants one. And she doesn't really have anything to say about the majority of the list.]

I don't think anyone really likes broccoli.

[audio]

[ironmanic]

[Very. Very grateful. On his end, there's a lot of whirring. Because he's working on a suit, now. It makes him Feel Better.]

Morning.

[audio]

[char_he_mcgee]

[Tony, she has met worse than you. Your list barely got a blink out of her.]

Morning. You interested in learning how to make an omelet?

[audio]

[ironmanic]

[But this is Tony- where every problem and fault he has is another problem and fault he can't fix.]

Depends- are you the one doing the teaching? And is there coffee involved.

[ voice ]

[waitedforyears]

Guess that explains why you were so happy to get a drink the other day. [ If you're looking for judgment, Tony, you won't find it here. ]

[ voice ]

[ironmanic]

[FEELING GUILTY ANYWAY, not that he'd ever show it.]

It takes the mind off people forcing their faces on you. Not that it was always a bad thing.

[ voice ]

[waitedforyears]

You didn't seem to mind. [ The grin might be evident in her voice. ]

[ voice ]

[ironmanic]

[Oh he hears that grin and has a well-practiced one of his own.]

Are you kidding me? Of course I didn't mind.

[riseto]

[ Well this is interesting. ]

The senator deserved it.

Probably.

[ironmanic]

He more than deserved it - he's a politician.

[riseto]

Exactly! I'd say that counts as "nice" rather than "naughty."

[ironmanic]

Unfortunately, despite it being my list, I seem to have little discretion in deciding what goes in which category.