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hey. wanna say thanks for givin' me that gun. was nice.

No problem, kid. You did awesome out there. Glad to have you at my back.

TS

hey, you wanna hang out sometime?

Hang out? What did you have in mind? I'm not against it, just curious. I tinker with the suit and dodge Cap's training sessions in my spare time.

i could help ya tinker on your suit?

[Well, watch him mostly, but it could be fun.]

Sure, why not.

[He... wasn't so sure about this, but the kid had been a huge help.]

next time you tinker, let me know and i'll come over.

[Or maybe he'd just pop in sometime. Surprise, Tony, there's an egg at your door.]

How are you healing up?

Faster than I thought possible, thanks to you, Bruce, and a girlfriend who won't let me get away with ignoring doctor's orders. So, thank you for saving my ass out there.

[It's much easier to type those word than say them. Damn pride anyway.]

Good to hear. I'm just glad you're alright, Tony - you scared the hell out of all of us.

Hey, I scared the he'll outta me, too. I'm just glad there was a guardian alien in the area. Seriously. Pretty sure I'd be dead otherwise.

I've been working on the suit. Got her all charged up and airtight again. Whenever you've got time, think you'd be up for a couple laps? I need to test some upgrades. I've had a lot of spare time lately which means lots of time to tweak the design.

Well I... [ This isn't his first rodeo, but he doesn't usually stick around long enough for thank-yous in this kind of situation. It's difficult to stop himself from qualifying things - if he'd been there sooner, if he'd found some other way... No, what matters is that Tony is alright. ] You're welcome. I know you'd do the same thing for anyone.

I'm up for it any time, but are you sure you want to do the test run planetside? Gravity there is pretty unpredictable. [ He totally fell into a lady's arms at one point, it was very graceful. ]

[As far as Tony's concerned, finding him sooner wasn't an option. Finding him before he bled out was the best case scenario and look at that. You did.]

Still. I can name a few people who would've left me there, and that even includes a surrogate father. So you're the real saint here.

Ohh, sounds interesting. Unpredictable gravity could be fun. Or we could even try a space run if that's something you can handle.

Either one works fine for me, if you think you can keep up. ;)

And any decent person would have tried to help. [ He really should stop there, but the way Tony made that remark seems so offhand that he can't let it lie. ] What do you mean, he would have left you?

We'll see who leaves whom in their space dust, Supes. It's a date. How about, evening on the 10th? Bring your best aerodynamic cape.

[You can't see it, Clark, but he's grinning. He likes a good challenge.]

Left me, or driven another rebar through me for good measures. He tried to kill me. Three times, if we're counting, and all for money. His first attempt is actually what pushed me to build my first suit and clean up my act.

You're on. I'll even wait for you to catch up.

[ He's actually pretty excited about this. He's seen a lot of crazy things, but flying power armor. ]

That's horrible, Tony. I'm glad you were able to turn it into something good but - don't give him any credit for what you made of it.

Hah. Don't get cocky. That's how super-powered guys get left in my space dust.

[Can you hear the smirk in his text, Clark? He hopes you can.]

It happens. There's always a catalyst for amazing scientific discoveries. I wouldn't call it giving him credit, but it was the catalyst.

I'd like to see that.

[ He'll match that smirk - but honestly? He would like to see someone like Tony surpass him with sheer inventiveness and daring. ]

It shouldn't happen. If it wasn't that, it would have been something else.

So what did you do? Cleaning up your act, I mean. [ He's mostly just curious about this. He doesn't know much about Tony's life - clearly. ]

Then make sure you have your eyes open.

[There's that part of him that will always talk big and always boast, but he knows somewhere in that head of his that he won't actually be able to hold up his end. He's okay with that. Now, if Clark were a robot and he lost a race to him? He'd be upset. Different standards.]

Maybe. Maybe not.

My guys were double-dealing behind my back. I put an end to my weapons manufacturing line. I tracked down as many of my stray weapons as I could and destroyed them. I mostly quit the party scene and put my mind and my money to work for a useful cause.

Now I fight terrorist organisations with a bunch of weirdos. It's kind of cathartic.

[ Clark really wants to argue the point, but he can sense that it's not going to get him anywhere - and it doesn't matter that much anyway. What's done is done and Tony is who he is now because he chose to let those experiences shape him into something better. ]

You do the best you can with what you have. I guess we're alike in that way.

It does sound nice though - working with a team. Probably a lot easier to control the collateral.

[Peggy was embarrassed by how long it took her to actually make this call, and not because of the fact that she was still having issues using her MID. The real issue had been still coming to terms with the fact that Howard Stark had a son, and not only that, but he was here.

But of all the things she had learned since her arrival, this wasn't at all the most groundbreaking. Given Howard's record...well, it was only a matter of time before he had procreated.

She hated how unsure she was about reaching out, though. Would he even know her? She hoped her and Howard would stay friends through the years, but if there was one thing she had learned since she boarded this ship, she couldn't be sure of anything anymore.]

Is this Anthony Stark? Son of Howard Stark? [just. testing the waters first.]

Tony Stark. Yeah, son of Howard, that would be me. And I'm speaking to...?

[Something about her voice seems familiar, but he can't put a face to it. So, he decides to let FRIDAY analyse her audio and scan the network for a compatible match so he could bring up a picture. Yeah, needless to say, she didn't find a match. So he's doubly confused.]

-- Sorry, Tony. [She likes Anthony better but whatever!!] This is Peggy. Peggy Carter.

[She pauses there, waiting to gauge his reaction before she continues.]

I'm afraid we haven't met yet. Or I haven't met you, at the very least. I'm a friend of your father's.

[There's a long pause from his end. He's debating. His father was here at one point, before Howard knew his mother.]

Yeah, I know who you are. [Is that... was that a break in his voice? Surely not. He'll clear his throat anyway.] So, you're another unfortunate victim of the Ingress? He was here, you know. Like, six months ago? Maybe less, I dunno, I was on ice for a while. I never told him who I was.

Anthony doesn't show up on the network tag, so who told you?

[Don't think she didn't notice that break in his voice. But he covers it well, in an all too familiar way. She might have commented on it, too, if he hadn't hit her with new information.]

He was? I had no idea. [this is the first time she's hearing this and she's not sure how to feel about it.] What happened to him?

[why does she feel like she's going to be getting someone in trouble now?] I met Dr. Banner just after I arrived. He informed me of your presence here. Captain Rogers confirmed everything he told me.

Some people stay, some people vanish--sent back home, I guess? Some people come back, but don't remember being here before. It's odd, but that's life here. Likely something to do with the temporal mechanics of it? Or maybe the ingress wipes you so it doesn't contaminate the time line. I'm not too sure yet.

[That's not to say he hasn't tried to figure it out.]

Ooooof course they did. I can't believe Bruce gave you my full first name. Traitor. He and I are going to have words. [He doesn't actually sound particularly upset. Just huffy.]

So, how're things, Aunt Peg--gy Carter. Agent Carter. [Nice save Tony... not. Just gonna move along and pretend it didn't happen.] I'm sure Rogers was thrilled to see you. Did you two catch up?

[She's not sure she likes the sound of that. Too many ifs, if you asked her.] Well, I'm sure if anyone can figure it out, a Stark can.

[Steve had told her what Tony was capable of, not that she was surprised. It only made sense for Howard's son to be just as skilled, if not more skilled, with technology.]

They both shared that you go by Tony. I just happen to like Anthony better. [this is her basically saying not to give Bruce or Steve a hard time.

And that was a terrible save, Tony.] We have, but don't change the subject-- did you just call me 'Aunt Peggy'?

[It's not unexpected news. To be completely honest, she would have been more surprised to know she hadn't been a part of Tony's life.]

[She was incredibly disarming and chiding at the same time. Something that was always uniquely Aunt Peggy. It pushed him to make certain concessions.]

Yeah, you always did. Fine. Anthony. Have at it. [He groused half heartedly. But if it rubs off onto the team calling him Anthony, you can believe he will get very vocal about it.]

I... might have? You'd pop in and out to visit dad and Jarvis. [Well, you know, before Howard sent him off to boarding school.] The 'aunt' thing. That was Jarvis' fault.

[Too bad he can't see her triumphant smile. So she's absolutely going to take advantage of his permission, but she won't go overboard. He may know her, but she's just getting to know him.]

Somehow that doesn't surprise me. Mr. Jarvis would be the one to start such a thing. [It isn't hard to hear the hint of amusement in her voice. She's pleased by everything he's telling her, she really is.]

[It's funny; despite the fact that they share a room, some days it's not so easy to track her lover down--especially on days when they dock at a space prison, as it turns out.

Well, just in case Tony's already down there, Pepper sends him a message over the MID.]

Hey, Tony. I wanted to let you know, I'm planning on going into the prison to look for supplies.

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