[ Doctor. It's a fair reaction. Sharp enough that it stings even though he knows he had no say in the rage he's earned, a sting that tugs down at the corner of his mouth - smile or frown? Both, maybe. That's Tony Stark alright. The Tony Stark who's known Stephen for the months Stephen hasn't known him back. Definitely him. No room for doubt.
And it does sound insane, no matter which way you spin it. In one corner there's the chance that he woke up one day with new powers, memories, and a computer in his head that wasn't there before. In the other, the chance that those things were there all along and have somehow just now reactivated. However you look at it, it doesn't seem likely. ]
Yeah.
[ He knows. And he raises his hand, holds it out loosely in front of himself, palm up, skin bare. ]
Try me.
[ There are other ways to make it true, but none less invasive. Things as they are he's not about to go reaching out with his power just yet, but this at least is a mutual discomfort. And the fastest way he's ever known to get down to the core of things. ]
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And it does sound insane, no matter which way you spin it. In one corner there's the chance that he woke up one day with new powers, memories, and a computer in his head that wasn't there before. In the other, the chance that those things were there all along and have somehow just now reactivated. However you look at it, it doesn't seem likely. ]
Yeah.
[ He knows. And he raises his hand, holds it out loosely in front of himself, palm up, skin bare. ]
Try me.
[ There are other ways to make it true, but none less invasive. Things as they are he's not about to go reaching out with his power just yet, but this at least is a mutual discomfort. And the fastest way he's ever known to get down to the core of things. ]