Tony had never dealt real well with this kind of thing in other people. He'd never really had to. No one expected it of him, and he could carry on doing his thing, supposedly unaffected.
Not so much, these days. He was trying to leave the whole do nothing thing behind him. Kind of his new deal.
Still, this would be easier if everyone was a robot.
"Couple of Erskines in there," he said. "Of different fields, of course. But smart guys. And me, I have done... the odd thing worthy of duplication. Had more than one iteration of this-" he tapped the glowing circle in his chest, "-ripped out of me. People literally want to rip the heart out of my chest to power their war machines, it's... kind of poetic."
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Date: 2012-06-03 05:22 am (UTC)Not so much, these days. He was trying to leave the whole do nothing thing behind him. Kind of his new deal.
Still, this would be easier if everyone was a robot.
"Couple of Erskines in there," he said. "Of different fields, of course. But smart guys. And me, I have done... the odd thing worthy of duplication. Had more than one iteration of this-" he tapped the glowing circle in his chest, "-ripped out of me. People literally want to rip the heart out of my chest to power their war machines, it's... kind of poetic."