The Park, Sunday Morning

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

It turned out that five in the morning was indeed a real time. And that Mr. Rogers had ways of showing his disappointment with Tony's impulsive, teenage, capslock rage.

He had ways.

So, at the moment, Tony was in a sore, barely mobile heap on a park bench, trying to recall the first day he'd done training. And then deciding that this was way worse than that. He couldn't even find the fine motor skills required for a text. Hopefully no one would think he was drunk texting at least?

He'd move off that bench any moment now. Yup. Aaaaany moment now.

[[For America, but also open]]

Comments

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce was actually on his morning run when he spotted Tony in the park. He figured he could stop for a little bit and check in.

"You're out early," Bruce noted.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"I was out earlier," Tony informed the bench. Because that was what he was facing. "Mr. Rogers is a sadist."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Just because he has you working out at this time the day after a dance?" Bruce asked. "That's not too bad."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"No, because he doubled the training today." Which was why Tony was going to cry manfully once he was alone. Yes.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"What did you do to make him mad?" Bruce asked.

[screwyoumarvel]

"Are you ready to tell me what happened now?" Steve asked as he stood over Tony's pathetic form, arms crossed, looking stern.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"He's a jerk," Tony replied, hugging his phone like a teddy bear. It was his oooonly friend.

Okay, he was just being dramatic. What's it to you?

"He set someone up to get hurt by me," he muttered after a moment.

[screwyoumarvel]

"Did you punch someone else in the face?" Steve wanted to know. "Do I have to give you multiple detentions?" So disappointed, Tony.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"No." Be sulky some more, Tony. "I had to tell them I wasn't interested in guys."

THE GIRLFRIEND THING WASN'T A CLUE.

[screwyoumarvel]

"And this was why you punched Peter in the face?" Steve asked disbelievingly.

[momslilassassin]

Have you turned into an animal? Ben texted back.

Because clearly the first reaction of all animals would be to text, Ben.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Considering he'd been a pony last time, that would have just destroyed his poor phone. He didn't want to ruin a phone for that!

nooooo i think m armssfell off

[momslilassassin]

So how are you typing? came Ben's reasonable response.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Stop your logic, Ben.

jedi maguc

[momslilassassin]

Ben snorted at that reply.

Yeah right. You okay? Other than having no arms?

Which was not something to be overly upset about in Bens' family.

[endsthegame]

You punched Peter.

Get used to this, Tony. Nothing you told Ben was safe.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

just oonce

That helped. Really.

[endsthegame]

Sigh.

No doubt he did something to deserve it, Ender wrote dryly.

He was not particularly in favor of people punching his brother. However, he also knew his brother.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

i didnt break anythiung, Tony assured him at least.

[endsthegame]

Ender glanced up at the ceiling for a minute. Besides your spelling.

[glacial_queen]

Why did you feel the need to text my boyfriend at stupid o'clock this morning? Karla had been sleeping right next to him, dammit. And had woken up with him when the bloody Nyan-cat song started playing to let Warren know that Tony was attempting to contact him BECAUSE I AM A DIRTY PHONE-MODDER, HA!.

Not that she hadn't appreciated what had come after the unfortunate wakeup, but that didn't mean she couldn't still be grumpy at Tony for interrupting her sleep anyway.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

EVIL PHONE MODDER

There were some things Tony never needed to know about the after-wake up. Many things, technically.

I can't move, he texted back, though his spelling and grammar had improved dramatically.

[glacial_queen]

HER FUTURE HUSBAND NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT SHE LIKED, OKAY?

Let me guess. You ruined some other poor girlfriend's afterglow, didn't you? She got to you first?

Karla was still cranky. Could you tell?

...Okay, not really cranky. She was in a great mood! But Tony had to learn that early morning texts were not okay.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Tony rolled his eyes and just called her rather than keep texting. "I'm telling Stephanie you're weirdly interested in what we do together."

Meaning nothing.

[glacial_queen]

See? That was why their marriage was never going to work out and she'd move on to Seifer.

"What can I say?" Karla retorted, also rolling her eyes. "After yesterday's kiss, I just can't help myself."

Well. Okay. That kiss had been pretty awesome. Not that she was telling him that.

"I just assumed you went on to text someone else and woke them up, too." And their poor unsuspecting girlfriends.