Stark Industries, Thursday

[imafuturist]

Tony really ought to be working on something important. And he was. He honestly was! He was just... taking a short break to watch the many, many PSAs that Steve did for class ideas.

He was a terrible person. This was a known fact

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[midichlorianfail]

Theron hadn't actually noticed this store before, what with more or less spending his first semester as a virtual hermit.

He decided to check it out, at the very least he might find some primitive tech junk to play around with.

[imafuturist]

Rude, but probably fair for people from space.

Tony glanced over his shoulder and away from Steve's pain at who was in the shop. "Theron, right?"

Look at him remembering stuff from class!

[midichlorianfail]

He'd probably be impressed by the stuff Tony had made, at least?

"That's right," he said, not quite sure how to address Tony not just outside class, but out of the school entirely.

[imafuturist]

"Tony," he offered with a quick laugh. "Looking to get something repaired?"

[midichlorianfail]

"Just looking," Theron said, turning over a random doodad and trying to figure out what it was for. "I don't really have anything that needs repairing."

That whole lack of personal possessions thing and all.

[imafuturist]

He graciously waved away the screen with the paused face of Captain America, shutting it down.

"I think we have some computers for sale that I was playing around with. J?"

"Cannibalized for new security systens, sir."

"I do not remember doing that," Tony said, blinking a little like it would come to him eventually.

[midichlorianfail]

Well, that got Theron's attention.

"Huh, wasn't expecting an AI. At least not outside the school."

[imafuturist]

"JARVIS? He's much less murderous than the AI at the school." Oh, that sounded bad. "That we defeated and is no longer there."

Much better.

[midichlorianfail]

"Uh-huh." Theron sounded unconvinced. "Do you usually introduce people by how murderous they are?" Or aren't as the case may be.

[imafuturist]

"With my life? Sometimes."

[midichlorianfail]

"That must be...interesting." Just you wait, Theron, just you wait.

[imafuturist]

"That is a very polite way of putting it," Tony said with a laugh. "I built JARVIS... when I was around your age? Sort of evolved from there."

[midichlorianfail]

"You did? Cool." Teenagers and their enthusiastic praise.

[heroic_jawline]

And now he was getting the Cap is Super Disappointed in Your Choices frown.

"Tony."

[imafuturist]

"Yes, dear?" He was unrepentant.

[heroic_jawline]

"You have found every single one of those things, haven't you?" Steve asked.

[imafuturist]

"It's possible." Yes. Definitely a yes.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve dropped his head to rest on Tony's shoulder and whined. "Why?"

[imafuturist]

"It's cute!" Tony said, petting his hair.

[heroic_jawline]

"Thanks," Steve said. "They were all Fury's idea."

[imafuturist]

Which begged the question: "...did you upset him?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Probably," Steve said with a little smirk.

[imafuturist]

"I can stop if you want," Tony promised, kissing him on the cheek.

[heroic_jawline]

"It's okay," Steve said. "They're just so cheesy."

[imafuturist]

"It could be worse. Somehow. I can't think of how just at this moment..."

He was so loving.