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[What does an insomniac superhero do at night? They wander off the pool house and build their own working area in the underground labs]

Those were AI. Well, sort of. JARVIS is smarter than that, Dummy is... a work in progress.

Well, it can't be very good for him to be called a dummy all the time.

He's tough, he can take it.

Sure.

And it's his name... sort of. Name by default.

[ glancing back at the screen contemplatively, though it's just the credits rolling ]

Must be used to it by now.

He is.

... you okay?

. . . I'm good.

Culture shock can be a... thing. I guess.

[ small, appreciative smile ]

Little late to be worrying about that.

[shrugs and eats some more popcorn because it's not like he cares or anything]

It's not the technology, really, it's just . . . [ huffs a laugh ] Everything else.

That's why it's called culture-shock, it's all-encompassing.

Well, not much choice in the matter.

It can't be that different, your friend Barnes seems to be adapting.

That's Bucky for you.

I'm pretty sure someone taught him how to use the internet, it was annoying because I wanted to do that.

[ laughs ]

Lemme guess. You assumed he'd be more like me.

[WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING 8(]

... yeah. My bad.

Yep.

[stretches and checks the time]

Look, it's almost a reasonable hour to be up.

Yeah, yeah, I'll get out of your hair.

[ stands and stretches also ]

Keep the notebook.

You keep it for me.

[debates this for a second before speaking]

... fine, but I don't want you to make a habit out of coming here while I'm working.

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