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Are you sure you don't wanna insist?

[ but he's already picking up his sketchpad and sitting down with it. ]

I can paint them gold and red.

[calling the bot in the corner]

Slick, come on time-out over. You're on cleaning duty, chop chop.

[ shakes his head with a small smile, settling in but not drawing anything just yet. ]

. . . if it alerts Jarvis, he just tells you?

Yeah, usually. I'd know as soon as you did. He could also sound an alarm but I'm not sure this is something we'd want made public.

...

Plus, if the alarm gets set off because he took it off it'd be embarrassing.

I meant does he only tell you. Think that answers it though.

[turns around to look at him]

Yeah, by default he only tells me. Why?

Because then it's fine.

... okay. Do you want anyone else to know?

Rather not.

Okay, no problem.

[Slick seems to have obtained a broom and is doing his best to sweep the lab]

Thanks.

[ lifting up his feet for Slick to sweep under ]

If you see an open flame anywhere near that bot, please warn me. Actually if you see an open flame at all, yell.

As fire drills go, it . . . communicates?

[only half paying attention to Steve, but seems happy to ramble as he works]

No, no... it started one. I'm not sure how, JARVIS isn't sure either. We're thinking he managed to cause a short-circuit somehow, the main concern is that he'll try to do it again. It happens sometimes with these bots when they're not sure if what they did was wrong. It's easier to let them get through it than to reprogram them, as long as they're under supervision.

Planning to be a father someday?

[FALLS OFF HIS GODDAMN CHAIR.

And in an attempt to catch himself drops a toolbox on himself

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW]

Edited (ur a monster rogers) 2013-08-29 05:01 (UTC)

[ jumps up to go to him ]

Are you okay?

[rubbing his head and then looking at his hand to check if he's bleeding]

Fine, I'm fine. Please, never do that again.

I didn't do anything!

[ helping Tony off the floor and also checking those things for himself do you have a concussion. ]

[he's fine, a little wobbly as he stands but he recovers quickly. And let's Steve do his mother-henning thing]

You startled me, I'm fine. JARVIS can check.

Actually, sir. With my current limitations I cannot.

Oh right. Never mind then. No in-depth scanners in the lab.

[ letting him go. ]

You're fine. It was an innocent question, Tony.

Have you ever felt crippling panic?

[going back to his work, calling his bot who is still trying to sweep]

Slick, come here and help me pick this up.

I got it.

[ already crouching down to pick up the tools himself, putting them back in the box. ]

Steve, let the child do it. Good learning experience.

It's done.

[ but he smiles at Slick as he comes closer. Steve offers the bot the toolbox. ]