biggerstick | (no subject)

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

[ after a while. ]

. . . don't know if I should tell him.

If he's as smart as he acts, you won't have to.

It might not occur to him so easily that his friends are planning how to put him in a cage.

He knows he'll have to be contained and deprogrammed.

Maybe.

So he's gotta know locking up is sort of part of the deal.

You don't know him as well as I do.

What you tell him is up to you. I doubt it'd do any harm anyway.

Well. I'll keep it in mind.

You think he could break through a cement wall?

Probably, eventually.

The metal arm is gonna be a problem. Do you know what group he's with? It might give me an idea of the kind of tech they're using.

Russians. KGB, maybe? But that's just a guess.

Are you still freaked about it? If you are I'll drop it.

[ doesn't answer right away, appearing to be deep in thought. ]

[... gives him a moment]

. . . I want you to do something for me.

... okay?

It doesn't lock unless I'm in there with him, and neither of us come out unless both of us come out.

I reserve the right to put you both to sleep if he's kicking your ass.

[ smiles a little. ]

I can agree to that.

Alright.

No tricks to get around it, either, I want it programmed in. If you have to build it separate from Jarvis so he doesn't have to listen to you, do it.

Not having JARVIS in charge would be stupid. He can handle it.

Even if you end up wanting to get me out?