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[biggerstick]

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

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[paragon]

[ turns back to the screen and . . . actually falls completely silent as he watches ]

[biggerstick]

[quiet too, paying more attention to Steve than to the movie and quietly hoping he'll do something funny]

[paragon]

[ eventually forgets to eat any more popcorn, just kind of holding it where he last had it positioned for Tony to reach.




when it reaches the end he kind of . . . clears his throat and maybe has to blink a few times and avert his eyes. ]

[biggerstick]

[I have a phone. This phone can take pictures. It can take pictures in the dark without making any noise.

...

Pictures are being taken.]

[paragon]

[ unfortunately for you I have a sixth sense for bastards up to no good.


. . . looking at Tony with a suspicious expression already fixed in place. ]

[biggerstick]

[:D?]

More popcorn?

[paragon]

[ glare ]

What are you doing?

[biggerstick]

I'm thinking about getting an instagram account for pictures.

[paragon]

I don't— Stark.

[biggerstick]

Did you like the movie?

[paragon]

[ sighs, giving up ]

It was good.

[biggerstick]

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

[paragon]

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

[biggerstick]

He's tough, he can take it.

[paragon]

Sure.

[biggerstick]

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

[paragon]

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

Must be used to it by now.

[biggerstick]

He is.

... you okay?

[paragon]

. . . I'm good.

[biggerstick]

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

[paragon]

[ small, appreciative smile ]

Little late to be worrying about that.

[biggerstick]

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

[paragon]

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

[biggerstick]

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

[paragon]

Well, not much choice in the matter.