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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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[biggerstick]

... what day?

[paragon]

Tuesday. The one after Monday.

[biggerstick]

...

Oh.

[the screen nearest to him starts blinking, Tony turns towards it]

I know, JARVIS. God, I miss being able to mute you.

[paragon]

[ raises an eyebrow ]

Anything I should know about?

[biggerstick]

[casually closes the blinking window]

No, no everything is fine. Came back for your stuff?

[paragon]

[ that's not making my eyebrow go down, buddy. though he does frown a little. ]

No, it's fine where it is.

[biggerstick]

[stretches]

Did you bring food with you?

[paragon]

I can go get food.

[biggerstick]

... are you checking up on everyone?

[paragon]

Yes? But you weren't at the pool house.

[biggerstick]

I'm only there to sleep and shower.

[the screen starts flashing again because JARVIS is a jerk. And Tony closes it without even turning to look at it]

[paragon]

. . .

I'm sorry I haven't been around lately.

[biggerstick]

It's fine, Steve. I'm fine on my own.

[the screen starts flashing again]

JARVIS! If you do that again I'm shutting you down.

[paragon]

Maybe you should listen to him.

[biggerstick]

I did. It timed it until I had company and then marked is as separate events so he could get away with doing it repeatedly. Didn't you, JARVIS?

[the lights blink]

Yeah, of course you did. Anyway, food?

[the lights blink again]

Shut up, JARVIS.

[paragon]

Wanna come with me, see sunlight at least once before it goes away again?

[biggerstick]

[rubs the back of his neck and stretches]

Yeah, that's probably a good idea. Then I can drop by the pool house and take a shower. That covers two out of the three points JARVIS is bugging me about.

[paragon]

What's the other one?

[ beginning to make his way to the door as he asks that ]

[biggerstick]

Sleep.

[and he puts on sunglasses just before stepping outside]

[paragon]

[ we're off! ]

Anyway, no one's fine on their own, Tony.

[biggerstick]

I've been more or less on my own most of my life, I can deal.

[paragon]

Well, you're not now, so I guess that skill's seen its day.

[biggerstick]

Steve, honestly. I will pinky-swear it if you want, you really don't need to worry about me.

[paragon]

I'm not worried.

[biggerstick]

You've been taking time to check on me practically since we arrived. Not that I don't appreciate it but you can't be doing it for the company, most of the time I'm just babbling to myself.