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read ur file boo

[cicatrize]

"Cares deeply about the welfare of humanity, though he goes to great lengths to redirect attention from this."

Aww, how precious.

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[runsonbatteries]

A little old to believe everything you read, don't you think?

[cicatrize]

You big iron softie you.

[runsonbatteries]

And you're kind of a stalker, Benji. Creeping on my personal file. What's next? My garbage?

[cicatrize]

Don't feel special, I'm going through all of them. But idk what do you throw away?

[runsonbatteries]

In this place? Mostly cans. There might still be some tuna stuck to one or two.

[cicatrize]

Not a big tuna fan. I'll pass. Let me know if you start throwing out those fancy suits or something.

[runsonbatteries]

It's not like I have a closet full of them. [Except for the part where he has an entire army of suits back on earth.] The CDC only let me have the one. And you're not getting your hands on that except for some scenario involving an overused declaration about my dead body.

[cicatrize]

According to your report card here, you built one in a cave. Can't be that hard in a rover.

[runsonbatteries]

Okay. Technically you're not wrong.

[cicatrize]

So what's stopping you here? It's not like we're strapped for technology. Or time.

[runsonbatteries]

Resources. Also space: it's not like I have unlimited space to store another suit. But I'm working on it.

[cicatrize]

You could ask Gliese. I'm sure they wouldn't mind you making some helpful new toys.

[runsonbatteries]

They already have my indentured servitude. I wonder what I'd need to trade in for stuff.

[cicatrize]

First born?

[runsonbatteries]

That works. Seeing as how skinny elephants are more likely than me having kids.

You'll never hear the pitter-patter of tiny feet in my penthouse.

[cicatrize]

Why's that? Don't like them? Too irresponsible?

[cicatrize]

Too sterile?

[runsonbatteries]

Lifestyle differences.

My girlfriend is a CEO. I just started a new job. Doesn't exactly total up.

[cicatrize]

That doesn't exactly make sense. You're both too busy? Is that what you're saying?

[runsonbatteries]

That too.

And let's just be real for a minute, Benji: would you really trust a guy that flies around in a metal suit to be a dad?

[cicatrize]

I don't trust most people to be fathers, but I think the humanitarian part outweighs the recklessness. You're at least equipped to be protective.

[runsonbatteries]

It's just everywhere else I suck.

[Hopefully the response comes off as 100% tongue-in-cheek instead of 88% mixed with real doubt that Tony has felt since he fully internalized the flaws with his own dad's parenting style.]

Is this something you go through with every man you meet, or are you trying to tell me my clock is ticking?

[cicatrize]

Uh huh. Didn't fit you for low self-confidence.

[ it could be either way - joking or not - and jack wouldn't have been that surprised ]

Only the ones with adamant issue on the subject. [ you were pretty hardcore on the rejection of the idea, he just wanted to know why ]

[runsonbatteries]

It's okay.

What I lack in paternal instincts I make up for in being rich, handsome, and fun.