11th Command; Video

[aggravating]

[Hey guys. Hey. Guys. Was Tony kickass in that Port or what? Yeah, that's right. He was.

And he is totally lording it over all of your heads for the rest of time.]

So, uh, for the record. We should probably have some sort of actual sane plan for situations like that. Like. The Bargites Guide to Surviving Alien Kidnappings. First chapter: Listen to the Locals and Don't Rush the Aliens.

[And, almost as an afterthought:]

And in case anyone knew her, Pepper Potts went home.

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[Telepathy]

[aggravating]

[He knows.

He knows full well that Charles is tired, that something traumatic happened during the last port. He's not stupid, that much has been proven time and time again. A bit out of touch with human emotions and friendship, but Tony Stark is a genius. Too smart for his own good. And he knows that what he's doing is a dick move.

But that doesn't mean he's stopping. Doesn't mean he's taking back the question, the thread of affection. He's using it, the emotional connection to someone else, the responsibility Charles unfortunately had for him. Pushing it in his face, settling it on his shoulders in an attempt to break him, for him to look two problems in the face and realize that one has to go, one has to be forgotten, overlooked. And Tony is always the overlooked.

This time, he's playing it to his advantage.]

I might have been a bit of an ass a while back.

[The word alcoholic is being buried stubbornly under a pile of AC/DC trivia and conversational Persian right now.]

[Telepathy]

[wedonot]

[He wasn't sure if he should be angry or not. He didn't want to be. He was too tired and sick, and it wasn't something he could deal with, so he didn't. He mentally curled in on himself a little, protective, refusing to let Tony use his vulnerability to his advantage. That had happened enough this weekend already.]

Once I'm out of the infirmary, I'll speak with her. [He would, he meant it, although he wasn't going to be making any sort of promises about whether or not he'd actually get it lifted. Just because Tony was hiding the word didn't mean Charles couldn't think it on his own.

And he turned up the guilt card a little, letting some of the exhaustion and frustration filer through. It wasn't even really lying, he was just giving him more than he would have if the situation had been different.]

I don't think I'll be all that convincing right now, I'm afraid.