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Jul. 8th, 2012 11:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thestarkside*is just starting to wake up after inhaling two giant mugs of coffee, doing his best not to be annoyed by (a) his empty mug and (b) shiny perky Steve across the table, Steve who's probably been up since 5, and has since run ten miles and helped five old ladies across streets and plucked some kittens out of trees and is currently talking cheerily about his latest visit to some old people home and hey Mabel and Lucille are doing great and Walter's back is better and -- ugh, at least Clint and Bruce both look as tired as he does, and Natasha is probably a robot, and Thor -- Thor is eating all of his Pop Tarts, one after another, goddammit, Thor*
...New rule. If you're awake enough to be qualified as peppy, you make coffee for the rest of us.
*looks pointedly at Steve, and -- then his phone rings, his phone only ever rings when it's Rhodey or Pepper or Happy or one of the Avengers and all of the Avengers are here and anyway, there's no name attached, weird, pulls it out and frowns at it for a moment before answering it*
Hello?
...New rule. If you're awake enough to be qualified as peppy, you make coffee for the rest of us.
*looks pointedly at Steve, and -- then his phone rings, his phone only ever rings when it's Rhodey or Pepper or Happy or one of the Avengers and all of the Avengers are here and anyway, there's no name attached, weird, pulls it out and frowns at it for a moment before answering it*
Hello?
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Date: 2012-07-08 07:14 pm (UTC)*makes a face but gets up and goes to the coffee-maker, which looks like something from outer space but isn't that complicated, puts on another pot of coffee, humming to himself, only vaguely aware that Tony's on the phone, more caught up in his own thoughts about the rest of his day, is thinking of spending the afternoon at the Cloisters*
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Date: 2012-07-08 07:32 pm (UTC)Look, Ms. Smith, if this is about a claim, you're going to have to go through the Stark Industries legal team, I'm sure you understand --
*she cuts him off: Mr. Stark, I can assure you, I've already traversed the appropriate channels, and have been given your direct number for a reason. Do you have some time to talk. and he can't answer right away, because -- well, because his mouth has gone dry, and he feels dizzy, because yeah, okay, this has never happened before, and he suddenly misses Pepper fiercely, desperately*
Uh, yeah. Okay. *doesn't look at anyone before pushing his chair back and heads out of the room, heart racing* So talk.
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Date: 2012-07-08 07:36 pm (UTC)*hears Tony's voice change, turns and catches him leaving the room, phone to his ear, looking pale and peaky, frowns and hesitates before following, hovering just out of sight, listening*
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Date: 2012-07-08 07:55 pm (UTC)her voice goes all fuzzy and far away after that
he presses his hand over his eyes and tries to breathe*
Okay, okay, can you just -- just give me a minute, okay.
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:00 pm (UTC)*forgets decorum, darts over and catches Tony by the elbow* Tony. *quietly* Breathe.
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:12 pm (UTC)..Can I meet her? *the answer is hesitant but affirmative, and he agrees to come by that afternoon, and she hangs up, and he stares at his phone, an odd buzzing noise filling his head*
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:22 pm (UTC)*blinks, looks at Tony, can't imagine what this conversation is about but Tony looks near to fainting, holds him up until he finishes the call, takes the phone out of his hand* You need to sit down.
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 08:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 08:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 08:40 pm (UTC)You- wh-what?! *gapes at him* You do!?
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 08:44 pm (UTC)Hang on. *holds the phone out of reach* You need to calm down. You're- You're so pale you're transparent. Just take a moment and breathe. Pepper's not going anywhere, and I don't want you to keel over. *rubbing his arm, absently* Are they sure she's your child?
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 08:51 pm (UTC)Tony. Tony, you gotta calm down. *sighs, calls into the kitchen* Someone bring me water, and don't ask any questions. *is relieved when Natasha brings a glass of water, doesn't do anything more than quirk an eyebrow at Tony, which shows she's worried but isn't going to pry, waits until she retreats before offering the water to Tony* C'mon, take a drink and a deep breath.
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Date: 2012-07-08 08:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 08:56 pm (UTC)Well, it's happening. *not unkindly, but firmly* And I know it's freaking you out, but you have to pull yourself together. You can't afford to make yourself sick right now. You have to handle this. *keeps rubbing Tony's arm* C'mon, deep breaths. Your arc reactor's going crazy. *nods at the circle of light under Tony's shirt, which is flickering slightly with the racing of his heart*
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Date: 2012-07-09 12:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-09 12:35 am (UTC)I can go with you. *gently* If you want. Moral support?
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Date: 2012-07-09 12:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-09 12:50 am (UTC)I know. I'm offering. *small smile* C'mon. You went with me when I went to see Peggy. It's the least I can do.
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Date: 2012-07-09 12:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-09 01:03 am (UTC)No problem. You okay? *holds out Tony's phone* Here. Call Miss Potts. I'm gonna go get dressed, and I'll meet you back here in an hour, all right? Don't panic, Tony. *gives his shoulder a squeeze* It's gonna be fine.
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Date: 2012-07-09 01:14 am (UTC)