UMMMM HI YOU GUYS THIS WAS TOTALLY MY REPLY THREAD. When I last looked last night. SHEEZ.
JOIN US. IT'S NICE AND TOASTY/ANGSTY UP IN HERE.
Maybe Tony helped build the car they were driving in.
Um. YES. I have shite memory, do you remember what they said in the beginning of the film? At what ages Tony built his first circuit, engine, etc.? Or am I misremembering? I had an aborted "Pepper Quits" (I have a whole FILE. It's labeled "Tony Is An Ass" and it makes me warm every time I see it in my google docs) snippit where Drunk!Tony throws his accomplishments in Pepper's face when she dares point out that maybe one man with a shiny suit can't solve the entire mid-east crisis alone, and he just ends up being petty and as human as Pepper just pointed out he was. I love Petulant!Tony, what can I say.
Maybe Tony was groomed from the start to be the dimwitted face of Stark Industries, the guy who could say, with a straight face, USA USA USA, and keep the spotlight so that the real business could continue.
Duuuuude, I didn't even think of that, that Obie agreed to Tony being the head because he thought he was easily manipulated and a little stupid--
(sidenote: typing with one hand, having deep thoughts, and eating carrots with a fork = Massive. Fail. Ewwww slimy veggies all over the keyboard.)
--and like quigonejinn pointed out, Tony ends up being the real deal, screwing up the plan, and forcing Obie's hand.
I love that idea that Tony will never truly know, that the threat that one possibility is that Obie didn't kill his parents, but just by being around Tony long enough makes people come to hate him enough to want to/try to kill him. It's gotta be a TERRIFYING thought for Tones, and would echo into how he approaches his relationships with Rhodey and Pepper and EVERYONE EVER. Except for Jarvis, he knows exactly what makes Jarvis tick, because Tony coded him himself.
God. My brain. Is broken. You people are making me think. During a work day. Have you no SHAME?
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branchandroot
Re: second time through = golden. i'm thinking about going time #3.
Date: 2008-05-27 08:58 pm (UTC)JOIN US. IT'S NICE AND TOASTY/ANGSTY UP IN HERE.
Maybe Tony helped build the car they were driving in.
Um. YES. I have shite memory, do you remember what they said in the beginning of the film? At what ages Tony built his first circuit, engine, etc.? Or am I misremembering? I had an aborted "Pepper Quits" (I have a whole FILE. It's labeled "Tony Is An Ass" and it makes me warm every time I see it in my google docs) snippit where Drunk!Tony throws his accomplishments in Pepper's face when she dares point out that maybe one man with a shiny suit can't solve the entire mid-east crisis alone, and he just ends up being petty and as human as Pepper just pointed out he was. I love Petulant!Tony, what can I say.
Maybe Tony was groomed from the start to be the dimwitted face of Stark Industries, the guy who could say, with a straight face, USA USA USA, and keep the spotlight so that the real business could continue.
Duuuuude, I didn't even think of that, that Obie agreed to Tony being the head because he thought he was easily manipulated and a little stupid--
(sidenote: typing with one hand, having deep thoughts, and eating carrots with a fork = Massive. Fail. Ewwww slimy veggies all over the keyboard.)
--and like
I love that idea that Tony will never truly know, that the threat that one possibility is that Obie didn't kill his parents, but just by being around Tony long enough makes people come to hate him enough to want to/try to kill him. It's gotta be a TERRIFYING thought for Tones, and would echo into how he approaches his relationships with Rhodey and Pepper and EVERYONE EVER. Except for Jarvis, he knows exactly what makes Jarvis tick, because Tony coded him himself.
God. My brain. Is broken. You people are making me think. During a work day. Have you no SHAME?