I think it no coincidence that this comment (and no other) popped into my email twice. Hee!
Also, thank you.
I'm not sure if I'm totally convinced that Tony only came back because of Obediah
Probably not totally because of, no. But Tony probably started using the word "harangue" long before he hired Pepper.
Tony: This is haranguement.
Pepper: I- What?
Tony: Haranguement. I should be able to sue you for that. Probably ...
Pepper: That's not a word. And ...
Tony: ... put you in jail. Then ...
Pepper: ... you cannot sue me for it. If it ...
Tony: ... I could smuggle a file in so ...
Pepper: ... was a word, then it's in my contract ...
Tony: ... you could escape and run away with me.
Pepper: ... because that's what you hired me to do. What?
Tony: [smirks]
Get a cheeseburger, have a press conference, and then go back to a better equipped cave. With cheeseburgers.
Ha! And a prettier assistant.
Obediah had to hold off on whacking Tony
Oh, seriously. He couldn't kill, maim, or otherwise majorly impair the golden goose. But he could control the golden goose. Cajole it and clip its wings without it realizing what was happening.
I wonder, though, why Obediah chose then to do it. Was Tony getting too out of control? Too caught up in the addictions? Or was he finally wanting more of the pie than Obie was willing to dole out? Did he think there was no way to top the Jericho?
the probable age difference between O and Howard Stark
Yeah, I saw that. And it makes some painful sense. And with Tony still so young, Obie not only wasn't the favored "son" but was left to be the nursemaid. It had to rankle. Beeg time.
God, I love this stage of fandom.
Like I said before, stepping into these kinds of discussions is like finding my people! Especially with the messed up psychological stuff. It's so my thing.
If you ever have suggestions or comments or "uh, that's a really embarrassing typo" after the fact, though, totally leave me a comment or whatever.
No problemo. I'm totally okay with being a retro-beta. ;^)
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Re: second time through = golden. i'm thinking about going time #3.
Date: 2008-05-29 02:50 pm (UTC)I think it no coincidence that this comment (and no other) popped into my email twice. Hee!
Also, thank you.
I'm not sure if I'm totally convinced that Tony only came back because of Obediah
Probably not totally because of, no. But Tony probably started using the word "harangue" long before he hired Pepper.
Tony: This is haranguement.
Pepper: I- What?
Tony: Haranguement. I should be able to sue you for that. Probably ...
Pepper: That's not a word. And ...
Tony: ... put you in jail. Then ...
Pepper: ... you cannot sue me for it. If it ...
Tony: ... I could smuggle a file in so ...
Pepper: ... was a word, then it's in my contract ...
Tony: ... you could escape and run away with me.
Pepper: ... because that's what you hired me to do. What?
Tony: [smirks]
Get a cheeseburger, have a press conference, and then go back to a better equipped cave. With cheeseburgers.
Ha! And a prettier assistant.
Obediah had to hold off on whacking Tony
Oh, seriously. He couldn't kill, maim, or otherwise majorly impair the golden goose. But he could control the golden goose. Cajole it and clip its wings without it realizing what was happening.
I wonder, though, why Obediah chose then to do it. Was Tony getting too out of control? Too caught up in the addictions? Or was he finally wanting more of the pie than Obie was willing to dole out? Did he think there was no way to top the Jericho?
the probable age difference between O and Howard Stark
Yeah, I saw that. And it makes some painful sense. And with Tony still so young, Obie not only wasn't the favored "son" but was left to be the nursemaid. It had to rankle. Beeg time.
God, I love this stage of fandom.
Like I said before, stepping into these kinds of discussions is like finding my people! Especially with the messed up psychological stuff. It's so my thing.
If you ever have suggestions or comments or "uh, that's a really embarrassing typo" after the fact, though, totally leave me a comment or whatever.
No problemo. I'm totally okay with being a retro-beta. ;^)