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Tony sucks

[It's 1:30 in the morning and Carol finally has a chance to sleep. She's been up since five the previous morning and is more than ready for it. So, of course, just as she was getting ready to sleep, Tony had to call her and ask to come over. As annoyed as she was, she found herself unable to say no. So when Tony shows up she answers the door in her pajamas (a t shirt and a pair of cotton shorts), hair pulled up and displeased look on her face]

You so better appreciate this, Stark. Come in.

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[At least 1:30 isn't his usual 4am. That's around the time he generally gives up on sleep entirely. Tonight (this morning?) he made the call much sooner, and contacted Carol to see if she was up for company. Even though she agreed, she looks disgruntled when she answers the door. He smiles awkwardly as a way to placate her and holds up a small bag.]

I appreciate it. And I appreciate you not killing me for it. See? I brought you a present.

[He does enter her apartment, offering over the bag as he does.]

[Okay, yeah, 1:30 is highly preferably to 4. Still, Carol's tired. She peers curiously at the bag, though, debating whether or not to accept this peace offering]

What is it?

A surprise!

[He's maybe a little more upbeat than he should be about this, but it's Tony. He's happy to have the company. And he managed to get her ice cream! Surely she can forgive him some late night visiting?]

I didn't wake you up, did I?

You know, most people would be afraid if you brought them a surprise.

[Ooh wait, ice cream. And it's not a terrible flavor! Tony's peace offering has been accepted. He shall survive this night]

Nah, I wasn't asleep yet. I was watching bad late night tv. Still too wired to sleep and then you called.

You make it sound like I'm doing something ungenerous. I'm always nice!

[He says that, but he's smiling like a cat might if it were capable to giving that expression. Tony knows he's being troublesome.]

Good. At least I'm only interrupting your bad TV schedule. You feeling okay? Haven't seen you lately and thought I'd check in.

Uh huh.

[She's just going to keep all comments to herself and go into the kitchen for a spoon. Eating ice cream right out of the carton? Yes. Yes she is]

Yeah, fine. Been busy, you know? Things blowing up, crazy guys in crazy costumes being crazy...the usual. How've you been?

[Tony knows how to placate the fierce power house that is Carol Danvers. A tribute of quality ice cream can at least buy him some leeway.]

You ever think that maybe there's a problem with that being the usual?

[He's only partially kidding, because Carol would probably get bored if she didn't have things to punch. And they take care of the crazies pretty well, but sometimes Tony thinks it would be better if they didn't have to deal with those crazies at all.]

Good. Great. No giant robots destroying the city lately, so that's a plus. Corporate sabotage has gone out of style lately, though. I kind of miss it.

[Mm, delicious ice cream]

Well, yeah. Of course there's a problem. But what can you do? Such is life and other obnoxious sayings like that. You wanna sit?

[She starts heading into the living room, motioning for Tony to follow her] Most people would be happy that no one's trying to sabotage them, you know.

Sure.

[The ice cream of course is just the prelude to soften the oncoming Tony Stark Time Carol will have to face. He knows what it's like to be around himself, and ice cream helps.

That probably says he's gearing up for something.]

You know, some people would say that the fact no one is trying to sabotage them now just means that they're preparing bigger problems to drop on them later. That's how this kind of thing works. There's always something coming.

[Carol sort of flops down in an arm chair, motioning at the couch]

That's probably true. But aren't we always preparing for the next big terrible thing? There's always something.

If there's always something, then we can put off worrying about it until later, right?

[Tony's logic works well sometimes.]

To be honest, I think we could all use more fun time. You remember when protecting people was fun?

[Tony flops onto her couch pretty easily. Sorry, Carol, he is pretty good at making himself at home.]

Maybe this is a slump.

[She observes Tony for a while before shoving a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth]

Something tells me there's something you actually want to talk to me about. Spill.

Edited 2014-05-07 19:30 (UTC)

I can't just be bringing you ice cream?

[He tries for an innocent expression. The kind that asks how she could think he'd be coming to spill his thoughts to her, but the truth is hard to cover up. Tony only manages to hold that innocent look briefly before he sighs.]

Okay, okay. I just... thought maybe we could hang out. You know, like things used to be. I miss that.

[Maybe she doesn't really understand, but Tony has decided that it doesn't matter now. He just wants a little time to get that off his chest.]

I used to like doing this.

No. Because I know you.

[Tony Stark always has some ulterior motive. Carol has learned this over the years she's known him. There's always something else. She goes quiet though as Tony speaks, taking another bite of her ice cream]

Things have been kind of crazy the last few years, haven't they? A lot's happened.

You know me. [He smiles agreeably.] But sometimes I can just like to treat my friend, right?

[The smile wavers slightly, held together by years of practice.]

That's one way to put it. It used to be easier. Wasn't it? I remember it being a lot easier to do good.

Sure.

[She shrugs because Tony has a point. She's just never really thought about it before]

Yeah, I guess it was. But that was before, you know...before the Avengers broke up, before the whole Wanda thing, before the war and the Skrulls and all the other shit that happened. I guess everything's just happening on a bigger scale now.

[Carol shrugs, and Tony sees that she's not really following what he's saying, but that's okay. He hadn't come to Carol for support so much as for company, and she always does provide that.]

That's never stopped us before. [He says us but mean me, something he's sure Carol already knows. But Tony smiles, brushing away the depressing note he had.]

What I mean is, shouldn't we get out and do more? I know I haven't exactly been team-friendly lately, but I was hoping you'd let me change that.

[In Carol's defense, it's hard to follow Tony's thought process on any given day]

That's true. [If Tony Stark wants to do something, he will do it. Even if it's something stupid or difficult]

That depends. What're you thinking here, Tony?

[Tony knows his mind is hard to follow. But Carol seems to do pretty well, or at least it doesn't seem to matter too much.]

Starting over. We haven't lost the drive, but I feel like we've lost our connection. Maybe it's time we get that back.

Is this about a new team? [There are a lot of Avengers teams. Tony's making it sound like he wants to pull that all down and start over from where they used to be. While it sounds like it could be good, Carol's also not totally sure it could work]

Because we tried that, remember? It started out okay and then...

Edited 2014-07-03 21:06 (UTC)

No. [Oops, that was a little short.] No, no more teams. I- I think I'm pretty much done with teams.

[At least for a while. He can't necessarily quit, but maybe it's time to cut loose and start over. That's what Tony is good for, right?]

I was just thinking. You know... got restless and decided to go for a walk. In the air.

[Carol goes quiet, spooning more ice cream into her mouth. She's still not totally sure what Tony is going for here but she at least semi understands]

That's why I quit the Avengers for a while and didn't want to go back. But in the end, I guess I decided that I did a lot more good working with other people than I did on my own.

And guess what? You were great at leading the Avengers. It was the right choice.

[He pauses, trying to find the words.]

Maybe I'm not. Doing more good, I mean.

Says the guy who backseat leadered me the entire time.

[She goes quiet again, considering what he says. While she doesn't necessarily think that's true, she gets where she's coming from. She's been there, she thinks]

Look, Tony, if that's what you think then...change it. Nothing wrong with change. Do whatever it is you think you need to do. I mean, you're Tony Stark. You can do whatever you want if you really try. Even if sometimes the rest of us wish you wouldn't.

Hey, I let you lead. You were the leader.

I was just overseeing the leading.

[Totally harmless, right? Right. He smiles wryly at the answer, nodding slowly as he seems to come to a decision.]

You're right. Thanks, Carol. I'm going to sit Avengers business out for a while. I just need some time off, and like you said, you're able to handle things without me. I just wanted to be sure.

Uh huh.

[Carol rolls her eyes, leaning just slightly into Tony's side]

That'll last a week. Then Godzilla will attack the city and you'll be right back out there, I bet.

[Baw, that's nice, Carol. He likes getting to spend time with you without the constant threat of attack. Ice cream time is good time.]

Hey, I can last longer than that! I trust you guys to take care of things. You don't need me out there...

[He can't help it half the time, though. She's right. Usually something happens to draw him back in.]

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