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Tony Stark (campusking) wrote in snapthread,
@ 2020-02-27 17:06:00

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harry osborn (msm), tony stark (avac)

WHO: Tony and Harry
WHAT: Time to meet the cool Tony
WHERE: Around town
WHEN: Today

Tony was - well he was doing what he normally did. Keeping his head down working on this and that and staying out of trouble mostly. Which was - well not new, but not exactly par for the course, not that Tony was ever sort to get into trouble, at least not on purpose - but sometimes things didn't go exactly as planned. But it was easier to keep things not quite so over the top here, it wasn't like they were fighting villains every other week here so it was a bit more calm than the life he'd left behind.

Maybe a little too calm, but Tony was making the most of it, using it as a chance to stretch his skills and his abilities and try and figure this out. Just because he hadn't been able to do it just yet didn't mean he wasn't going to solve it eventually.

For now though Tony thought maybe he'd get out and clear his head for a little bit, maybe he'd head over to Steve's gym and get in a little bit of movement, get the blood pumping and all that, or whatever people did when they felt like they'd been sitting for too long.

On his way there though Tony saw a familiar face, even if he hadn't had the chance to really talk to him yet - "Hey," He called out to Harry, he thought it was Harry at least, that was what he thought he'd heard. And in any case he could use a bit of a distraction from himself so there he was. "It's Harry right? I'm Tony," He jogged up toward him with a hand extended to properly introduce himself.

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goblinglider
2020-02-29 01:42 pm UTC (link)

"You know what? That checks out." Harry joked, nodding solemnly at the other's words. He doubted there was a single version of Tony Stark who was boring but, for the purposes of this conversation, he'd gladly accept that as fact. He still needed to get around to meeting that older Tony Stark. Someday. He'd set it as some sort of future goal: talk to the father figure of your friends here. He chuckled and allowed his smile to become something a little more confident. "What can I say? It runs in the family."

While it was a little hard to hear that there was a version of his father who turned out good was difficult he also appreciated it. His father had been difficult to live with, impossible to please. Any care or attention he showed to Harry was always with an unlterior motive behind it. Anything offered always came with conditions. His love and approval always felt out of reach. None of that, however, changed the fact that Harry loved his father. That he wanted nothing more than to please him. He'd failed miserably but he was coming to realize that he'd been set up to lose from the start. Hearing about this one gave him hope for other Harrys in other worlds.

"I agree." He said softly and, maybe, hearing that from any version of Tony Stark made it mean a little more. "And, okay, it's hard to hear it because of the way things went back home but..." He shrugged, "It makes me hopeful, I guess? I told my Peter over and over again that my dad was a good guy. Deep down, there was good in him. I was right, at least, about the Norman Osborn of one world. If he ever has a son maybe things will be better for them." He was hopeful and, now, curious. Tony's world seemed like an odd one. "Is anyone else from your world here?" He asked. He hadn't seen anyone but Harry hadn't been the most social of people and it was possible he'd missed a bunch of smaller avengers running around.

You learned a little bit of everything at Horizon. Harry may have gotten accepted into the school for his skills in Chemistry but he was in no way limited to just that field. He just wasn't as strong in other departments. He smiled as he listened to Tony, the smile only becoming a little brighter at the offer. "Mr. Stark, are you suggesting we share a lab space? We've only just met." He teased. "Seriously though, I appreciate it. I would love to see it some time and if you really don't mind the company..." He was all for having someone to talk to while they both worked on things.

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