Re: Howard/Tony
"S.H.I.E.L.D.," Howard repeated as he huffed a small laugh. "I do remember when I came up with that acronym. Was about the time I was making Steve's shield out of the vibranium we had. Damn that was hard! Fashioning it and getting it just right! Took a lot of manipulation, and it sort of seemed to fit, with the S.R.R. and military, and government bigwigs being the pain in the ass they could be when it came to organising anything!"
His mouth twisted into a slightly sadder look as he recalled the day of the procedure on Steve, and the HYDRA agent that the senator had brought into the secret facility, and who'd killed Dr Erskine. "Damned politicians!" he muttered before taking another sip of his coffee.