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Tweak says, "Only he's kinda old."

Tony Stark (616), cool exec with a heart of steel (tonystark) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2013-08-18 15:39:00

Entry tags:

!text message, steve rogers / captain america (616), tony stark / iron man (616)

TEXT MESSAGE TO STEVE ROGERS (616)

» I tried to do the right thing, and it bit me on the ass.
» As you are the official corporate sponsor of doing the right thing, I'm pretty sure this is your fault.

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	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	» What do you want from him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	» ~~Forgiveness.~~ I just want him to be okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	» And you think that it's your responsibility to make sure that he is. Why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	» Because he's my friend. » And maybe a little bit because I screwed him over. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	» Do you feel that protecting him from being screwed over again will even things out? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	» I know it won't. » But I sort of owe it to him, don't I? » To keep it from happening again? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:14 pm UTC (link)
	» You can't base a friendship on guilt, Tony. » Or obligation. Or protecting someone from being victimized. » That's not friendship. That's guardianship. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	» It's not all guilt. » Guilt is just a component. » Anyway, God knows that kid needs people to watch out for him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

supposedtobe
2013-08-18 05:23 pm UTC (link)

» He's not a kid, Tony.
» As long as you think of him that way, I don't see how this can bring either of you anything but misery.
» I don't blame you for being concerned. I would be too.
» I don't blame you for expressing your concern. I would have too.
» But when you go behind his back to warn someone not to screw with him, when you speak for him...
» Well, that's a little like when a mom lectures the bully that's been stealing her kid's lunch money.
» She means well, but she's acting as a parent.
» She doesn't respect her child as an equal.

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	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	» Well when you say it like THAT it sounds bad. » I just didn't want him to get KILLED. » Maybe this wasn't the best way to go about preventing that, but what do you do when your friend has a death wish? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	» What I do every day that I'm friends with you, Tony. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	» Bring me food and make sure I don't starve to death then yell at me when I do something stupid? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	» Love you, support you, and respect your right to make your own mistakes. » And hope that you remember that my door is open when you need me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	» Can you honestly tell me that you'd support my decision to play blood sports with vampires? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	» I'd make my objections known, but I wouldn't beat the vampire up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	» You wouldn't beat a vampire up for me?? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	» If you wanted the vampire to suck your blood? No. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	» I would beat up a vampire for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	» I would beat up a vampire if he fed on you without your consent. » But if he'd fed on you with your consent, you wouldn't want me to beat him up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	» Well, not in that moment, but later on, I might be like, "thank god Steve beat up that vampire for me that sure was stupid." » That's what friends do. » They beat up vampires. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	» I'm not your keeper. » Your actions are your own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	» Maybe. » I think I'm going to leave him alone for a while. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	» Honestly, I think that's a good idea. » What happened between you is obviously still posing a hindrance to your friendship. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tonystark 2013-08-18 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	» I thought we were past it. » I guess not. » You busy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	supposedtobe 2013-08-18 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	» Not unless you count this jigsaw puzzle. » What did you have in mind? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)