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[stupidcupid]

[ Clint's in bed after the memory flowers and he seems to be awake and resting ]

Comments

[stupidcupid]

Are you actually going to let me look at it?

[biggerstick]

[hands it over. It's a cat video.

... but if you close the cat video there are bow design blueprints. The idea is to power it using arc reactor technology, but it still needs a lot of planning]

[stupidcupid]

[frowns]

Isn't attaching an arc reactor to a bow a bad idea?

[biggerstick]

It's not a whole arc reactor. It's derivative technology, I need a more technical term for this but basically,energy arrows.

[reaches over to poke at the screen and show him the battery]

I thought about giving you JARVIS for a targeting system, but you don't need that so I'm aiming for simpler. I think I can manage it without it... you know, blowing up.

[stupidcupid]

That sure sounds like a plan of success.

[biggerstick]

You're not helping.

[stupidcupid]

That battery's too big, Tony. Weight is a huge factor when it comes to archery. I can compensate, but for a split second decision, it won't work.

[biggerstick]

That's better. I can make it smaller and lighter... it might ruin my dream of infinite ammo, but I can work with it.

[poking at the tablet without actually taking it from Clint]

Power output would be slower too, which is the opposite of what I want. The point is to give you faster reload times.

[stupidcupid]

Then it might need a different quiver or compartment. And I can't gauge how fast it'll be from this. It needs to be in the field.

[biggerstick]

You wouldn't need a quiver, that's... do you know how annoying is not to have JARVIS? I'd have three different models ready for testing and a stable power source if we were home.

[stupidcupid]

I can take a guess how annoying it must be. Robot butlers and all that.

[biggerstick]

I'll have something in a couple of weeks. I'll have it right under "figure out how to get Captain America drunk." which I'm almost done with.

[stupidcupid]

Sounds like a plan.

[handing his tablet back and exhaling quietly]

[biggerstick]

... okay, we're gonna have this one mildly awkward conversation, and then you're gonna tell me where to find a gym so you can beat me back into shape alright?

[stupidcupid]

That's doable.

[biggerstick]

I get that you're having trouble feeling part of the team, I mean I didn't get get it until. [VAGUE HAND GESTURES] But now I sort of do.

And I don't... uh. How to put this without sounding like a jerk... you're stuck with us? It's out of your hands now, whether you feel part of it or not. So. Tough? You know, bow and arrow sales have skyrocketed. Everyone blames you.

[stupidcupid]

[he digests that, swallowing]

Yeah. I bet.

Did Nat ever tell you guys how we met?

[biggerstick]

Was she really hot in your general direction until one day she revealed to be a government agent and attacked you with a needle?

[stupidcupid]

Sadly, nothing that convenient.

I was ordered to kill her.

[biggerstick]

Good on you for not doing that.

[stupidcupid]

I couldn't. That's where I drew the line. That I had ... a heart.

I didn't think it would become a joke.

[biggerstick]

It's not your fault. Loki tried it on me [pokes at his own chest] he hit this, so it didn't work. But it could have, and I'd have attacked all of you and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have held it against me.

[stupidcupid]

No, we wouldn't have. Or I wouldn't.

But I don't trust my decisions.

[biggerstick]

I do.

[stupidcupid]

I know.

But I need to.