I think he didn't send it outside of SHIELD and Avengers? Don't know why he sent it or do you mean why would I send you the minutes? It seems like a shame for you to forget what none of us will be able to.
That's downright private by his standards. And the former -- I assumed the latter was because you, unlike certain others, are a reasonably functional adult.
Let me mentally prepare myself. I have vague memories of Aretha Franklin.
And then he wonders why I don't like letting my guard down.
Well, if I can't find the courage to 'fess up to the fact that I unironically enjoy listening to Shake It Off, then I really have no business running a Fortune 500 company. Bring on the evidence.
[It could be worse. He sends over 9 minutes of all singing, all dancing Pepper Potts. It seems likely Tony didn't start recording until she was at least a song in.]
You're allowed to be human. Encouraged. You're the closest thing to a normal person we're likely to find around here.
[Whether that's a comment on Pepper or the company they keep is up in the air.]
[Pepper's reply is delayed, by approximately the amount of nine minutes plus one unnecessary meeting, plus a trip to the coffee machine. It arrives with an image of the Picard Facepalm attached.]
Well, at least I can thank high school and glee club for teaching me to carry a tune.
And... thanks. Given the fact that I haven't had to re-heat my coffee for the last two years, it's nice to know that someone thinks I'm still normal.
[Bruce is midway through proofreading a paper he's supposed to deliver at a conference next week when his phone alerts him and he takes a moment to chuckle at the picture.]
I probably shouldn't point out that I'm one of the least qualified men on this planet or several others to define normal. You're fine. You're better than fine. You aren't normal because you put up with all of us. I'm pretty sure that makes you the superhero around here.
[A superhero emoji is tacked in front of this reply.]
Still not wearing spandex. That phase died in the 80s, and let us have it remain there, safely on undigitized film.
Although on the topic of superheroes, I've been having a few ideas about work-life balance lately. Specifically, how your teammates are all terrible at implementing it. I'd be interested in getting your opinion on a few things.
Safely on undigitized film, at the bottom of the Pacific now that I think about it.
[Joking about the utter loss of the Malibu house, less a trio of plucky robots, is still a bit of a push for her. Pepper grimaces at the screen, and another texts pings into the ether in short order.]
If you've never heard of it, it's about time you have. It occurred to me around the time the Sokovia Accords were failing to be ratified that legal frameworks mean nothing if you don't have actual workplace policies in place for the day to day. Like co-ordination with civil services. Or on-call/off-call hours. Or health insurance.
[Pepper Potts: Determined to make being a superhero boring.
[Oh, yeah, that kinda sucks. This kind of consequence, not the mention the real chance of death consequences are why he has a bit of a fear of well... everything having to do with relationships.]
I think you're underestimating the chaos factor of what gets some of us [me] out into the field. And some of us [me] don't need health insurance.
My home state currently spends a larger and larger part of the year on fire. Crisis response can be organized, even if the crisis itself is chaotic and unpredictable.
Also, I notice that the idea of an on-call schedule is the one you didn't explicitly shoot down.
I don't think that comparing wildfires and alien invasions are commensurate, and we're always on call. If it's big enough to require a code green, I'm not going to say, "I'm not on the schedule tonight, you're on your own."
[In the privacy of her office, Pepper inhales deeply, and wraps a hand around her coffee mug. One sip of suspiciously re-heated caffeine later, she attempts a reply.]
I'm talking about the general concept of organized crisis response and advanced planning, not fighting extraterrestrial invasions with smokejumpers, and you know it.
The big guy is an option. He should never be the only one, and if he routinely is then that's an area where resources need to be developed. In your own way, you're just as bad as Tony and Captain Rogers, you know.
You don't know the half of it. If I could have nothing to do with this at all, I'd be a lot happier.
Nat would probably be a better resource for you for this kind of organizing. Six PhDs and not one of them has anything to do with crisis response management.
What makes you think I'm not already talking with her?
[It had been a year ago when the bi-monthly margarita night club of Pepper, Maria and Natasha realized they were actually terrible at what women were apparently supposed to talk about on margarita nights, and accepted that they'd just talk shop instead. With fruit on sticks.]
I suppose what I'm angling for is whether, given an option where you could have more of a sense of normal in your life, you'd take it. Could you settle for becoming a regular sort of hero, minus the super.
As the closest representative from Normal you know, I should warn you that it still won't be your life as it was before... but you deserve the chance to have one.
I'll let you know when Nat and I have rearranged your future for you... and if I get to make Thaddeus Ross have a tantrum in the process, I'll make sure to have at least another nine minutes of video for you.
If you get me video of Thunderbolt Ross having a meltdown over not getting what he wants from me, I will help you wrangle Tony at least... idk what's fair? Two times?
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2. Cooking date w/ Italian food.
3. Wine drunk.
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Let me mentally prepare myself. I have vague memories of Aretha Franklin.
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It was a medley in fact. Aretha, Donna Summer, and Natasha says Taylor Swift. I'll take her word for it.
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Well, if I can't find the courage to 'fess up to the fact that I unironically enjoy listening to Shake It Off, then I really have no business running a Fortune 500 company.
Bring on the evidence.
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You're allowed to be human. Encouraged. You're the closest thing to a normal person we're likely to find around here.
[Whether that's a comment on Pepper or the company they keep is up in the air.]
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Well, at least I can thank high school and glee club for teaching me to carry a tune.
And... thanks. Given the fact that I haven't had to re-heat my coffee for the last two years, it's nice to know that someone thinks I'm still normal.
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I probably shouldn't point out that I'm one of the least qualified men on this planet or several others to define normal. You're fine. You're better than fine. You aren't normal because you put up with all of us. I'm pretty sure that makes you the superhero around here.
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Still not wearing spandex. That phase died in the 80s, and let us have it remain there, safely on undigitized film.
Although on the topic of superheroes, I've been having a few ideas about work-life balance lately. Specifically, how your teammates are all terrible at implementing it. I'd be interested in getting your opinion on a few things.
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My opinion on work-life balance? Never heard of it.
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[Joking about the utter loss of the Malibu house, less a trio of plucky robots, is still a bit of a push for her. Pepper grimaces at the screen, and another texts pings into the ether in short order.]
If you've never heard of it, it's about time you have. It occurred to me around the time the Sokovia Accords were failing to be ratified that legal frameworks mean nothing if you don't have actual workplace policies in place for the day to day. Like co-ordination with civil services. Or on-call/off-call hours. Or health insurance.
[Pepper Potts: Determined to make being a superhero boring.
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I think you're underestimating the chaos factor of what gets some of us [me] out into the field. And some of us [me] don't need health insurance.
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Also, I notice that the idea of an on-call schedule is the one you didn't explicitly shoot down.
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Believe me, I'd love to.
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I'm talking about the general concept of organized crisis response and advanced planning, not fighting extraterrestrial invasions with smokejumpers, and you know it.
The big guy is an option. He should never be the only one, and if he routinely is then that's an area where resources need to be developed. In your own way, you're just as bad as Tony and Captain Rogers, you know.
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You don't know the half of it. If I could have nothing to do with this at all, I'd be a lot happier.
Nat would probably be a better resource for you for this kind of organizing. Six PhDs and not one of them has anything to do with crisis response management.
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[It had been a year ago when the bi-monthly margarita night club of Pepper, Maria and Natasha realized they were actually terrible at what women were apparently supposed to talk about on margarita nights, and accepted that they'd just talk shop instead. With fruit on sticks.]
I suppose what I'm angling for is whether, given an option where you could have more of a sense of normal in your life, you'd take it. Could you settle for becoming a regular sort of hero, minus the super.
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I don't think I remember what normal even looks like, Pepper. But yeah, if I had the choice, I'd pick some normal.
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I'll let you know when Nat and I have rearranged your future for you... and if I get to make Thaddeus Ross have a tantrum in the process, I'll make sure to have at least another nine minutes of video for you.
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If you get me video of Thunderbolt Ross having a meltdown over not getting what he wants from me, I will help you wrangle Tony at least... idk what's fair? Two times?
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Interplanetary invasions considered extenuating circumstances, of course.