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[inebriety]

[Tony has the Iron Man helmet with face plate up and one of the gauntlets on which he uses to wave at the camera. He's smiling brightly, but there are bags under his eyes and the flush to his cheeks are from more than just excitement.]

Some of you might remember a certain someone's offer to trade junk into something better. Please be sure to get the right guy because I don't work for scraps. If you have trouble telling us apart, other me is highly strung and a little sensitive.

[He taps his fingers against his chin.]

Perhaps we should change names as well. I was already thinking of rebranding Iron Man and getting a new paint job. And he can be... do you think he'd mind if I called him Greg? Or is that a little too morbid using a dead man's name? He'd have to dye his hair too, we look terrible in white otherwise...

[He picks up a bottle with his uncovered hand and takes a drink.]

Okay, it probably is. This silly event has got me maudlin I see.

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[inebriety]

Eh, if I can live with myself that's all that matters.

[He taps his chin.]

But alright, what do you consider as 'nice'?

[In his opinion he's merely offered an option to everyone and then refused to get as worked up about it as other people have.]

[spellslots]

Starting out by insulting the other version of you was probably a dick move. And I'm kinda an expert on dick moves.

[Mostly when it's funny.]

[inebriety]

[Frowning.]

I didn't insult him. Why would I insult myself?

[spellslots]

Uh, my dude...

[Is he going to have to quote you back you to yourself, Tony.

Okay sure.]

Pretty sure you called him high strung and sensitive, and said you wouldn't work for scraps, kinda implied some judgement that he was. Let me be honest, I'm no fan of the other Tony, but do you really not get why people got defensive?

[inebriety]

That's not insulting. It's an observation and a reminder I haven't hit his level of boredom.

This is like some of the mildest things we've been called.

[He figures they're both big public figures in their world so surely his acquaintances would understand this is nothing really.]

[spellslots]

Do you have like, any social skills?

[This is rich coming from someone who is apparently incapable of introducing himself properly, and is also rude as hell.

But at least he knows when he's being rude. and he knows that "he's been called worst" is a terrible defense.]

[inebriety]

[He rubs his chin in thought.]

Do you count business settings?

[spellslots]

Ye...s? [It feels like a trick question.] You know you can just apply that same shit to the rest of your life, right? You know that's a thing?