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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]

[Oh, that makes a lot of sense. The Wanda of his world may have been unfamiliar to their experiences, but Pietro was a whole different matter.]

I barely spoke to him since he moved out, I wouldn't presume to compare my situation to yours.

[It seems disingenuous of him to let her offer her condolences when he knows their relationship would have been a lot closer and loving. Their relationship had deteriorated due to inaction on their parts, the tragedy was of their own making while Wanda was a victim of circumstance.]

[divulsion]

[Wanda gently shakes her head.]

Just because you weren't getting along at the time of his death, just because the nature of your relationship was different doesn't mean that you have less to mourn. I don't just miss Pietro but...I grieve for everything that could have been that can't happen now. I imagine it could be the same for you...

[Maybe he and Gregory weren't on good terms, but it doesn't mean that Tony can't grieve for everything he didn't have. Can't grieve for all of the time spent on opposite sides when it could have been different.]

[inebriety]

I never liked dwelling on the what ifs.

[He found it pointless to think about what didn't happen because it was far too easy to sink into despair over all the ways things could have been better.]

I've been told it's bad for my mental health.

[divulsion]

That's true. I doubt it's good for anyone.

[Not that it stopped her, or Pietro, but then again lingering on the past is exactly what brought the twins to Hydra so there's something to be said for his point.]

In the meantime, if you're not working for scraps what are you doing during your time here?