Apartment Above Stark Industries, Saturday Morning

[imafuturist]

Tony had not expected any visitors this weekend. At least no one who gave him any damn warning before hand. Which meant he might end up finding his own version of Barton sleeping on the couch after raiding the fridge for food.

And that wouldn't be too bad, actually.

Instead, he woke up to Jan blowing up his phone with text messages and a headache.

On the plus side, at least Steve's guest was pretty great. He really should make a point to get to know the Sam Wilson back home. But, for now, he was making some coffee so he could function on a human level.

[For the guests and housemate!]

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[imafuturist]

"Hank." He was not about to have his apartment wrecked here, guys.

[heroic_jawline]

They'd finally gotten the shark out of the sofa!

"No one's shrinking anyone today," Steve said firmly, slipping into his Cap tone of voice. "Can't think that Tony invited you to visit him, though. Maybe you'd care to explain what you're here for? The coffee's not that good."

[imnotantman]

...ew. Hank did not want to know if that was some weird euphemism for something.

"I invited myself. I'm getting awful board being nice about not just shrinking Osborn until he's stuck in the Microverse, you know."

[imafuturist]

Oh yes, just what Tony needed to think about happening. "We've talked about this! You can't just--"

Be a crazy vigilante? Yeah, that would go over well.

[heroic_jawline]

"You can't just go around shrinking people," Steve said severely.

[imnotantman]

You're not his real dad team leader, Steve!

Which was why Hank was just going to keep playing with that shrink ray in a vaguely threatening fashion. Once upon a time he was a reasonable pacifist, you know.

[imafuturist]

Tony hated new, edgy Hank. He missed stodgy old Hank who was always talking about how they could reform people rather than shrink them.

"Still think Steve should go running with him?" Tony asked Sam, focusing very hard on shorting out the gun with his mind. If it worked, it would just be added to the list of things he should not be able to do.

[bird_costume]

"That's gonna be a definite no," Sam said, glaring at Hank. "I want both of my eyeballs on him all the time."

[imnotantman]

Hank just snorted at that, finally holstering the damn shrink ray. Because no one was shorting out this baby.

"Good luck."

[heroic_jawline]

"Guess this nixes the plans to go bowling tonight," Steve muttered to Tony.

[imafuturist]

"You and Sam can get out of here for that," Tony said, giving his arm a little squeeze. "Hank and I probably need to talk."

A lot.

"I'm sorry for not letting you beat me with your spatial awareness skills."

[heroic_jawline]

"We'll have a redo some other time," Steve said with a little smile. "I want to see you in bowling shoes. You sure you want us to leave you alone with him? He seems..."

How to politely say "off his rocker..."

[imnotantman]

It was just a little nervous breakdown and then a continual refusal to seek help which isolated him from his friends and support network.

No big deal!

"I've known Tony a lot longer than you," Hank chimed in, drinking his coffee and possibly engaging in a little stare down with Sam.

[imafuturist]

There was that, yes.

Tony managed a sad smile at that. "Don't worry. You have fun with Sam. You'll have to work a little harder to get me in bowling shoes."

[bird_costume]

"Really, Rogers?" Sam said. "Bowling?"

[heroic_jawline]

"Bowling is fun," Steve said. "You'll like it."

[imafuturist]

"It's better than playing pool with him," Tony chimed in.

[heroic_jawline]

"Tony's just a sore loser," Steve said with a smirk.

[imafuturist]

"I have a physics degree, how does that not translate?!"

[bird_costume]

"I have no idea," Sam said, shaking his head, "like I have no idea how he can lap me like he does. It's annoying, right?"

[imnotantman]

"Serum made it so his muscles repair and remove lactic acid so fast that he doesn't fatigue at a human rate," Hank said. Because he was the bio-chemistry genius in the room.

[heroic_jawline]

"Well that doesn't make me feel like a science experiment at all," Steve said dryly, "so thanks for that."

[imnotantman]

"Because you are one," Hank replied slowly. You know, to get his point across. "We all are. The ones that didn't work so well are the people we fight."

[imafuturist]

There were shades of the old Hank in there, but this argument would have includes how to fix things without violence instead.

"Hank, please."

[bird_costume]

"I'm not a science experiment," Sam said. "I'm an Air Force vet and I passed PJ training all on my own."