[ If anyone were to ask Tony, he'd say that Ava was better off not having been there. And there's a part of him that wishes he could be on the sidelines too, rather than being on one side of a particularly uncomfortable schism. Tony knew that the Avengers weren't always a cohesive unit that saw eye-to-eye 100% of the time, but they still did manage to work together with a few bumps in the road.
Now all of that was changed, and he knew he wasn't the only one who'd been left reeling. But he couldn't afford to let that slow him down. If he slowed down, then he'd have too much time to think, and if he thought, then he'd just get bogged down in what-ifs and regrets. He'd never had time for those before, and he wasn't making time for them now.
At least, that was the idea. The compound was quiet now, a fact Tony tried to cover up by blasting AC/DC or Black Sabbath a little louder than was strictly necessary. He very nearly missed Ava's arrival and her saying his name, but the movement he spotted from the corner of his eye got his attention, and he lowered the music so that they wouldn't have to shout. ]
Hey. You just get here?
[ He was used to people just showing up, and if he was going to be at least a little bit honest, the company would be a nice change of pace. ]
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Now all of that was changed, and he knew he wasn't the only one who'd been left reeling. But he couldn't afford to let that slow him down. If he slowed down, then he'd have too much time to think, and if he thought, then he'd just get bogged down in what-ifs and regrets. He'd never had time for those before, and he wasn't making time for them now.
At least, that was the idea. The compound was quiet now, a fact Tony tried to cover up by blasting AC/DC or Black Sabbath a little louder than was strictly necessary. He very nearly missed Ava's arrival and her saying his name, but the movement he spotted from the corner of his eye got his attention, and he lowered the music so that they wouldn't have to shout. ]
Hey. You just get here?
[ He was used to people just showing up, and if he was going to be at least a little bit honest, the company would be a nice change of pace. ]