phdinrage:
R.O.S.S. 3000 ♠ tony & bruce
Bruce approaches the hologram slowly and the concern in his expression is pained and flickers with curiosity like the dimming letters of an old, neon sign. A girl. Slight and blonde, so familiar even though he’s sure he’s never seen her before, “What…” he asks Tony when he’s close enough to be bathed in the projections blue light, “It’s a girl. You’re making a girl?”
He doesn’t always get Tony. This is one of those times. The schematics are right there, rotating in several blocks on the screen beside her. The skeleton and it’s laser-red eyes specifically give Bruce pause, “You’re making a Terminator.” he reaches up to nervously grip at his hair with both hands, “This is a Terminator! Are you outta your mind?”
@heroesandtheirconsequences
"Slayer," Tony corrects, pushing his hands in his pockets and wearing on Bruce's expression from the other side of the hologram, "I'm making a Slayer. Vampire Slayer, in point of fact. Something the world desperately needs, can we agree on that?"
He reaches out to her, leggy and blonde, looking a little sadder than he meant her to. Reaches out and gives her a gentle spin, giving Banner the 360 of his newest creation, "Remotely Operated Slaying System." almost humming it, thoroughly pleased with himself, "Meet ROSS 3000. She'll be stronger than Rogers, more agile than Romanoff." but something Bruce says makes Tony pause, snort and roll his eyes. He walks around the screen, around behind his friend and lays a fond grip on Bruce's shoulders from behind, gives him a slow, gentle shake, "She's not a Terminator, I just happen to be a fan of the vintage James Cameron aesthetic. Picture it... safe streets. A whole army of Vampire Slayers controlled by F.R.I.D.A.Y. What if the real Slayers were safe?" he tightens his grip on Bruce's shoulder for a moment then gives it a friendly clap, "What if Faith were safe? Hmm? No more wondering where she is. Coming home bruised and bloody. We could protect the world, Buddy. Law and order."
















