"Chess is the classic 'my kid is smarter than you' obnoxious show-off move." Howard Stark might not have gotten along with his son, but that never kept him from using Tony to lord it over anyone he needed to impress. Tony's not at the grandmaster level of chess, but he knows the most common strategies people who think they're good use, and he knows how to counter them. "'Course, I'm buzzed enough to count as a handicap, if that's what you want. Calc is still way too easy, honestly."
Truth is, Tony loves showing off just as much as you might imagine. If he had enough tools to build a robot here and now, he probably would, just to prove a point.
"A robot," he continues, wiggling his hand in the air, "eh. Not so much that I can't do it as much as it's just not feasible at a hospital fundraiser. But if you're ever in Malibu, I'll introduce you to the first one I ever built." God help him, he has a soft spot for his little inept robotic claw. "Or, a bit closer to home, I've got a natural learning AI implemented throughout my house." Well, penthouse, plus a few extra floors, if they're really being pedantic. (The mansion on Fifth Avenue is nice, but also a fucking mausoleum. Tony likes the places he's made his own.)
"Besides, it would give me a chance to get away from your director - god, five specialists? Has he even heard of a budget?" Judging by the watch Strange is wearing with his tux, they don't exactly stint the specialists they already have, and imaging machines don't come cheap, either. He'll take Strange, who at least isn't blatantly angling for a donation right now.
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Truth is, Tony loves showing off just as much as you might imagine. If he had enough tools to build a robot here and now, he probably would, just to prove a point.
"A robot," he continues, wiggling his hand in the air, "eh. Not so much that I can't do it as much as it's just not feasible at a hospital fundraiser. But if you're ever in Malibu, I'll introduce you to the first one I ever built." God help him, he has a soft spot for his little inept robotic claw. "Or, a bit closer to home, I've got a natural learning AI implemented throughout my house." Well, penthouse, plus a few extra floors, if they're really being pedantic. (The mansion on Fifth Avenue is nice, but also a fucking mausoleum. Tony likes the places he's made his own.)
"Besides, it would give me a chance to get away from your director - god, five specialists? Has he even heard of a budget?" Judging by the watch Strange is wearing with his tux, they don't exactly stint the specialists they already have, and imaging machines don't come cheap, either. He'll take Strange, who at least isn't blatantly angling for a donation right now.