[There's a version of this conversation where Tony dismisses her question because laypeople tend not to understand, and he's usually not-- bothered with most -people at all. Never mind laypeople.
But she asks, and he's in a Mood lately. He's actually been very rarely out of a Mood these days. It makes him patient, in a sense. More patient than he would be.] This-- [he taps his chest, where the round glow of the fuel unit sits squarely in the center of his armor. Very aesthetic, but functionally essential.] Is an arc reactor. Back home, I just joined the renewable energy industry, hoping to make this kind of thing more accessible to people around the world, but it started with weapons.
And it connects to these repulsor units. [He exposes his palms. Taps one foot on the ground, a wrang wrang sound of metal on concrete.] Which can generate thousands of pounds of thrust. I've broken the sound barrier in flight.
Carrying one adult human passenger a few miles ain't no trick. [He winks at her, friendly enough.] I can do a princess carry, very ergonomic. Haven't received any complaints. [A beat.] Not that were my fault, anyway. Sometimes, in rescue capacity, the supervillain in question has to accept some responsibility, you know?
[This top 1% of the top 1% is not tremendously mysterious, as a general rule.]
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But she asks, and he's in a Mood lately. He's actually been very rarely out of a Mood these days. It makes him patient, in a sense. More patient than he would be.] This-- [he taps his chest, where the round glow of the fuel unit sits squarely in the center of his armor. Very aesthetic, but functionally essential.] Is an arc reactor. Back home, I just joined the renewable energy industry, hoping to make this kind of thing more accessible to people around the world, but it started with weapons.
And it connects to these repulsor units. [He exposes his palms. Taps one foot on the ground, a wrang wrang sound of metal on concrete.] Which can generate thousands of pounds of thrust. I've broken the sound barrier in flight.
Carrying one adult human passenger a few miles ain't no trick. [He winks at her, friendly enough.] I can do a princess carry, very ergonomic. Haven't received any complaints. [A beat.] Not that were my fault, anyway. Sometimes, in rescue capacity, the supervillain in question has to accept some responsibility, you know?
[This top 1% of the top 1% is not tremendously mysterious, as a general rule.]