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'Authorized to' is not the same as 'a good idea to', especially given that Tony is friends with *Bruce*. Tony's assigned Sentinel might want to really consider whether treating Tony so badly that Bruce loses his temper is a good idea or not. You know, before The Hulk does a Wookiee and pulls their arms off...
Yes, I have a partial scene written (a little ahead of where I currently am in the draft) where Bruce makes this exact point to Tony.
You'd think there would be pressure to make a compatible match for PR purposes
That's also why he ends up being assigned to SHIELD, rather than some other government agency. But G-TAC gets to "train" him first, and that's where the trauma comes in. The deal they end up working out is that he'll do a standard (for this universe) draft term of 4 years, which Fury will decline to renew once he's finished. And during that time, there will be some sort of timeshare arrangement where his duties are split between normal Guide stuff and being Iron Man/the Avengers' equipment designer/supplier. And Fury, Steve, and Pepper are working together to choose a Sentinel, from among those already assigned to SHIELD, who can cope with this arrangement and will hopefully not make Tony's life a living hell. So, everyone except G-TAC is being pretty reasonable--but at the same time as they're being reasonable, Tony's at G-TAC having the shit kicked out of him on a regular basis.
Otoh, does G-TAC try to seize Tony's assests?
TBH, I had completely forgotten about this aspect of the Dreaded Bonding AU. Crap. I'll have to decide whether I want to fully engage with that, or handwave it by having SI's legal team shove everything into a blind trust for the term of Tony's service. I'm pretty sure that whatever laws exist regarding Guides' property would draw a line between Tony's personal property and SI's corporate assets, but that's something I haven't really hashed out elsewhere in the DBAU.
Yes, I have a partial scene written (a little ahead of where I currently am in the draft) where Bruce makes this exact point to Tony.
You'd think there would be pressure to make a compatible match for PR purposes
That's also why he ends up being assigned to SHIELD, rather than some other government agency. But G-TAC gets to "train" him first, and that's where the trauma comes in. The deal they end up working out is that he'll do a standard (for this universe) draft term of 4 years, which Fury will decline to renew once he's finished. And during that time, there will be some sort of timeshare arrangement where his duties are split between normal Guide stuff and being Iron Man/the Avengers' equipment designer/supplier. And Fury, Steve, and Pepper are working together to choose a Sentinel, from among those already assigned to SHIELD, who can cope with this arrangement and will hopefully not make Tony's life a living hell. So, everyone except G-TAC is being pretty reasonable--but at the same time as they're being reasonable, Tony's at G-TAC having the shit kicked out of him on a regular basis.
Otoh, does G-TAC try to seize Tony's assests?
TBH, I had completely forgotten about this aspect of the Dreaded Bonding AU. Crap. I'll have to decide whether I want to fully engage with that, or handwave it by having SI's legal team shove everything into a blind trust for the term of Tony's service. I'm pretty sure that whatever laws exist regarding Guides' property would draw a line between Tony's personal property and SI's corporate assets, but that's something I haven't really hashed out elsewhere in the DBAU.
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