Stark Industries, Monday

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Tony had spent most of last week back in New York being: repeatedly punched in the arm and hugged (Jan), given disappointed looks and lectures about trusting his team to back him up (Steve), ruthlessly mocked for being a beautiful technological butterfly (Clint), and prodded and tested for science (Reed

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Steve came back in from a run around the island (Again. Shhh, don't judge him.) and smiled to see Tony. "I brought you something from our trip," he said, heading for the living quarters. "Don't move."

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Tony would judge the running all he wanted. Mostly by making a face because stairs, Steve. So many stairs.

"Not moving," Tony called after him, ending an email to R&D about integrating FuturePharm employees. The ones not in jail or guilty of violating various ethics codes with their research.

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So...both of them?

Steve returned with a small wheel of cheese.

...it was possible Steve really sucked at gifts.

"Here," he said. "There weren't a ton of things to choose from."

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...okay, fair point. Damn it, scientists in Marvel. Stop doing terrible things for science.

Tony grinned anyway. Because people usually didn't even try to get him gifts. "So, what you're saying is that the place was a little cheesy?"

TONY NO.

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"Wow," Steve said. "That's almost as painful as talking with the cheesemonger, who talked entirely in terrible cheese puns."

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"And no one will ever believe that I said it," Tony replied. Because some people honestly believed Tony was cool.

Although there was one universe that a version of him had a fridge specifically for cheese. It was amazing.

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Even Black Widow was impressed by the cheese fridge. Whether she knew that he hosted all-dude hot tub parties was up for debate...

"Those people have never spent that much time with you, then," Steve said with a little grin. "Well, enjoy your cheese from another world. Which is still weird to say."

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While still in his armor. Tony, just take the armor off sometime.

"I think I might have some others fooled too," Tony replied, taking the cheese from another world. "Should I have brought a gift back from New York? I could get you a Yankees hat."

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Well, Loki took his staff. Possibly dirty.

Steve's look of disgust was only half done for effect. "The Yankees? Ugh, no thanks."

Because he was still going to say thank you. That was just how Cap rolled.

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He probably muttered at the staff about liking his brother more than him. We do, Loki. We really do.

"Are you a Dodgers fan I'm every universe?" Tony asked, making a face right back. "I was hoping your taste was better in at least one."

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Didn't explain the dancing. At all.

"Dodgers fan for life," Steve said because Steve didn't know about the move. Poor, poor Steve.

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Dancing was the best method of conquering Midgard. Which is clearly why Steve did the Charleston for eight hours to protect earth.

"Steve. You might want to take a seat."

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Steve sat down and focused with earnest attention on Tony. "Yes?"

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"The Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in fifty-eight." Damn traitors.

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Steve stared at him for a long, long moment as he discarded a half-dozen extremely profane things to say.

"They what?!"

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"Abandoned New York for California dreaming," Tony replied, nodding sympathetically. "I did offer to buy them back, but my Steve just gave me that one look of disapproval."

The one that said 'stop throwing ungodly amounts of money at problems, Tony.'