"Is there a second hot aunt I haven't heard about? Because I would hate to be missing out. But yeah, great woman, not sure she knows how to cook, but great."
He kicked himself off the counter again and moved toward the door in the back, where he kept the textiles lab. He and Peter suited one another well; they were kinetic. Tony saw the same quality in Jessica Drew. It was weirdly relieving.
"Yeah, that covers it." The best lies were the ones closest to reality. The kind Tony rarely told; his were bold and unrepentant and large. So the tiny ones tended to better pass under the radar. "Also, handily, gives you an excuse to know Peter. Congratulations. You're on my radar and I want to headhunt you just like I decided Pete needed my personal touch. Except not really."
Because cover story. And also because, she no doubt didn't want any of that, from the way she spoke and acted. And he didn't want her, because Tony was tired of all the women he worked with being secret agents.
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He kicked himself off the counter again and moved toward the door in the back, where he kept the textiles lab. He and Peter suited one another well; they were kinetic. Tony saw the same quality in Jessica Drew. It was weirdly relieving.
"Yeah, that covers it." The best lies were the ones closest to reality. The kind Tony rarely told; his were bold and unrepentant and large. So the tiny ones tended to better pass under the radar. "Also, handily, gives you an excuse to know Peter. Congratulations. You're on my radar and I want to headhunt you just like I decided Pete needed my personal touch. Except not really."
Because cover story. And also because, she no doubt didn't want any of that, from the way she spoke and acted. And he didn't want her, because Tony was tired of all the women he worked with being secret agents.