But, okay, maybe he has been expecting that, maybe he hasn't. Tony's not even sure anymore at this point, after finding himself in some kind of...Twisted Peter Pan story or something. He doesn't expect the name Tony Stark to mean a damn thing to the more piratical natured running around this place, but other people? Maybe?
Maybe he's just a little disappointed it's stolen his thunder to realize that some people apparently live under a rock. And for a moment, he says nothing, reaching up to scratch at the side of his nose, before looking back to the docks briefly.]
My name's Tony Stark. And if you don't know what infinite cylinders, string theory, and cosmic strings are, then you should be nice to me, because I'm the guy that's going to figure this out.
[And if he sounds arrogant it's...Well, it's because he is, for one. For another, he is, like...70% sure he can actually back that claim up. Maybe a high 67%. Still, he figures it's better odds than anyone else is boasting.]
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But, okay, maybe he has been expecting that, maybe he hasn't. Tony's not even sure anymore at this point, after finding himself in some kind of...Twisted Peter Pan story or something. He doesn't expect the name Tony Stark to mean a damn thing to the more piratical natured running around this place, but other people? Maybe?
Maybe he's just a little disappointed it's stolen his thunder to realize that some people apparently live under a rock. And for a moment, he says nothing, reaching up to scratch at the side of his nose, before looking back to the docks briefly.]
My name's Tony Stark. And if you don't know what infinite cylinders, string theory, and cosmic strings are, then you should be nice to me, because I'm the guy that's going to figure this out.
[And if he sounds arrogant it's...Well, it's because he is, for one. For another, he is, like...70% sure he can actually back that claim up. Maybe a high 67%. Still, he figures it's better odds than anyone else is boasting.]