"I think Tony's first, overly hard reaction to Dummy's protectiveness ("Tinsel idiot" is not something you should say, Tony!) is at least partly based on his fear of how Phil and Bucky will react to Dummy's behavior. As soon as he sees they're understanding, he becomes much gentler, too. I think he's worried they will be mad with him if Dummy, who is his child/creation acts in a way they find upsetting."
I think perhaps that it has more to do with being afraid of what they might do to DUM-E. If it's clear that he's reacting in a strong, hard, even violent manner, they'll be less likely to try to hurt him, because clearly Tony can handle it. I don't feel like I'm explaining what I mean very well, partially because the logical part of my brain is squashing it, so it's hard to see the whole thought process.
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Date: 2015-07-05 09:40 pm (UTC)I think perhaps that it has more to do with being afraid of what they might do to DUM-E. If it's clear that he's reacting in a strong, hard, even violent manner, they'll be less likely to try to hurt him, because clearly Tony can handle it. I don't feel like I'm explaining what I mean very well, partially because the logical part of my brain is squashing it, so it's hard to see the whole thought process.