>> I love how understanding everyone is of Bucky's discomfort at having finished a foodstuff. No one says, 2Don't be silly, we live on Tony Stark's money." <<
They understand that Bucky and Steve will probably always be sensitive to things like that after growing up in the Depression. It doesn't matter that Tony is made of money or that everyone on the team has enough to live on more than comfortably if they never made another dime.
>> And JARVIS's idea to help him make a replacement badge is awesome! <<
Pretty much the only thing that will shut off that alert is buying more, making more, or finding a close substitute.
>> 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.<<
Partly that, but it's dual -- Tony worries how they will respond to DUM-E, and how they will respond to him. Or if they'll just leave.
>> 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. <<
It makes sense, because the only other people who have been around the bots would not have responded well. But when the Avengers handle it better, then Tony can too.
>> After, we see that Tony really CAN be good at robo-parenting when int he right mindset. He needs to be in that mindset more, though. But I think it'll come with practice and understanding himself more. <<
Yes, exactly. A lot of the problem is second-guessing himself and carrying over bad tape from Howard. Tony's own cyber-parenting skills must be pretty good since he managed to raise JARVIS.
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Date: 2015-07-06 09:42 am (UTC)They understand that Bucky and Steve will probably always be sensitive to things like that after growing up in the Depression. It doesn't matter that Tony is made of money or that everyone on the team has enough to live on more than comfortably if they never made another dime.
>> And JARVIS's idea to help him make a replacement badge is awesome! <<
Pretty much the only thing that will shut off that alert is buying more, making more, or finding a close substitute.
>> 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.<<
Partly that, but it's dual -- Tony worries how they will respond to DUM-E, and how they will respond to him. Or if they'll just leave.
>> 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. <<
It makes sense, because the only other people who have been around the bots would not have responded well. But when the Avengers handle it better, then Tony can too.
>> After, we see that Tony really CAN be good at robo-parenting when int he right mindset. He needs to be in that mindset more, though. But I think it'll come with practice and understanding himself more. <<
Yes, exactly. A lot of the problem is second-guessing himself and carrying over bad tape from Howard. Tony's own cyber-parenting skills must be pretty good since he managed to raise JARVIS.