Tony grimaced, then feigned thought for a few seconds before shifting his right shoulder in an absent shrug and suggesting, "Trying to kill other people? I can't imagine there being an evil temp agency, even if office jobs would be the perfect training grounds... And I can see the benefits to the whole alter-ego system. It just didn't seem like a good idea at the time."

He turned his good hand palm-up in silent, if still amused, agreement. "I don't seem the hero type, do I? Normal's pushing it, a lot, but there you go." He picked up his water glass, turning it this way and that, but not actually drinking from it. "Technology. I don't have any superpowers. I'd have used them when those things were chewing on us if I did. That's why I need tools."