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[hammer]

[ The image of a rather ordinary, unremarkable looking man fills the screen. He’s clean-shaven, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, and he’s got brown hair, cut short and though it’s a little messy, there’s something about it that suggests that it had been styled at one point earlier in the day. He’s just slightly disheveled, which those familiar with the comings and goings of individuals to Keeliai might recognize as a sign of a new arrival. ]

So this is… [ There’s a moment of silence, as he trails off and glances away from the camera. ] …different.

[ It only lasts for a second, before he looks back and rolls his eyes. ]

The whole—I mean, well… Whatever.

[ He takes a deep breath, lets it out, and pulls himself together. ]

Right, okay. I was given a place to live but no job, and I’m guessing that it isn’t free rent forever. So if there’s, I don’t know, a job center? Help wanted ads? Some turtle world version of Craigslist? Something? Could someone point me in the right direction?

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look it's your favorite icon!

[angermanaging]

Sorry, but I don't take chances. [There's a beat in which most people would qualify that, but Bruce just lets it stand.]

It's not personal. You can help someone else. I'll just... keep things off the network.

[It's maybe a little personal. Just a smidge. But it's not because Bruce doesn't think he could do it-- he's pretty sure he probably could, based on his company's reputation, which couldn't arise out of the ether. It's because he flat out dislikes him on principle for creating weapons to be used against him, and he doubts that that instinct toward dislike will go away any time soon.

So he's definitely not about to trust him. He does, however, maintain that he's not being a dick. This is still mild and reasonable, for Bruce, compared to what he's like when he tends toward active dislike.]

it's the best!

[hammer]

[ Uh huh. Right. Of course it's not personal. Justin doesn't believe it for a second. It's always personal with these people. ]

Yeah. Sure.

[ He's not going to argue with him. Why bother? Stark's people are always right and he's always wrong. It's been that way since he got into the business and he knows that it's never going to change. ]

Good luck with that.

[ Maybe he even means it. They need all the help they can get, all of them. But he's not opening himself up to more opportunities to be insulted. Without another word, he terminates the transmission. ]