12496/WAR - What is it good for

WAR - What is it good for
Date of Scene:	19 August 2022
Location:	Stark Tower: Penthouse
Synopsis:	Rhodes returns, and immediately insults Tony's taste. What are friends for?
Cast of Characters:	James Rhodes, Tony Stark

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James Rhodes has posed:
    The elevator to the penthouse suite let out the tell tale 'ding' of a guest, revealing Rhodey as the doors parted as he appeared to just be finishing a conversation on the phone. "Yeah - no, don't worry. Everything is still a go for the Birthday -and- Memorial Day. You just make sure the boys have the chance to -choose- to be there, none of that mandatory fun day crap. Sure, cya," he laughed before ending the call and exiting out onto the floor.

    Despite his casual entry, he none the less stopped just short of the doors as they closed while glancing around curiously before raising his voice. "Tony? Pepper? Homer? Knock knock!" he called, adjusting the lapels of his suit and then fixing his sleeves.

Tony Stark has posed:
    It takes a moment once Rhodey has arrived, but sure enough Tony arrives fairly quickly, coming up from the lab below. His face his twisted in a scowl. "Why you slimy, double-crossing, no-good swindler. You've got a lot of guts coming here, after what you pulled!"

He advances on Rhodey with a pointing accusatory finger.

Why he is choosing to re-enact a scene from The Empire Strikes Back when there is literally no one else in the room to watch - well, that is just Tony being Tony.

James Rhodes has posed:
    Letting out a laugh, Rhodes waves a finger about in protest before stormign forward to wrap Tony up in a hug as he finished the line. "How you doing, you old pirate? Good to see you - though I guess i'd have to be concerned about a bit if I -didn't-, right?" he finished, slapping the man on the back.

    "I get the whole 'penthouse' thing but -damn- do I get tired of riding elevators, have you ever considered occupying the basement or something? I guess it'd be too sinister, but still..." he finished, rolling his eyes. "What's been going on? Did you read any of those govvy emails about setting something up for 10 November?"

Tony Stark has posed:
"Yeah, man, you know how it is." Tony slapes Rhodes on the back too. "How you been? You're looking good. Eating your vegetables. Avoiding the k-rations."

Tony looks over towards the view, and the sky unfolding from the balcony. "Yeah, no. Basements and caves are good for billionare heroes with no taste. Me, I need my open sky and views." He waves a hand to indicate the view. Then he looks back to Rhodes. "Uh, pretend I did but /summarize/ for me like I didn't."

James Rhodes has posed:
    "K-Rations? Are you -sure- you worked for the government? All the boys and girls eat M-R-Es these days, Tone, you'd have to talk to Rogers about K-Rats - thankfully I only eat 'em when I go over to do some face to face work overseas," Rhodey quips offhandedly as he turns about to maneuver freely in search of a drink.

    Glancing over toward his best friend - and the view - he let out another laugh at the response. "It's nothing too pressing, just trying to lay the ground work because if I don't start now it'll be next year before the Corps decides to review some of the plans. I've gotta ask though - are you lying about your money, or did you develop 'taste' while I wasn't looking?" he called over while pouring himself a drink.

Tony Stark has posed:
Waving a hand vaguely, Tony laughs. "I mean, whatever it is you kids eat. Whenever I was overseas, they found a way to get me beluga if I needed it." Tony anticipated Rhodes request, and the bar is already lifting up into place off to the side.

Laughing, Tony looks around. "What I developed was an appreciation for letting Pepper decide what my tastes were. And giving her access to the checkbook."

James Rhodes has posed:
    Assisted by the convenience of Stark tech, Rhodey eventually padded back around to join Tony by the window while nodding in a sage fashion. "-That's- where the taste comes from then, I guess you're safe from your own logic," he joked, sipping at his glass before letting out a huff. "Y'know, you miss out on the purity of it all eating beluga, right?" he asked off handedly.

    "What've you been up to otherwise? My bad being absent, by the way. I only checked in with Johnson while I was out. All kinds of stupid stuff going on lately - talking to lieutenants about three dimensional warfare when they're fresh out of school, naval wargames - get this - against a red force Avengers knock off."

    The last part was followed by another laugh as he shook his head. "Figured I paid enough lip service to the dog and pony show and could get back here."

Tony Stark has posed:
"Nah," replies Tony, gaze still outside. "I was never a big fan of purity, you know?" He turns to look over at Rhodes, and gives him a punch to the shoulder. "Purity is your thing."

"No worries, you don't owe me anything. You've done enough, and you have a job." Tony grins. "Now if you had taken /my/ job offer, well then you would have a job that pays you way more and you could do way less, but hey, you have to be all responsible patriot and everything."

Tony reaches out and puts his arm around Rhodes' shoulders. "It's good to have you back, buddy. We got a lot of things to do."