Chapter 10
The problem with the Avengers was that they weren’t really a team. None of them trusted the others and so secrets were kept. That was starting to hurt them a lot. Rogers started trying to get them all to open up and talk more, But when you have 2 known spies and an alien from another planet that can get difficult.
Thor bless his heart was good about talking and sharing his stories with the team. However, they all had to do with fighting things that none of the others even dreamed about. It was easier to take his stories as fake and not really listen. Which of course Thor noticed that most of them weren't listening to him. Tony would often ask questions to the point that if he remembered a particularly fun story he would go to the lab. It didn’t matter if the others were there or not. Tony would pull up the 3D animator and they would rebuild the story and then post it to the Avengers Website. Children especially loved Thor's stories, and would ask for him to tell them more.
Natasha would hardly talk when it was her turn or would give one sentence of pure knowledge. The time she told the group that she couldn’t have children it was just a sentence nothing more. Out of the two spies she was more likely the better of the two. She had been taught not to share which meant that her turn was quick. It was whatever she felt she could say without freaking out.
Clint didn’t take his time seriously and would make jokes or talk about what game he liked. He would show the fan made stuff that came in the mail for him, sometimes things from his own children would be mixed in to the pile. He would also ask Tony questions about the new upgrades he had gotten. He wouldn’t talk about his kids but when ever he came to a subject that somewhat involved them he would look at Natasha then Tony. It was like he wanted to see if they would react to it. Natasha would give him a knowing look and Tony would make jokes about his settling down with Rogers and have a couple of kids. Tony was usually scolded after the meeting for that joke.
Bruce would mostly talk about the people that he helped while on the run. How much people had to eat, or how much they paid him. Turns out Bruce would help a couple of rich people and stick them with a ridiculous bill. Then take the money he made to buy medicine for people that couldn’t afford it. Some of the money that he earned was saved for when he had to run, but it was a small percentage. On really bad days he would talk about how being a ‘monster’ was affecting him. Tony, and Thor of course would encourage this and talk to him while often times the others would tense up. Rogers oftan scolding them later when Bruce wasn’t around to hear.
Rogers talked about his time before the war and how sickly he was. He would talk about how great Howard was which caused Tony to drink more. He would also talk about his day and what was different from his time. He would tell them about all the gifts he got from children and other fans. Which Tony would admit was kinda cute, but she could hardly care about it after he had spent ten minutes talking about how great Howard was.
Tony now her time was almost always avoided. She would talk about how much she ‘drank’ that day. Which was always exaggerated to make Rogers think she was too drunk to participate or have any real input. Other times she would ask so many questions about Thor's stories that the others would leave and try again next week. The thing was that Tony really enjoyed Thor's stories. He managed to bring the world that he had seen to life. Like how he felt as he looked into the face of his first giant monster kill. How only one tooth from its mouth was as large as the tower itself.
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“Thor I have a question for you. Would you come with me on monday?” Tony asked when she saw him in the kitchen. The other Avengers where surprised and started watching.
“Where would we be going?” Thor asked while a large smile appeared on his face.
“To meet your fans” She said smiling back at him. She had spent the last week setting up a Thor fun day. The day was set up as a orphanage day with a bunch of games and rides. She invited everyone on a waiting list to have a child and about 6 different orphanages to be involved. All Children that needed a home had a red shirt on with a tracker in it as well as in the shoes. She took as many precautions as she could while allowing the kids to have fun.
“Sounds like fun” Thor said marking it on the calendar. Tony turned and left the room soon after inviting the others to join them. Monday was three days away and it was going to be awesome.