[Well, damn. He can't escape that logic. The sigh Tony gives Jonathan is proof that he knows when he's been beaten. Maybe he really just needed to throw a tantrum.]
You remind me of someone.
[He smiles wryly.]
It's a suit. I used to use it for security, yeah. That was the original purpose. Safety and keeping me alive. But then I realized that it could help keep other people safe too. And then we started seeing bigger problems and bigger threats and he just became necessary. Now he's just part of me.
A good someone, I hope. Or a very irritating someone, more likely.
[Jonathan can, occasionally, have a sense of humor about himself.]
Is there some reason you thing there are not people in need of security of some sort here? The Down is a dangerous place for regular people, Mr. Stark.
He was a good friend. My mentor, I guess you could say.
[The expression Tony has is between fond and dark.]
Do submissives really want someone calling themselves a dominant in their space? To them, I've given donations, but I think that enforcement might be seen as less help and more compliant to the program.
That suit would, I expect, hide the nature of your designation. Paint a stripe on its neck, if you wish to be more accepted, perhaps. Enforcement might be a problem, but simply stopping wicked people from trying to harm the innocent? That is a task for men and women of good conscience, regardless of designation.
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Date: 2019-05-23 04:11 am (UTC)From:You remind me of someone.
[He smiles wryly.]
It's a suit. I used to use it for security, yeah. That was the original purpose. Safety and keeping me alive. But then I realized that it could help keep other people safe too. And then we started seeing bigger problems and bigger threats and he just became necessary. Now he's just part of me.
But here he's just a suit.
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Date: 2019-05-24 04:59 am (UTC)From:[Jonathan can, occasionally, have a sense of humor about himself.]
Is there some reason you thing there are not people in need of security of some sort here? The Down is a dangerous place for regular people, Mr. Stark.
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Date: 2019-05-24 01:11 pm (UTC)From:[The expression Tony has is between fond and dark.]
Do submissives really want someone calling themselves a dominant in their space? To them, I've given donations, but I think that enforcement might be seen as less help and more compliant to the program.
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Date: 2019-05-26 03:18 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2019-05-26 03:28 am (UTC)From:[That initial response still carries some hesitation, but he seems bolstered by the affirmation of that and sits up straighter.]
Yeah. It still matters that I can help someone. Even if we're trapped here.
I just want to do some good. Maybe this won't make sense to you since you're a doctor, but sometimes I don't know if I can.
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Date: 2019-05-28 12:10 am (UTC)From:[He moves to stand up.]
Do you feel more... centered, then?