You aren't going to make the public feel better by pretending to be something you aren't.
[Surprisingly, Steve doesn't sound angry or belligerent this time. He understands, or thinks he understands, where Tony is coming from.]
If people are really frightened of what you are, then you shouldn't hide behind concessions and other names just because they know them better. Sometimes they have to see the part that scares them to realize that it's there to help.
[Of course, he'd thrown down the mask and publicly broken off from both SHIELD and the Avengers, taking on a whole load of issues alone, but that's Steve's way.]
I don't think you were wrong to want to work with them.
[Hey, look who managed to find real opinions beyond anger?]
But I think if they were that desperate for an immediate signature than maybe it was more about them than it was about you or the people you were all trying to protect. People tend to react too quickly when they are afraid.
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[Surprisingly, Steve doesn't sound angry or belligerent this time. He understands, or thinks he understands, where Tony is coming from.]
If people are really frightened of what you are, then you shouldn't hide behind concessions and other names just because they know them better. Sometimes they have to see the part that scares them to realize that it's there to help.
[Of course, he'd thrown down the mask and publicly broken off from both SHIELD and the Avengers, taking on a whole load of issues alone, but that's Steve's way.]
I don't think you were wrong to want to work with them.
[Hey, look who managed to find real opinions beyond anger?]
But I think if they were that desperate for an immediate signature than maybe it was more about them than it was about you or the people you were all trying to protect. People tend to react too quickly when they are afraid.