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[hulkbusted]

Crowdsourcing this one since I haven't found the answer myself.

My mother was a tree and a needle, as well as being who she was. My father was lightning and a thread. Who am I?

[ooc: Someone might be a tad retributive, in a very low-key way, about someone else's intrusive interest in his lack of a sex life. ]

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[synanthrope]

It's very impressive.

[hulkbusted]

He was here for a short time and left a tower full of the best toys.

[synanthrope]

Have you accessed his virtual designs yet?

[hulkbusted]

Some, but he left a lot of data. Did he sleep even once while he was here?

[synanthrope]

Yes.

[She knows that for a fact.]

[hulkbusted]

Pepper probably had to hit him with a tranquilizer dart to manage it.

[Oblivious, wut?]

[synanthrope]

It's not that difficult. One or two orgasms does the trick fine.

[TACT, WUT?]

[hulkbusted]

Uh... It's a standard male physiological response, but you know, I don't need to know that, thanks.

[synanthrope]

But you already did know that.

[hulkbusted]

I didn't need to know that you knew that. About him. So specifically.

[synanthrope]

I'm not ashamed, and I doubt he would be. Why are you?

[hulkbusted]

I'm not ashamed, I'm... [Terribly uncomfortable, sexually frustrated, and really preferring to think of Tony with Pepper...] Raised Catholic.

[synanthrope]

[She takes a moment, like she's pondering this]

Are you sexually repressed?

[hulkbusted]

That's pretty out of bounds for someone I just met.

[synanthrope]

Is it offensive?

[hulkbusted]

It's inappropriate where I'm from. Maybe things are different where you're from.

[synanthrope]

Probably not.

[She just don't care, Bruce]

[hulkbusted]

[He's getting that. No wonder Tony-- nope, not thinking that in explicit detail while wondering if he should wipe down the counters...]

Okay then. Can we just put a no sex discussion limit on this?

[synanthrope]

If you prefer.

[hulkbusted]

I do prefer.

[synanthrope]

Then we will.

[hulkbusted]

Thanks. Did you do any work with Tony? [That required clothes.]

[synanthrope]

Yes. He outsourced some of his engine needs to me. And I did some design work with him.

[hulkbusted]

I can't think of a higher recommendation for your skills. [And god, is everything innocuous going to feel like innuendo now?]

[synanthrope]

I would be happy to show it to you, if you like.