[She has to remind herself this is not Tony Stark she's talking to, that he's not talking down to her - but gentle questions and gods. She doesn't like the fact that Tony's left this impact on her. And it's that reminder that gives her time to think and not just react.]
Cermimonal. Figurehead. Someone we can, if it ever comes down to it, shove out to be the 'face' of the train as a whole. I doubt it'll ever be needed, but what if it is and we don't have the time to choose the best of us? That's where the internal leader would come in. At the very least, it'd buy us time.
[Another breath; address the most pressing and leave the rest for the others.]
And it is and in my view, they should join the council. But we can't force people to take up that role- and if ever becomes a ceremony of stuffy elders or a rubber stamp for a dictator or even a way to grab power, then it needs to go.
[Another breath as she forces her emotions back into calm.] Sorry, the last time we got really talking about any of this- Well. If Tony Stark didn't like it, he has a way of making you feel... not valued at all.
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Cermimonal. Figurehead. Someone we can, if it ever comes down to it, shove out to be the 'face' of the train as a whole. I doubt it'll ever be needed, but what if it is and we don't have the time to choose the best of us? That's where the internal leader would come in. At the very least, it'd buy us time.
[Another breath; address the most pressing and leave the rest for the others.]
And it is and in my view, they should join the council. But we can't force people to take up that role- and if ever becomes a ceremony of stuffy elders or a rubber stamp for a dictator or even a way to grab power, then it needs to go.
[Another breath as she forces her emotions back into calm.] Sorry, the last time we got really talking about any of this- Well. If Tony Stark didn't like it, he has a way of making you feel... not valued at all.
It's nice to not deal with that.