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seren_ccdTitle: Tight Coupling
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Post board meeting.
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pepperony100 table Tight Coupling. They will (hopefully) combine into a larger story. Some chapters may be longer than others. We may just have to see where this is going. This is technically Chapter Three. Go here for Chapters One and Two.
Thank you to everyone who has left me reviews. Sorry this one is so short. I am getting somewhere I promise. Please, please let me know what you think!
Tight Coupling - causes a system to be hard to understand and change because
-changes in one place will require changes somewhere else. Requiring changes to be made in more than one place is problematic since it is time-consuming to find the different places that need changing, and it is likely that errors will be made.
-A network of interdependencies makes it hard to see at a glance how some component works (ref: Object Oriented Software Engineering Database, Univ. Ottawa)
If that isn't Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in a nutshell, I don't know what is.
Chapter Three
Tony leaned back in the elevator with a satisfied expression on his face.
“I think that went well,” he said. “What did you think?”
“Oh I think it went very well, Mr Stark,” Pepper said. “I think the deciding factor may have been your presence...”
“You’re really not going to let this go are you?” he asked. “I’m trying to reform my life, find all of the illegally acquired weapons, round up bad guys using my weapons, help find sources of clean energy and possibly even save the condor from becoming extinct, punctuality is never going to be big on my list.”
“The Californian condor is already extinct,” Pepper said looking at her pda. “You might want to pick another animal.”
“Just, hush and let me have my Sally Field moment,” Tony told her. He closed his eyes and grinned.
Pepper shook her head in amusement and then looked puzzled.
“Norma Rae?” she asked.
“Oscar acceptance speech,” he replied.
They exited the elevator and while Pepper stopped to talk to one of the other assistants Tony headed to his office where he promptly loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his suit. He headed to his computer and began running through some schematics. Pepper walked in soon after.
“Don’t start,” Tony said to her.
“What?” she said. “I didn’t say anything.”
“You were going to launch into one of your lists of things that I have to do today and I really don’t see the need for it,” he told her eyes never leaving the computer screen. “I’m heading to the Energy section and then over to Engineering and then to dinner with those idiots who are convinced I can’t possibly be meaning to withdraw funding.”
He finally tore his eyes away from the screen and looked at her with a smirk.
“And you thought I never listen to you,” he said.
“Well,” Pepper said after she blinked away her disbelief. “Will that be all Mr Stark?”
“That’ll be all Miss Potts,” Tony said.
Pepper walked over to his desk and set down a few folders and the day’s paper.
“In that case, I’ll be at my desk should you need anything,” she told him. Pepper turned to leave.
“There is one thing Miss Potts,” he said.
She turned to look at him. He was back to staring at the screen but she could tell he wasn’t working.
“My plan,” Tony began. “It feels... Well, I’m doing the right thing.”
It wasn’t a statement.
Pepper leaned back a little and schooled her thoughts (and her pulse).
“I think that the Pasa Linda Technical School is going to be very grateful to you,” she said. “I also think that the board will be pleased with the end results. They were very pleased today with the profit predictions. It will free up your time to an extent for your, um, extra-curriculars.”
Tony’s lips twitched trying to hold back the involuntary smirk.
“I think that this is a very good direction for Stark Industries to go in,” Pepper finished. “It makes sense actually.”
Tony looked up intrigued.
“Now, why would you say that Miss Potts?” he asked.
“Well, Stark Industries has already competed and come out almost on top with all the other weapons manufacturers out there, even including the Department of Defense,” she said. “It makes perfect sense for you to compete with energy.”
She looked up and finally locked eyes with him.
“You know this already don’t you?” Pepper asked. “You’re going to be competing with every single energy manufacturer out there. From oil to coal to electricity. My God Tony, are you trying to take on the Federal Energy Department?”
Tony leaned back in his chair, and once again Pepper was struck by the image he created. The glow of the arc reactor in his chest matched the blue of the sky outside.
“Don’t be overly dramatic Miss Potts,” he said nonchalantly. “I’m simply a businessman. I have no intention of ‘taking anyone on’ as you put it. I’m just trying to make a tiny profit.”
She narrowed her eyes at him. Tony grinned unrepentantly.
“As always though, your input was greatly appreciated,” he said, moving back to his computer screen. “I’ll see you later I’m sure.”
He began to work in earnest.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Post board meeting.
Disclaimer: Not mine. All Marvel’s.
A/N: I have titled my entries into the
pepperony100 table Tight Coupling. They will (hopefully) combine into a larger story. Some chapters may be longer than others. We may just have to see where this is going. This is technically Chapter Three. Go here for Chapters One and Two.Thank you to everyone who has left me reviews. Sorry this one is so short. I am getting somewhere I promise. Please, please let me know what you think!
Tight Coupling - causes a system to be hard to understand and change because
-changes in one place will require changes somewhere else. Requiring changes to be made in more than one place is problematic since it is time-consuming to find the different places that need changing, and it is likely that errors will be made.
-A network of interdependencies makes it hard to see at a glance how some component works (ref: Object Oriented Software Engineering Database, Univ. Ottawa)
If that isn't Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in a nutshell, I don't know what is.
Chapter Three
Tony leaned back in the elevator with a satisfied expression on his face.
“I think that went well,” he said. “What did you think?”
“Oh I think it went very well, Mr Stark,” Pepper said. “I think the deciding factor may have been your presence...”
“You’re really not going to let this go are you?” he asked. “I’m trying to reform my life, find all of the illegally acquired weapons, round up bad guys using my weapons, help find sources of clean energy and possibly even save the condor from becoming extinct, punctuality is never going to be big on my list.”
“The Californian condor is already extinct,” Pepper said looking at her pda. “You might want to pick another animal.”
“Just, hush and let me have my Sally Field moment,” Tony told her. He closed his eyes and grinned.
Pepper shook her head in amusement and then looked puzzled.
“Norma Rae?” she asked.
“Oscar acceptance speech,” he replied.
They exited the elevator and while Pepper stopped to talk to one of the other assistants Tony headed to his office where he promptly loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his suit. He headed to his computer and began running through some schematics. Pepper walked in soon after.
“Don’t start,” Tony said to her.
“What?” she said. “I didn’t say anything.”
“You were going to launch into one of your lists of things that I have to do today and I really don’t see the need for it,” he told her eyes never leaving the computer screen. “I’m heading to the Energy section and then over to Engineering and then to dinner with those idiots who are convinced I can’t possibly be meaning to withdraw funding.”
He finally tore his eyes away from the screen and looked at her with a smirk.
“And you thought I never listen to you,” he said.
“Well,” Pepper said after she blinked away her disbelief. “Will that be all Mr Stark?”
“That’ll be all Miss Potts,” Tony said.
Pepper walked over to his desk and set down a few folders and the day’s paper.
“In that case, I’ll be at my desk should you need anything,” she told him. Pepper turned to leave.
“There is one thing Miss Potts,” he said.
She turned to look at him. He was back to staring at the screen but she could tell he wasn’t working.
“My plan,” Tony began. “It feels... Well, I’m doing the right thing.”
It wasn’t a statement.
Pepper leaned back a little and schooled her thoughts (and her pulse).
“I think that the Pasa Linda Technical School is going to be very grateful to you,” she said. “I also think that the board will be pleased with the end results. They were very pleased today with the profit predictions. It will free up your time to an extent for your, um, extra-curriculars.”
Tony’s lips twitched trying to hold back the involuntary smirk.
“I think that this is a very good direction for Stark Industries to go in,” Pepper finished. “It makes sense actually.”
Tony looked up intrigued.
“Now, why would you say that Miss Potts?” he asked.
“Well, Stark Industries has already competed and come out almost on top with all the other weapons manufacturers out there, even including the Department of Defense,” she said. “It makes perfect sense for you to compete with energy.”
She looked up and finally locked eyes with him.
“You know this already don’t you?” Pepper asked. “You’re going to be competing with every single energy manufacturer out there. From oil to coal to electricity. My God Tony, are you trying to take on the Federal Energy Department?”
Tony leaned back in his chair, and once again Pepper was struck by the image he created. The glow of the arc reactor in his chest matched the blue of the sky outside.
“Don’t be overly dramatic Miss Potts,” he said nonchalantly. “I’m simply a businessman. I have no intention of ‘taking anyone on’ as you put it. I’m just trying to make a tiny profit.”
She narrowed her eyes at him. Tony grinned unrepentantly.
“As always though, your input was greatly appreciated,” he said, moving back to his computer screen. “I’ll see you later I’m sure.”
He began to work in earnest.
