Text to Tony

[st_arkintern]

Mr. Stark, can I ask for some advice?

Comments

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

You're a good egg, Pete.

Frame everything in how it made you feel. Your feelings are objective fact.

Don't thank me, thank the psychology texts I skimmed.

[st_arkintern]

I really try to be.

I really want to be the sort of person my parents would be proud of.

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Don't do yourself the disservice of assuming you're not.

The tricky part of being a good person is it's an active effort. Its distressingly easy to be a shitty one.

You're off to a good start. Keep it up, young buck.

[st_arkintern]

You said it, being a good person isn't something you can just finish being. You have to do it all the time.

There's been times where I've messed up, and I really regret it.

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Failure is messing up in the same way twice.

You need help processing anything, I'm here.

[st_arkintern]

Thanks, Mr. Stark.

I don't think I'll mess up like that again.

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Need anything else in the meantime? Hug? Swing around the trees? Stiff drink?

[st_arkintern]

If you're really offering, I'll take a hug the next time I see you.

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Did I stutter?

This is a written medium. That was a joke.

You in your room? Give me three minutes. I'm in mine.

[st_arkintern]

Sorry, right now's not a good time.

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Gotcha. My suit clocks in at Mach 10 so say the word.