It's an authoritarian power trip, that's what it is.
[ Tony looks and sounds exactly as impressed as one might expect. He puts down whatever tool he was using, opting for a brief break. Cortana's arrival came at the cusp of what must be his fourth hour of working without pausing or even looking up, so some conversation with an agreeable conversationalist is actually a welcome change of pace.
His concept of 'agreeable conversationalist' is a computer program, of course, but. Whatever.
Despite the reprieve, his annoyance balloons the more he thinks about the topic at hand. ]
None of your protocols have been damaged, have they?
no subject
[ Tony looks and sounds exactly as impressed as one might expect. He puts down whatever tool he was using, opting for a brief break. Cortana's arrival came at the cusp of what must be his fourth hour of working without pausing or even looking up, so some conversation with an agreeable conversationalist is actually a welcome change of pace.
His concept of 'agreeable conversationalist' is a computer program, of course, but. Whatever.
Despite the reprieve, his annoyance balloons the more he thinks about the topic at hand. ]
None of your protocols have been damaged, have they?