Ajax is just a junior in high school, just there to get in and get out. She keeps to herself and stays behind the scenes but that changes when she's assigned to work with Peter Parker on a project. She's had her eyes on him since freshman year but n...
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Asking Tony for a suit, Ajax was out of her mind. This was nuts and Tony knew it. Asking for a suit...that meant doing good. That meant picking a side. Good or evil. This meant Tony had to trust her to keep her powers under control, do the training, help others. He wasn't so sure she was ready. She was just arguing with Peter and now she's not. One minute Ajax is a hot head and the next she's calm and fine. She's not someone who needs a suit with the capabilities to harm other people more than she already can on her own. But, Ajax needs a suit.
"Absolutely not." Tony shakes his head, arms crossed.
"Tony, please just-"
"No." He shakes his head firmly. "No, you don't get to have a suit because you're reckless. You can't control your temper and having a suit is a privilege. What makes you think you should have this?"
"Harry is gonna kill Peter." Ajax rushes her words.
"How do you know?" Tony quirks one of his brows.
"I just do. I don't know. I..." Ajax watches Tony shift in his seat, his annoyance and impatience evident. "You know the emotional bullshit I have to deal with? He caught me in the hall, like when I first started hanging out with Peter. Tony, I've never felt sudden anger like that and Peter, well, you know him. A dork, lame, really twitchy, but kind. So what the hell could he have done to this dude to piss him off?"
"So, you did some research I presume?" Tony nods, gesturing for Ajax to continue.
"Yeah, and you know what's weird?" Ajax's eyes move to the floor as she sucks on her teeth and looks back to Tony. "There's not much. I mean, there's some but for someone who's, ya know, him, there should be more. Yeah, I didn't really know who he was but I was too focused on Peter to give a shit about anyone else. Anyway, he's the son of Norman Osborn, regardless, there should be something. But, there's like...nothing. And so I started digging into his dad's death, ya know? A hunch and curiosity." Tony nods, following along with Ajax's rapid speaking. "Nothing."
"There has to be something, Antifreeze. Get to the point."
Ajax scoffs. "Yeah, okay so there is but it's some bullshit that Harry found his dad or whatever. You know Norman was actually pretty healthy according to his medical records."
Tony cuts Ajax off with a deep sigh. "You did not get into his medical records."
Ajax shrugs one shoulder. "We'll say I didn't for the sake of this argument. They really should secure that shit more. Maybe hire you. Anyway," Tony scowls but allows Ajax to continue. "He happened to die the exact same night that whole shit in the city went down, ya know, with the Green Goblin dude or whatever the hell you and Peter were calling him, the one you let Peter fight on his own, and that was also the same day officer Stacy was killed."
"Your theory is that Peter killed Norman in a fight...which lead to the death of officer Stacy and Harry has since figured this out and is out for revenge?" Tony's voice is unconvinced.
