Tony blinked blankly for a moment, thrown for another loop. Not him? But then she said that name and all the pieces seemed to fall into place more or less.
Yep, everyone always blames a Stark. It's not always his fault. If he'd known she was mentally blaming him, he would have gone on the defensive, but instead, he just shook his head trying to follow her question.
"Wait, I look that much like my dad?" He took in her appearance again, looked her over thoroughly. She'd said her name was Peggy... He thought hard, trying to remember anything he could of his father and mumbled a name under his breath. "Carter. Peggy Carter. This is so far from possible..." It was his turn to take a step back, closing off entirely in his demeanour. "D-December '91..." He began but aborted the thought quickly, looking away. "He's not here unless he fell out of whatever temporal rift sucked you here too."
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Yep, everyone always blames a Stark. It's not always his fault. If he'd known she was mentally blaming him, he would have gone on the defensive, but instead, he just shook his head trying to follow her question.
"Wait, I look that much like my dad?" He took in her appearance again, looked her over thoroughly. She'd said her name was Peggy... He thought hard, trying to remember anything he could of his father and mumbled a name under his breath. "Carter. Peggy Carter. This is so far from possible..." It was his turn to take a step back, closing off entirely in his demeanour. "D-December '91..." He began but aborted the thought quickly, looking away. "He's not here unless he fell out of whatever temporal rift sucked you here too."