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[hastheedge]

"Loyalty to the government helps keep your paycheck a bit above the rest. Designing security systems, on the other hand..." Xanatos gestured to himself, making sure his watch was visible all throughout the process, as a reminder of what Tony couldn't have. "That makes you more wanted."

At Tony's comment, Xanatos raised an eyebrow. "Why would I want to leave? It's much better than the alternative." He had noticed that implication in Tony's words and Xanatos simply smiled back. He wouldn't be taken from his job. He was too useful to them. Also, if he was taken off, he could always try to convince his two-hundred foot long dragon partner to cause some damage and eat some people. She would like that.

"Though I will admit, hearing the screams of prisoners does get to you after a while." He idly shrugged.

[liverletdie]

"Oh, don't tell me you're getting second thoughts?" he questioned, his lip twitching once again. Xanatos had...for lack of a better word, certainly sold out. "This is why when I had pulled for registration in my world, we had a much more elegant form of detainment," he explained.

But that was all he would get. No need to give anyone in the government ideas, not that they could do it without the combined efforts of Tony Stark and Reed Richards, not without suitable tech, and minds, under the wing. He felt a sourness in his stomach from the thought. He remained in his seat.

"Anyway, that's not important. Tell me, how has the outside world fared lately? I don't get much, you see. Too much of a security risk, of course. I could turn a TV into a weapon, I could turn a toaster into a weapon, so it's a bit hard to hear much about the outside world, I'm sure you know."

[hastheedge]

"Trust me, I'm fine with where we are at the moment," he replied, smirking at Tony. After all, he wasn't the one in the cage.

"As for the outside world...not much to say. We're bringing more people in-none that you know." Xanatos shrugged. He looked around the room, at its emptiness. How...dull. "God it's boring in here. Who knows, if you're good then maybe I'll see if I can swing you a plastic fork or something. Maybe a frisbee."

[liverletdie]

"Oh please," he waved a hand, still smiling. "You know I've been on my best behavior for years. It's boring because they figured out that if they bored me to death, they wouldn't have to worry about me trying to escape. It's best that I'm left to history, and never to resurface again."

He paused, steepling his fingers on his stomach, watching. "I'm sure you would agree, hm?"

[hastheedge]

"I do," Xanatos remarked, smirking. "I'm glad you realize you're old news. Washed up. A thing of the past." Yes, he was gloating. But it felt so good to be gloating that he just didn't care.

"And to think, you could have ended up being where I am today." Another grand gesture, another action of deliberately showing Tony the watch, deliberately showing him that one piece of technology he couldn't have.

[liverletdie]

"I could have, sure," he smiles, innocently. "But there's just a point where even I have to admit that my morals don't coincide with the current government's, and if you ask me? I wouldn't trade it for the world."

He tips his head, and even flashes a small twitch of a smirk. "I mean, I could be where you are today, but I think I would hate myself just a little bit more with each passing second. Besides, I don't think they would trust me with my powers. It would be very difficult to track me."