[Gene almost doesn't notice Tony approaching, so engrossed is he by the ring in his hands. It is a strange fate that he should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing...such a little thing.
When he hears Tony's voice filtered through the armor's modulator, he speaks, as though half in a trance.] Why should I? [he asks, sounding perhaps less accusatory than Tony might be expecting. He's asking for a reason, in truth - but he also doesn't want to give it up. He's not looking at his friend/rival/enemy, his attention fixed on the ring.]
It's mine, [he says quietly. It's almost like there's a whispering in his head, goading him to put it on. And he's shaking with the effort of resisting it.
im not even sorry. ALL OF THE TOLKIEN JOKES [seduction of the ring theme intensifies]
When he hears Tony's voice filtered through the armor's modulator, he speaks, as though half in a trance.] Why should I? [he asks, sounding perhaps less accusatory than Tony might be expecting. He's asking for a reason, in truth - but he also doesn't want to give it up. He's not looking at his friend/rival/enemy, his attention fixed on the ring.]
It's mine, [he says quietly. It's almost like there's a whispering in his head, goading him to put it on. And he's shaking with the effort of resisting it.
Why is he resisting, again?]