[Tony had finally worked up the nerve to ask Gene if he could test the rings, and Gene, astonishingly, had agreed. Things still aren't totally settled between them, but after Gene willingly handed over the tenth ring, Tony's reasonably sure Gene won't use this opportunity to do something horrible to him.
And he has to admit, he has been itching for this chance ever since they'd found the third ring. All the rings (well, almost all - Tony's still not letting Gene anywhere near the tenth one) together and activated and at his fingertips? Free reign to study the most advanced technology humanity has ever encountered? It's the opportunity of a lifetime. And not one he'd ever imagined he'd have while Gene was still breathing, to be honest.
It's just a shame that this opportunity comes when can't analyze them with all the fancy equipment he's used to having access to. There's going to have to be a lot of old-fashioned trial-and-error, instead.]
Okay. [Tony has a fresh notebook laid out before him, pencil at the ready.] Let's start with the known powers of each ring. The first one is armor, teleportation, and force fields, right?
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And he has to admit, he has been itching for this chance ever since they'd found the third ring. All the rings (well, almost all - Tony's still not letting Gene anywhere near the tenth one) together and activated and at his fingertips? Free reign to study the most advanced technology humanity has ever encountered? It's the opportunity of a lifetime. And not one he'd ever imagined he'd have while Gene was still breathing, to be honest.
It's just a shame that this opportunity comes when can't analyze them with all the fancy equipment he's used to having access to. There's going to have to be a lot of old-fashioned trial-and-error, instead.]
Okay. [Tony has a fresh notebook laid out before him, pencil at the ready.] Let's start with the known powers of each ring. The first one is armor, teleportation, and force fields, right?