[Tony expression returns to a scowl, and he flops into one of the armchairs, radiating resentment. He looks offended and betrayed that neither his friend nor his boyfriend are leaping to his aid.]

It's ours, it's not like they can arrest us for taking it back. We don't need a working relationship with the Metalworkers. We just need our equipment, and we can restart Stark Industries somewhere else. It doesn't matter if the kedan like us, they'll still pay us for better tech. [A truth that every corporate bigwig knows. People will give up almost any freedom and compromise almost any ideal for the sake of convenience.]