[Tony stands up. The reporters stay seated. Tony says that he had his eyes opened and says that he has come to realize that he has more to offer the world than making things that blow up and finishes by saying that he is shutting down weapons manufacturing of Stark International
As he says this the reporters stand up and Obadiah tries to push him away from the microphone.
Tony says that he shutting it down until he can decide what the future of the company will be and says that it will be one that he's comfortable with and one that is for the good of the country. He leaves.
Tony says that he thinks they should look into the arc reactor technology.
Obadiah says that the arc reactor was a publicity stunt and that they only built it to shut the hippies up.]
"Okay maybe that's true but it doesn't mean that it doesn't work." Tony said. "Or that it can't work or be modified."
[Tony says that it works.
Obadiah says that its a science project and that it isn't cost effective, then says that arc reactor technology is a dead end and they haven't had a breakthrough with it in thirty years.
Tony stares at him for a while, Obadiah is glancing at Tony's chest.]
"That man has a very bad poker face." Hawkeye said.
[Tony asks if he could have a lousier poker face and asks Obadiah to tell him who told him about the arc reactor in his chest.
Obadiah brushes off the question and tells Tony to show it to him.]
"Why does he want to see it so bad?" Steve asked.
"Something about him makes me very uncomfortable." Hawkeye said.
[Tony says that it was either Rhodey or Pepper who told him.
Obadiah says that he wants to see it.
Tony decides that it was Rhodey who told him.
Tony takes his sling off and un-does the top buttons of his shirt, exposing the arc reactor in his chest. Obadiah looks around the room, then buttons Tony's shirt back up. Tony says that it works
Obadiah tells Tony to listen to him and says that there's nothing that they can't do if they work together and tries to talk about Howard but Tony cuts him off.
Tony apologizes for not giving him a heads up, and says that if he had then...]
"He would have tried to talk you out of it." Steve said.
[Obadiah tells Tony no more of the ready fire aim business.Tony makes a comment about that being Howard's line.Obadiah tells Tony to let him handle this and that they're going to play a different kind of ball and that they're going to take a lot of heat and asks Tony to promise him to lay low.]
"Stark? Lay low? Yeah right!" Clint shouted.
"Hey I think I did alright Legolas, y'know considering."
[Pepper is shown watching a TV show with a very annoying host.
real world
"Why are you watching that god awful TV show?" Rodhey asked her.
"I had to watch the reactions to the press conference." Pepper said.
"I don't understand, what is wrong with the show?" Coulson questioned.
"You'll see." Natasha told him.
[The host says he has a recommendation for Stark Industries before saying sell sell sell and yelling abandon ship then asks if the Hindenburg rung any bells.]
"You did not just compare a life threatening operation to a children's game." Steve said exasperated.
[Pepper asks what he means by Operation.
Tony says that its just a game. Pepper puts her hand into Tony's chest. Tony tells her to gently lift the wire out.
Pepper pulls her hand away and tells him that she doesn't think she's qualified to do this.]
"Well I don't trust anyone else." Tony said.
[Tony tells her that she's fine and that she's the most capable and qualified person to do this and says that she's gonna do great, telling her to trust him.]
"You know something's wrong when Tony tells you to trust him." Hawkeye said.
[Tony then asks if its too much of a problem.
Pepper says its okay.
Tony says he really needs her help.
Pepper slowly reaches her hand back into Tony's chest. She says that there's pus.]
There's pus!?" Hawkeye yelled.
"It's not pus." Tony yelled back.
"Then what is it?" Steve asked.
[Tony says that its not pus, its inorganic plasmic discharge thats coming from the device and not his body.]
"What he said." Tony said and pointed at his onscreen counterpart.
[Pepper says that it smells.
Tony agrees and asks of she has the wire.
Pepper says that she has it.Tony tells her not to let it touch the sides when she coming out. Pepper accidently touches the sides, then apologizes.
Tony says that thats what he was trying to tell her before, and then tells her to make sure she doesn't- *Pepper pulls out the wire and the magnet attached to it*- Tony says that there was a magnet at the end of the wire and that Pepper just pulled it out.]
"That doesn't sound... good." Hawkeye said.
"Well it's- it's not." Tony replied.
[Pepper panics. Tony says that he wasn't expecting it and tells her not to put it back in.
Pepper asks what to do and what's wrong.
Tony says that its nothing and he's just going into cardiac arrest.]
"You said it was safe." Steve yelled.
"Whenever Stark says something's safe, it usually means it isn't." Hawkeye supplied.
[Tony tells her its because she yanked the magnet out like a trout lure.
Pepper tells him that he said this was safe.
Tony gives pepper the replacement arc reactor and tells her they have to hurry.
Pepper tells him that its going to be okay.
Tony asks if it is.]
"Um... I hope so." Steve said, panicked.
[Pepper tells him that it'll be okay and that she'll make this okay.]