And, unfortunately, something is exactly what he does not do.
Not because he doesn't want to.
He really, really wants to.
But he remembers SHIELD and he remembers responsibilities, and he thinks, wow, if relationship drama in the workplace is a problem, interplanetary relationship drama might be even worse is he actually thinking about this in terms of relationships.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, he's managed to articulate to himself exactly what he was really trying to avoid thinking about.
He's screwed.
He's also smiling.
"I get the feeling exporting water to Mars could be a big industry for us."
And he's stalling. He's stalling on doing something or not doing something because as long as this moment lasts, there's nothing ruined. There's nothing dead or broken.
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Not because he doesn't want to.
He really, really wants to.
But he remembers SHIELD and he remembers responsibilities, and he thinks, wow, if relationship drama in the workplace is a problem, interplanetary relationship drama might be even worse is he actually thinking about this in terms of relationships.
Oh, no.
Oh, no, he's managed to articulate to himself exactly what he was really trying to avoid thinking about.
He's screwed.
He's also smiling.
"I get the feeling exporting water to Mars could be a big industry for us."
And he's stalling. He's stalling on doing something or not doing something because as long as this moment lasts, there's nothing ruined. There's nothing dead or broken.