Jennifer thought about that for a few seconds. Yes, the writing was on the wall; she'd already heard rumours from her colleagues and contacts in the Justice Department that those kinds of laws were already being bandied around in back rooms. To start in on the ground floor, to become known as an expert in the field, even if it was in a relatively tiny law firm for now, the things that would do for her career …
"I'd love to get in on that," she stated.
"Excellent," Matt smiled. "Then it's settled. We can't pay much, being a small firm and all."
"That's okay, I've got some savings and Tony has set me up with an account if I need anything, not to mention that I'm staying in the Tower," Jennifer replied.
"In that case, I could probably pay you even less," Matt smiled.
"I wouldn't go that far," Jennifer joked back.
"Welcome to Nelson and Murdock," Matt said, reaching across the table to unerringly meet and then shake her hand. "Come on, I'm sure Foggy is dying to meet you."
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"You look busy," Bruce remarked as he stepped up behind Tony.
That was very much the understatement. Currently, Tony was seated on a stool in front of five monitors, all filled with schematics of one kind or another. In addition to that, the open area adjacent to Tony's computers was a holographic display of a piece of machinery.
"Just tinkering," Tony replied, swivelling to face him.
The fact that Tony hadn't immediately swiped away what was on the screens or ordered Jarvis to shut down the hologram told Bruce that Tony had no problem seeing these projects. Which either meant that they weren't of any importance – a fact belied by Tony's use of so many screens – or, and much more likely, Tony could use some help with his project.
"Anything interesting?" Bruce asked nonchalantly.
"Take a look," Tony said with a gesture before rolling him and his stool out of the way.
Bruce stepped up to the bank of monitors, putting his glasses on as he did soon to help him read the small type. From what he could tell, Tony was working from the middle screen out. The current object under design appeared to be an engine or thruster of some kind based on arc reactor technology that was completely sealed, allowing no air from outside to penetrate in. The monitor to either side of the central one contained different models of the arc reactor, one from Tony's Iron Man suit, the other from a quinjet, suppositions that were supported by the schematics of both on the outside monitors.
"You're redesigning the arc reactor to be used in an environment without air," Bruce surmised. "You're thinking of a submersible quinjet and a suit specifically for use underwater?"
"Close," Tony beamed. "And thanks for the suggestions. Shouldn't take more than some minor tweaking for that when I'm done."
"Then what's the purpose of the redesign?" Bruce asked.
"Space," Tony replied simply.
"You want to go to space?" a surprised Bruce asked.
"No. I want the capability of going to space," Tony corrected.
"Why?" Bruce asked suspiciously.
Tony sat back and looked at him for a moment before getting up and beginning to pace.
"I fear we might need to," Tony began. "I'm seeing more and more threats coming from there. The Chitauri here in New York. The Dark Elves in London. Hell, Thor's from another planet and he tells me that there're plenty of other planets out there that might get it in their head to come pay us a visit, something that we might not actually enjoy."
"And you want to be prepared," Bruce stated with a nod of his head. "Sensible. But is a quinjet and a suit of armour that can go into space enough to protect an entire planet?"
Tony snorted. "Not by a long shot. But it's a start that we can build on. Eventually, I see the need for some kind of intelligence program, an AI like Jarvis with the capabilities of being our ultimate defence."
Bruce shook his head at that.
"I'm not sure that that's a good idea. Even the best of AIs aren't anywhere near as good as the human brain. Sorry, Jarvis, no offence intended," Bruce said.
"None taken, Sir. I know my limitations better than anyone," Jarvis replied.
"Look, these are just ideas that I've been fiddling with. Take a look for yourself, if you like. Tell me what you think we need, what's viable as well as what's practical," Tony suggested.
"Alright, I can do that," Bruce agreed.
"Jarvis, bring up the file for Project Ultron on the monitor over there for Bruce, will you?" Tony asked.
As the screen flickered to life, Bruce took a seat, readjusting his glasses as he began to read.
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