"You managed to turn the ferocious lion into a meek kitten Mr David Henswick." Tony greeted me while giving a cheeky look at Pepper who had been quiet after I revealed to her that I knew Tony was listening.
'Trying to dominate me by thinking he knows everything about me.' I smiled as I opened my bag and handed Tony a USB.
"What is it?" He asked me.
"Equivalent exchange," I told him with a smile.
He took the USB from me and examined it. "Go on open it," I told him.
He was about to plug the USB into his desktop before he stopped himself while giving me a suspicious look. "Don't worry it's not infected," I told him.
However, he didn't believe me as he took a different laptop and plugged the USB in.
"YOU SON OF A BI… OW!" Before he could say anything more, I threw my pen at his head.
"Tony!" Pepper screamed thinking I threw something to hurt him seriously.
"My mother is a nice woman so leave her out of this conversation," I warned him as he held his head in slight pain at having a pen flicked at him.
"How the fuck did you get this!?" He asked me in anger.
"What you thought when you used your personal user interface to spent time digging about me I wouldn't notice it?" I answered back.
"What do you want?" He asked me back in anger.
"I told you this is an equivalent exchange. You keep quiet about my details and I keep quiet about the source code to make Jarvis amongst many of your weapon details." Pepper's eyes widened as she finally realised why Tony was fuming.
She looked at Tony to confirm if what I was saying was true, but he was just glaring at me. "If I can find it anyone can. Not to mention there is CCTV footage of you from Hammer and other companies. It won't be long before everyone knows about you."
"I wouldn't worry about Hammer and those small-time companies as all their CCTV footage since I have been there have been erased. Let alone find me they can't even give a correct picture of me.
Also, do you think if I didn't allow it, then that simple user interface could get a speck of details of me?" I asked him.
"You can bullshit a lot can't you." Tony taunted me.
The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation.
"I can if I want to," I answered him with a smile.
"So, what do you want?" I asked him as I stood there politely.
"How much do you want?" He asked me.
"Depends on the job," I answered with a smile as I still stood there.
"$100,000 per week?" He asked me.
"I must correct you that I am a freelance consultant. I don't work for anyone permanently. If you have enough money you can hire me for a job of 'any kind'." I said the last 2 words with emphasis.
"Any kind? What you will work as a whore?" Tony made a snide remark as Pepper looked at us worryingly seeing the direction of the hostile conversation.
"If I am paid enough then yes," I answered back calmly with a smile.
"Hahaha! Pepper did you hear that." Tony started laughing while Pepper had a small smile on her face.
"Ok, I want to hire you as my personal bitch for 2 weeks how much?" Tony asked jokingly.
"$120 billion," I said calmly with my smile.
Both of them froze hearing it and turned towards me in both surprise and shock. Surprise that I was being serious about being his personal bitch and shock that I suggested such a ludicrous amount.
"Are you fucking kidding me!? Do you have any idea how many zeroes are in 120 billion? Have you gone mad just because that pussy Hammer licked your ass just as you wanted!?" Tony shouted at me in anger.
"Mr Stark I am afraid you seriously underestimate me. Make me your bitch and you will literally have a wish-granting genie at your service. But I am afraid you won't be able to hire me with your net worth of $12.4 billion." I said calmly.
Both of them were surprised by what I said. "So, what is it you want from me?"
"Tony let me deal this." Pepper interrupted before Tony could say anything.
"Mr David where do your capabilities lie mainly?" She asked me professionally unlike the tantrum-throwing Stark.
"Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Engineering, Combat, Programming etc," I answered her.
"Those are some bold statements coming from someone as young as you." She stated.
"Yet you have the evidence of what I am capable of. I do not charge so high for my services just for fun Ms Pepper. I have the skills and knowledge to back it up." I told her.
"He is just bullshitting Pepper. Get him out of here." Tony ordered her.
Pepper was quiet for a moment. "Tony just a moment..."
Pepper turned towards me. "Mr David if I were to ask you to build a weapon more powerful and effective than the Beehive how long will it take you?" She asked me.
I smiled before answering her. "15 minutes to draw the blueprint, 30 minutes to modify the Beehive code and all the rest depends on how fast you can get me the required materials and assemble it for me." I told her.
Both were surprised at the time I frame I had given them. "However, you won't be able to hire me to make weapons anymore," I stated.
"Why is that you pineapple head?" Tony asked me in annoyance.
"I will charge exorbitant price so that you will not use me to make weapons anymore. I only did that for Hammer because I wanted to meet you, Mr Stark." This surprised both of them.
"I don't dance for dicks you jellyfish." Stark retorted quickly while Pepper's face was slowly turning red imagining me and Tony together.
"I am afraid you misunderstood Mr Stark. I merely did all this to meet you and Ms Pepper and to establish a business contact." I smiled and took out 2 gold plated business cards and threw it towards Tony and Pepper who fumbled to catch it.
Oh, I am gonna have fun leeching money from them while playing with them.
"Nice meeting you all. See you sometime soon." I said as I left the room and very soon the building while the confused duo stayed behind.
Man, it felt fun trolling that stuck up asshole.