As someone who did not have the physical need to eat as the true humans did, Vision often wondered what truly was the need for arguments like the ones he was currently witnessing.
It had begun with a TV show, one with a culinary feel which was mainly featuring a smoothie drink they had called a meal replacement. This replacement drink was supposed to prevent the human body from needing to eat and was supposedly good for those with a full lifestyle. The recipe for this drink was, he recalled, this:
2 cups of fresh kale
2 cups of unsweetened almond milk
2 cups of berries (of your choosing)
1 Banana
2 tablespoons of almond butter
¼ cup of rolled oats.
This is the point in which the argument had begun. Steve had made a scoffing sound and Tony, who had been enthralled in the programme turned to look at him with what I believe is called a Devil Stare. At this Steve persisted to roll his eyes, saying,
"Oh, come on Tony, that's just Grits with extra greens and without the sugar,"
"Yeah? Well some of us need to keep in shape Cap, I wonder if that super soldier juice stops you getting fat, huh?"
Sometimes I find it impossible to tell whether Tony is using sarcasm or if he is truly mad at a situation. I believe this to have been an amount of both.
"Guys, everyone knows that a healthy diet is about maintaining balance," Wanda was the one to speak. That surprised me a little, I did not expect her to have a good knowledge of human nutrition, but as is a growing theme, Wanda seems to be enjoying peeling away the layers of her personality to us all.
At this moment Bruce entered the room. He was glancing at a computer tablet and seemed to be reading it until Tony snapped his fingers and caught his attention.
"Ah, Bruce, here's the scientist for you, what is healthier? Is it my kale smoothie meal, or Cap's old man meatloaf and boiled veg?"
Bruce raised his hands in surrender, shook his head and carried on across the landing of the tower towards the east wing, calling after himself.
"Uhuh, nope. I'm not starting another war over food."
"Look, man, food is food, we're all gonna die one day – hopefully as hero's and not lost old men who can't remember their own name – so what does it matter what we eat? I'd rather eat good food than green, ugh, mush. Besides, Tony, that looks like something Nathan would eat."
Steve smiled sitting back in his chair with his arms folded.
"Fine, but this isn't over till I say so Vision? Keep score. You can be the impartial one, let me know when I have a clear advantage and can pull through for the winning score."
With that Tony headed off in the direction of the kitchen, mumbling about having to find out what kale was before he ate it.
