The New Element

Couldn't help it. I just could not help writing this one down so… Enjoy!

No, this guys are not mine!

"Pepper, how would you call a new element?" Tony had been on the phone for a grand total of 14 minutes; moving back and forth while talking. He'd finished his call and had run up the stairs of his newly decorated home and asked the question. Pepper stared at him, glasses covering the rim of her nose and eyes, and blackberry falling from her grasp as she just gave him a weir stare.

"What?"

"Really, what would you call a new element?" He said tapping his arc reactor and taking off his ear piece, it's blue light quickly dying as he set it over the new glass table.

"Bob." And she returned to work. Tony, who had sat down beside her chocked on her drink (which he'd stolen), and looked down at the brand new 13,000 dollar carpet. After renovations were made new décor was brought in and he was quite aware of the pains Pepper had gone through to make sure this particular carpet was and continue to be unharmed. He cleaned his face with his shirt and turned to return the weir stare.

"Bob? You would call a new element Bob?"

"Sure. It would be the easiest element to remember. We could have the square in plaid and the numbers in neon colors. I assure you every student would remember this new element of yours."

"Mine? Well, yes, it is mine, but I doubt it would be in the periodic table for a while." Tony set down his (her) drink and smiled. "I was thinking of calling it Starkium."

"No, we'll call it Bobium and leave it at that."

"Can I at least choose the plaid?"

"No, you'll choose it gold and red and I think the colors are already taken."

"Bobium, Bob for short, plaid for colors and neon to the weight and whatever number are around the element, that's what you are proposing?"

"Yes." And she continued working.

"That is the weirdest thing you ever said to me. Ridiculous. Bobium." And he got up and left in the general direction of the kitchen. As soon as he was gone, Pepper started laughing but quietly so she could enjoy the confusion in his face.