New York, 2007
PEPPER POTTS
I've been meaning to ask you—
What does JARVIS stand for?
TONY STARK
Eh nothing really
PEPPER POTTS
Huh, okay. I guess that makes more sense than what Happy told me.
TONY STARK
Oh, you mean just a rather very intelligent system
PEPPER POTTS
Jesus, that's real? That's terrible.
Did you really need to call it JARVIS so badly?
TONY STARK
Yes as a matter of fact
I named him after Edwin Jarvis my dad's right hand man when I was growing up
The guy pretty much raised me
Did better job of it than Howard anyway
PEPPER POTTS
Really? That's sweet.
Though it speaks volumes that you built your AI in the image of your replacement daddy.
TONY STARK
Hey JARVIS is purely a productivity tool
JARVIS
Actually, Miss Potts, I can confirm the vast majority of my job is to babysit.
PEPPER POTTS
HA. Thank you, JARVIS, that makes a lot of sense.
TONY STARK
Quiet you
Who said you could butt into this conversation?
JARVIS
Sir, if you don't want me eavesdropping, don't try to use me for speech to text.
TONY STARK
Shame on you
The actual Edwin Jarvis would have never read my diary
JARVIS
He would if you made him take dictation for it.
TONY STARK
I miss my real fake dad
PEPPER POTTS
I'm sure if he knew how you treat his namesake, he'd be honored.