Chapter 7: Tony
Tony was still furious. He paced angrily in the workshop. "Something wrong, sir?" asked J.A.R.V.I.S. "Yes, a lot's wrong and I'm going to fix it. Draw out a memo firing Charles Mantle and ask Pepper to cancel all my appointments for the next week. I will be unavailable for calls, meetings, press or anything else that will require me to be away from Amii for more than 10 minutes….and give me a status report on Amii" he ordered. "Yes, sir", replied J.A.R.V.I.S. "Ms. Singh is sleeping, sir, and a scan reveals that her vital stats are normal. The medication seems to be working well, sir." "Good…good. Let me know when she wakes up", said Tony "and turn up my music, playlist 17, we've got some work to do".
Tony checks his blood using a handheld device. "Check palladium levels".
"Blood toxicity, 24%, sir. It appears that the continued use of the Iron Man suit is accelerating your condition. Another core has been depleted." said J.A.R.V.I.S
"God, they're running out quick. How many ounce a day of this gobbledegook am I supposed to drink?" asked Tony as he drank a glass of chlorophyll.
"We are up to 80 ounces a day, sir. I have run simulations on every known element, and none can serve as a viable replacement for the palladium core. You are running out of both time and options. Unfortunately, the device that's keeping you alive is also killing you."
"Well, I'm not dying today" said Tony as he began working on some more modifications to his suit, his mind still on Amii.