casual conversation topics for Steve and Tony

[crimsonquills.livejournal.com]

This seems like a silly thing to post about, but I swear, it's one of my biggest tripping points when I'm writing certain stories. And I'm not writing a story currently that requires this, but I've been pondering it lately and thought it might be fun for people to speculate on. And hey, if it turns out to be a jumping off point for discussion, so much the better!

Anyway, here's the question I've been pondering...

If Steve and Tony were just hanging out, talking casually (i.e., not about the latest threat or any other Avengers business), what would they talk about?

Sports? If so, which ones? Books? What kind? I can't really see Tony reading much fiction... Movies? Throwaway canon comments suggest that Tony, at least, doesn't go to many. I'm certain they'd sometimes talk about politics and world events, but I think those discussions could get a little heavy for casual conversation. Would they have philosophical debates? About what ideas? I doubt either of them has much time for hobbies, but can you think of one that either of them might like enough to squeeze in a few minutes for here and there? (Well, aside from Steve's art and Tony's tinkering, which are obvious ones.) Would they gossip about their fellow superheros?

Brainstorm away!

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[crimsonquills.livejournal.com]

They definitely talk sports. Tony's favourite sport is apparently soccer.

Seriously? That surprises me, for some reason. Possibly only because I've never watched soccer, so I don't know much about the game.

I'm convinced that SI has season tickets and a corporate box for everything.

Of course! If for no other reason than taking people to games like this is pretty common for corporate negotiations and networking at his level.

Steve likes to sit with the great unwashed and they alternate dragging each other to the corporate/democratic sports experience.

And Tony likes to be able to have sex in the middle of the game if it's going slowly. *snickers* But yeah, I can so see them dragging each other to the different experiences. :-)

Also, awesome list of topics! I am so going to be coming back to this post regularly. *g* Now if only I already knew more about these topics. O.o It's going to be hard for me to write casual dialogue for them, I know it. I don't imagine they have all that many conversations about creative writing, geology, museum operations and ideology, or the Tour de France. *g*

They'd definitely discuss them, but I'm not sure if they'd gossip together. It seems more like something they'd do with their other friends. Clint for example, probably knows everything that goes down in the mansion, and makes a special effort to share with Steve the kinds of things he just. doesn't. want. to know about.

Hmmmm. Yeah, that feels right. Especially the part about Clint. *g*

[schmevil.livejournal.com]

Seriously? That surprises me, for some reason. Possibly only because I've never watched soccer, so I don't know much about the game.

Soccer is very strategic. It's not as flashy as say basketball, and certainly there's less scoring, but it's non-stop motion. Displays of impressive athleticism are the rule, but again, nothing flashy as in basketball. I was surprised that it's supposed to be Tony's favourite sport as well, but I'm not sure why. Maybe because it's just not on the radar of many Americans.

And Tony likes to be able to have sex in the middle of the game if it's going slowly.

Ha! So true.

Honestly? I could see these two talking about almost anything. They're both intelligent guys with lots of life experience, and broad interests. They also both like a good, friendly debate. So you could totally have them talk about the Tour de France, or anything you like. Steve is kind of a closet, proto-geek. He has the potential for bringing as many tidbits of seemingly useless information to the table, as do Tony and Reed. Just about different subjects. He's like... the geek that wasn't - he's got the baseline traits that make up a geek, but he doesn't seem to have gotten overly fannish about anything (aside from his shield, America and possibly art), as Tony is about machines, and Reed is about SCIENCE!

[crimsonquills.livejournal.com]

Soccer is very strategic. It's not as flashy as say basketball, and certainly there's less scoring, but it's non-stop motion.

Huh. That reminds me a little bit of cycling and, specifically, the Tour de France. Most people don't realize that cycling is actually a team sport, and that there's a huge amount of strategy involved.

And then you mentioned the TdF in the next paragraph and I swear I didn't read that first. *g*

Steve is kind of a closet, proto-geek.

*laughs* Best sentence ever! But I do see what you mean. Of course, this makes me want to find something that Steve could believeably be outright geekish about. *g*

[schmevil.livejournal.com]

Man, I was thinking the same thing. "Now I have to figure out what he's a geek about."

Maybe a particular artist?

[crimsonquills.livejournal.com]

If I recall correctly, elspethdixon and seanchai have him being a geek about a certain artist whose name I have totally forgotten. All I recall is that the guy liked root beer. *facepalm* But it totally seemed to fit, once I read up on the guy. *g*

What else? *ponders* Music? I can see him being a geek about certain music.