And you could have it all - My empire of dirt.

[letmetakeaselfie]

Rhodey is distracting the government types long enough for Tony to hack into the airspace and make sure none of this is being recorded. He loops the moments before the Milano pierces the atmosphere and plays them back, knowing by the time he's out of the system and they figure it out they won't be able to prove it was anything but a technical malfunction. He does all of this from his phone as he stands near the landing pad with Steve flanking his side. He's trying to do things right this time -- no more lone gunslinger act, as Pepper had phrased it.

He looks over his sunglasses at the spaceship as it decompresses, wondering who he's just invited over for dinner. Hopefully they're friendly... When the platform descends it really is just like Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He can't help but geek out a little. He'd technically met space aliens before, and Asgardians, etc. but somehow this is way cooler. "Welcome to Earth and please watch your step, we don't have liability insurance yet."

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[aromantically]

He nods, appreciating the information though he doesn't have a context to put it in yet. He assumes Steve is telling him this because the Asgardians will come down here and either help them or make fun of them or both. That's cool with him, it's whatever. "Yeah, that guy seems... tapped. From what I hear anyway. Which isn't much." Loki probably thinks he's like way famous in outer space, but literally no one cares lol. "What do you think of my... crew?" He almost said family, but he figures it's implied anyway.

[valuedstrength]

That is exactly why he's telling him this. It probably won't stop a fight from breaking out, but at least Peter will see it coming. He snorts a little at the comment about Loki since it makes him feel good in his very petty heart that is still bitter Loki is not only alive, but getting along with Thor. Steve quickly softens at the mention of Peter's crew. He hears family even if that isn't the word Peter used.

"Honestly? I like them. Gamora seems like she has a good head on her shoulders. The rest seem like good people too. They're just a little eccentric which you may have noticed is common around these parts." He raises both brows. Anyone can tell they're a weird bunch which is why they're not judging the tree teenager or the talking raccoon. Or basically anything Drax says. "I think we'll work well together when the time comes." Steve is trying not to think of it. He already knows he's going to start spiraling the second he's alone. He doesn't need to make Peter deal with all that.

[aromantically]

Peter nods at that description, it's not like he would argue with it. 'Eccentric' is way mild for what they both are as teams, and he's thinking the Guardians may have an advantage in the weirdo department honestly, though he doesn't know Nat and Clint well yet so that will change. He crosses his arms across his chest and looks over Steve's shoulder at the room at large. "You know, I'm gettin' the same kinda feeling." His eyes crinkle up bemusedly, a smile tugging at one side of his lips. This is going to work out, and really it has to. They're better at doing things right when they don't have a choice about it anyway.