FE 2024 Prompt Table 1 Fill #3 - Dress

[innitmarvelous_og]

Tony stumbled onto the common floor of the Avengers compound, his damaged Iron Man suit steaming and letting off an occaisional spark. His teammates took one look at his sheepish expression, and they started to chuck.

"I told you that the new Extremis suit wasn't battled ready yet," Rhodey said with a grin, shaking his head at his best friend, "But did you listen to me? No, you did not! Instead you had to show off another fancy prototype."

Tony grimaced as DUM-e the robot worked to pry him loose from the stubborn metal suit, "Alright, alright, you win, Sour Patch. Now let's get this over with!"

Rhodey's grin widened, "Oh, no no no no! A deal is a deal, my friend! I told you that if a new new suit of yours failed in the field again, you'd have to pay up."

The rest of the Avengers listened with curiosity as Rhodey went over to the bar and pulled out a dry cleaning bag. He unzipped it with dramatic flare, letting the pink chiffon contents spill out into view.

Tony's face lost color, "Oh come on! Where on Earth did you even... is that Pepper's?!"

"Well, it isn't mine!" Rhodey said with a snicker, holding out the garment, "It's time to suit up, Tones. An outfit's an outfit!"

Tony sighed heavily, and took the frilly dress and wiggled his way into it. The satin bodice hugged snugly across his chest, the puffy layered tool skirt, "I must say, the color does bring out my eyes," he deadpanned as he looked into the reflection JARVIS provided.

"Very funny, Iron Blouse," Sam cackled, "Now come help us analyze that weapon's schematic, unless of course, you can't science while in a dress and heels?"

"Challenge accepted!" Tony said before he teetered his way over to the lab, trying not to trip over the long skirt or twist his ankle. It was going to be a very long night. Maybe now, Tony thought, I will finally start to listen to Rhodey's armor advice.

Tony struggled to focus his attention as he stared at the holographic schematics, infinitely aware of tight fabric wrapped around his body. The padding on the hip that kept the dress from slipping up was helping to throw off his balance in the high stiletto heels.

"Sir, may I suggest that you retire the couture for the evening in favor of something more... suitable for your work?" JARVIS suggested in a diplomatic tone.

Tony looked up at the ceiling, "Mute it, J." He wobbled a little on the heels again, "I made a bet, lost it, so I am going to stick with this. Now do me a favor and see if you can isolate that power source configuration."

"Very well, Sir. Would you like for me to scan for any structural weaknesses as well?" the AI butler inquired.  

He's cut off as the door to the lab opened, and Pepper's voice rang out in surprise, "Tony?! Why are you wearing my Valentino?!"

Tony turned a deep red behind the makeup Rhodey had insisted he apply to go along with the dress. The others broke into renewed laughter at Tony's awkward pose which was one foot propped up on a stool to help him with his balance, and his gauntlet encased clutching linens of the pink chiffon.

"Uh... I lost a bet with Rhodey," Tony finally admitted sheepishly.

"Obviously," Pepper said with a raised eyebrow, "I can see that. Just please tell me that you're at least wearing something underneath because that dress is dry clean only."

Comments

[pattrose]

Very fun story. Nice job.

[innitmarvelous_og]

Thanks! *g*