The Ultimates: Against All Enemies (2014)
“When they were gone, Fury climbed into the back of the van and motioned for Steve to shut the doors behind them.
"All right," he said. "I hate pep talks, so this isn't going to be one. You want to say something to me about Tony's inventions, or Beltway bullshit, or anything else, now's the time. I'm sick and goddamn tired of having to wonder what's going on in your head all the time. You're not suited to keeping secrets, Cap. Don't ever play poker for money." Steve was looking down at the f...loor while Nick delivered his short speech, and he kept looking at the floor long enough that Nick almost started talking again. But then Steve said, "General, I don't like feeling as if we're not doing everything we could." "You don't think we are?" "No, sir. I don't." "You think we should have gone ahead and developed Tony's tech, and just used it ourselves?" Another long pause, during which Nick could actually see Steve wrestling with something that he wanted to say but couldn't quite bring himself to.MoreLess
"All right," he said. "I hate pep talks, so this isn't going to be one. You want to say something to me about Tony's inventions, or Beltway bullshit, or anything else, now's the time. I'm sick and goddamn tired of having to wonder what's going on in your head all the time. You're not suited to keeping secrets, Cap. Don't ever play poker for money." Steve was looking down at the f...loor while Nick delivered his short speech, and he kept looking at the floor long enough that Nick almost started talking again. But then Steve said, "General, I don't like feeling as if we're not doing everything we could." "You don't think we are?" "No, sir. I don't." "You think we should have gone ahead and developed Tony's tech, and just used it ourselves?" Another long pause, during which Nick could actually see Steve wrestling with something that he wanted to say but couldn't quite bring himself to.MoreLess
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