[ and yet she clears her throat and takes a second (tentative) stab at it: ]
I've made it abundantly clear that I consider you my nephew, blooded or not.
[ although in this case 'abundantly clear' is a lot more like 'implied between words' and 'left to be inferred.' but rip is a clever sort, she knows, and there is no longer any confusion on that front.
thank god. considering how everything fell to pieces over steve's arrival, the last thing she needs is aforementioned company thinking that howard stark -- of all people -- would ever pass for her suitor. ]
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I've made it abundantly clear that I consider you my nephew, blooded or not.
[ although in this case 'abundantly clear' is a lot more like 'implied between words' and 'left to be inferred.' but rip is a clever sort, she knows, and there is no longer any confusion on that front.
thank god. considering how everything fell to pieces over steve's arrival, the last thing she needs is aforementioned company thinking that howard stark -- of all people -- would ever pass for her suitor. ]