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"Welcome to Avengers Mansion!" Tony said, arms spread in front of him like he was presenting a prize, which in a way he was. After all, when SHIELD had finally let the Avengers go, none of them had expected more than a pat on the back for saving the world. They definitely hadn't expected Tony opening a mansion in New York just for them.
"This is something," Steve murmured, looking impressed.
"It was my mother's," Tony told them, not just speaking in answer to Steve's question. He grinned at Bruce, "and wait 'til you see the labs. If you thought Stark Tower was Candy land..." He let the thought trail off enticingly. Well, enticingly to a scientist like Bruce, anyway.
"What's the catch?" Natasha asked. She didn't try to be suspicious, it just came naturally. And free housing? That usually was too good to be true. "No catch," Tony grinned. Then he looked thoughtful, "well, I suppose living with six other people could be considered a catch." Bruce must have been counting, because he frowned slightly, "six other people? Loki's not staying, is he?" The scientist looked nervous at the thought.
"Nope, no Loki," Tony assured him, "just the six of us and Pepper. Well, JARVIS too, but I'm not counting him because of the lack of a body. So. You coming in or what?"
Clint and Natasha glanced at each other, having a conversation with only their eyes. Steve seemed to be mulling it over, and Thor shrugged. Bruce was the only one who demonstrated any sign of excitement at this idea. "Definitely," he said in response to Tony's question. Bruce was smiling, which sort of threw the others off. Bruce didn't really smile all that much. At least, not that they knew of.
"Great!" Tony clapped him on the back, "you can be my science bro. Now Pepper won't have to complain that there isn't anyone else to put up with me talking about science."
Bruce raised an eyebrow, "what are the implications of 'science bro'?"
Tony waved that off, "I'll get to that later. But the rest of you haven't answered the question."
Steve spoke, "I'll give it a shot. I don't have anywhere better to go anyway."
Clint and Natasha nodded, not saying anything. Tony figured it was the best reaction he was going to get out of them. "What about you, Point Break?" he asked Thor.
The demigod frowned, "I returned to visit the Lady Jane. I do suppose i could say here longer if I had housing."
"So it's settled," Tony threw an arm around Bruce's shoulder, delighted when the physicist didn't shrug it off, "now who's ready for the tour?"
And that was that.