"And who's this?" Obadiah asks, smiling at Cal. He is pretty good. The overall effect is patronizing but apparently well-meaning—apparently to Tony and Sherlock, anyway.
"Cal Chandler. Cal, this is Obadiah Stane. He runs Tony's company." Sherlock is not above taking a few jabs of his own, and unlike Obadiah, he wastes no effort pretending to be nice. Polite, yes. Nice, no.
"You should've introduced us sooner, Sherlock." It's amazing how much subtle contempt he can pack into two syllables. "But then, you never have been any good at these things, eh?"
(Sherlock knows that there are two reasons why Obie has never revealed his secret: no one would believe him, and Tony would be horrified. He suspects, rightly, that the first one takes precedence.)
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"Cal Chandler. Cal, this is Obadiah Stane. He runs Tony's company." Sherlock is not above taking a few jabs of his own, and unlike Obadiah, he wastes no effort pretending to be nice. Polite, yes. Nice, no.
"You should've introduced us sooner, Sherlock." It's amazing how much subtle contempt he can pack into two syllables. "But then, you never have been any good at these things, eh?"
(Sherlock knows that there are two reasons why Obie has never revealed his secret: no one would believe him, and Tony would be horrified. He suspects, rightly, that the first one takes precedence.)