[Jani] A Life Rewound

Tony stopped in a panic, but couldn't overcome the momentum. The hammer veered slightly and still clipped JARVIS's head, exposing sparking wires. Tony sprained his wrist, and it spasmed just like JARVIS's: one twitching from the current after being wrecked, the other from pain, perhaps in his wrist, perhaps deep in his heart, perhaps from an indescribable tremor in his soul. “Dummy knocked over your coffee pot most recently. You said you were going to donate him to the state university.” “On the day of Ultron's coming-of-age ceremony, he shook your hand like a real adult.” “When Vision graduated from elementary school at twelve, we went to his graduation ceremony together. He gave a speech as the outstanding student representative. You were so excited that day, you hugged me and cried.” “For Friday's sixth birthday, we took her to the amusement park. You bought her a little dress with butterfly flowers on it. We had such a wonderful time that day.” “During my first month here, you took me for a walk in the park. You pointed at the wild geese flying across the sky and told me that when you were a child, you would wait by the river outside your home every day, watching the geese fly back along its course, then fly away, then come back, then fly away. But one time, they flew away and never came back...” ... ...