"You hungry?" "They make great pancakes here." "It didn't go well, did it?" "No, it did not." "They reject the initiative?" "Of course not." "But they made the most idiotic, ill-conceived request imaginable." "They want Blonsky on the team." "The Abomination?" "They really don't like when you call him that." "How about the Harlem incident?" "They're pinning that on Banner." "On Banner?" "Not the guy you wanna make angry." "They consider Blonsky a war hero." "They want him exonerated, released, and then added to the roster." "They think we have him." "What's your clearance level?" "That's funny." "It's level six." "Like you." "Come on, there's a level seven?" "Blonsky's in custody in General Ross's sector." "Does Director Fury even want Blonsky?" "Of course not." "But he can't ignore an explicit directive from the World Security Council." "So we have to make sure he doesn't have to." "How the hell are we gonna do that?" "I have no idea." "But we have to send a liaison to the General within 24 hours." "So, on the Council's orders, we have to send one of our people down to General Ross to ask for Blonsky, who we don't even want." "Exactly." "I got it, we send a patsy to sabotage the debriefing." "A patsy?" "Yes." "Someone to screw it up." "Someone so inept that General Ross will refuse to release Blonsky." "I can do it." "I do a great patsy." "Yes, you do." "Your patsy is legendary." "In fact, when I think of the word "patsy"..." "All right." "You know, I'm thinking, for this we need a slightly different skill set." "If we want the General to refuse this request then we have to send someone who will truly annoy him." "Someone arrogant and abrasive with an utter disdain for authority." "Someone who will offend the General to his very core." "You're talking about the..." "No, I'm not." "You just described him to a tee." "I'm telling you right now, stop it." "I am not calling the Consultant." "Smell of stale beer and defeat." "You know I hate to say, "I told you so," General." "But that super soldier programme was put on ice for a reason." "I've always felt that hardware was much more reliable." "Stark." "General." "You always wear such nice suits." "Touché." "I hear you have an unusual problem." "You should talk." "You should listen." "So, any word?" "Mission accomplished." "The Abomination will remain in his cage for now." "Apparently, the Consultant outdid himself." "Ross got so mad, he tried to have him removed from the bar." "How did that go over?" "Stark bought the place." "It's scheduled for demolition on Thursday."