"The project that funded his development was military. Eventually they started asking for updates; pushing for results."
He shakes his head again.
"I realized that if they got hold of him..."
Stark trails off there and is silent for several seconds.
"We burned the lab to the ground. Deleted the files; destroyed everything so that they'd never find a trace. Making it look like arson gave him a reason to flee."
A beat.
"It was my idea. I thought if he was away from Eureka, he'd be safe. So I sent him away."
He's looking away from the screen again, off into the distance.
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Date: 2010-03-09 02:29 am (UTC)He shakes his head again.
"I realized that if they got hold of him..."
Stark trails off there and is silent for several seconds.
"We burned the lab to the ground. Deleted the files; destroyed everything so that they'd never find a trace. Making it look like arson gave him a reason to flee."
A beat.
"It was my idea. I thought if he was away from Eureka, he'd be safe. So I sent him away."
He's looking away from the screen again, off into the distance.
"I was wrong."