Taking a Chance (closed w/dont-do-anything-i-would-do)

dont-do-anything-i-would-do

Tony
smiled softly hearing him cover himself and he just chuckled. “It’s
okay, I’m never good with wording things, I’m more a man of action
rather than discussion so yeah I get that a lot.” He hoped Carlos would
get to meet him, he was sure the pair would get along great.

“We can do this however works best. I think it might be best if we
let you talk about this plan, why you chose this plan, just have you sit
and explain it. We like to know why ideas were used in a certain way
and would like as much detail explained as possible. Doesn’t matter if
you came up with it after you finished drawing it but we would like you
to explain this and why you think Stark tech might want to produce
this.” Pepper spoke calmly and softly to him hoping to ease his worries.

“We will go over any extras after, anything you think we need to see
can be seen after all this after all so just focus on the product you
designed first and then we can talk about your portfolio.”

Carlos listened to them closely and nodded. “Okay,” he said.
Then again, more to himself, “Okay…” He took a breath. Carlos then turned the
design around and pushed it toward the middle of the table so he could still
reach it, but Miss Potts and Mr Stark could see it. He’d have liked an easel,
but meh… maybe next time. Hopefully next time. Gosh, he hoped there was a next
time.

“Well, as I’ve mentioned before, my brother’s paraplegic,”
Carlos said. “In his case, it’s not something that can be cured, so he is bound
to a wheelchair. But he’s not the only one – The last statistic I recall was
that there were 3.6 million people who use a wheelchair for mobility. Which
includes not just paraplegia, but also cerebral palsy, severe arthritis,
paralysis, and other states that require assisted mobility. However, so much of
America and the world isn’t ‘wheelchair accessible’. These facts are what inspired me in this design of a sort
of ‘all-terrain’ wheelchair.”

Carlos began to explain his draft piece. He put special
emphasis on the seating, which would have a mechanical equilibrium device in it
to prevent spills from the chair, and on the wheels themselves, which were
designed to flex and break apart to aid in varying terrain and even climb up
small ledges and stairs. Carlos was in ‘Engineer Mode’, and had fell into the act of
presenting with relative ease – a skill he’d developed from his past career. He
was surprised at the relative ease he fell into it.