Stark found it a little amusing that Alvin always seemed to have it in for the U.S. government.
Still, he also thought those people were a bunch of idiots, so there was no point in arguing with Alvin about it.
Besides, someone had to pay for the robots that would be sent into battle as cannon fodder to make the world see the truth.
Once Stark had thought it all through, he didn't keep Alvin any longer. He scanned the schoolyard, spotted Thor drinking, and hurried over to talk to him. He wanted Thor to give him the information on the dwarf planet Nidavellir.
Alvin watched as Thor listened to Stark's request, swung his fist emphatically, and arrogantly refused. Just as Alvin started worrying that Stark would lose his temper, he realized that, for once, Stark was patiently talking things over with Thor. Then Stark pointed at Jane Foster—presumably promising him something—and finally secured a result that made everyone happy.
Alvin suddenly realized that having a few dependable friends really was a wonderful thing. They knew what needed to be done and when, and were willing to compromise for a friend...
After seeing Stark win Thor over, Alvin thought for a moment and called Raymond, asking him to pass the news along to the World Security Council. Alvin just couldn't be bothered to deal with government departments himself.
In Alvin's opinion, he should simply leak everything about the aliens to the media, so that everyone in the world would know what they were up against. Then the pressure would force those government bigwigs to come to him.
But he knew that was impossible, just as the fat Wang Yuan from Kamar-Taj had once explained the purpose of that "wall" to him.
"Let those with the ability learn the 'truth,' sparing