Howard Stark

— The emission pattern is unusual...

Howard spoke in a loud, clear tone so that the assistant next to him could easily write down his words, while he lifted a shiny stone with a specialized apparatus with tweezers designed to perform a safe study on it.

— Neutral alpha and beta rays... I doubt Rogers has seen that.

The man's gaze remained fixed on the shiny stone, which projected a faint blue light onto his face.

— It looks harmless... I don't understand what all the fuss is about.

The moment he touched it with the other claw, the gem released an explosion, launching him a considerable distance and making him crash into the wall. The impact raised a cloud of dust that settled on his suit, leaving it stained, and messed up his hair, which now fell in a disheveled manner over his forehead.

— Write that down.

He muttered in a groan as he settled himself on the floor, trying to clean the dust off his clothes.