"Better that than the freezer." Mark 50 was perfectly temperature controlled, but sticking an artifact to be found in a game of magical hide-n-seek in a freezer was asking for trouble. Though, that raised another question. The freezing temperatures weren't sentient enough to be affected by the lava, but how exactly would one go about perceiving an environment simultaneously freezing and scorching?

Meh. Convection wasn't a thing anyway. The effects were restricted to touching it. The more he tried applying real world physics to perception and human cognition, the later he'd be able to return to his nap.

Tugging the doors to the dry storage area open as he floated over, F.R.I.D.A.Y. ran a scan of the interior. The metal racks housed countless cans, jars, boxes, and clear containers of dated product. All of them seemed unaffected by the imaginary lava. Yep.

"One inconsistency detected, Boss. This may be pertinent."

"Of what kind?"

"Lettering. Everything recorded in here's consistent with the English alphabet but there's a Germanic outlier behind the pickles."

"Bingo." Tony headed for the jar section, nodding for Emma to follow. "Wanna watch me touch it?"