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touchscreens2014-01-11 09:06 pm
ironyman) wrote in touchscreens2014-01-11 09:06 pm
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[Surprise, it's Tony! He's in his apartment, having hooked up devices of some kind to the network. Also he's wearing sunglasses. Yes, inside. Maybe that's to hide the lines under his eyes and overall weary, strained look, because after months of insomnia he's fraying at the edges.
Maybe it's just because he's Tony. The world may never know.]
Okay, so, granted, our benevolent huggytime captors are apparently goddamn psychopaths, since shadow demons and evil snowmen count as "no big deal" for the science department. Yeah. You got a lot of 'splainin' to do, Lucies. But come on, seriously, who really thought this was a good idea?
[he jerks his thumb behind him at two industrial robot arms in the background with chassis labeled U and DUM-E. The one labeled U spins its claw in apparent confusion, while DUM-E just makes a quizzical mechanized hum. Tony makes a disgusted face that is far too exaggerated to be sincere.]
Two most useless robots, ladies and gentlemen. Anybody want 'em? They're good for, ah... well, nothing. I dunno. Dummy's pretty good with a fire extinguisher. Aren't you, Dummy? [he glances back at the bot, which tilts its claw, then wiggles its arm up and down enthusiastically in its approximation of a nod. Tony turns back to the camera and shakes his head sadly.]
God, it's like having a kid that never grows out of the idiot phase.
[U, meanwhile, has rolled slowly out of view of the camera. Shortly after, there's a loud crash from elsewhere in the apartment. Tony jerks in surprise and bolts out of his chair.] You! I swear, I'm going to sell you to the highest bidder, give you to that magic dragon kid, let him use you as a cape rack, wand holder, whatever the hell magic people use.
Maybe it's just because he's Tony. The world may never know.]
Okay, so, granted, our benevolent huggytime captors are apparently goddamn psychopaths, since shadow demons and evil snowmen count as "no big deal" for the science department. Yeah. You got a lot of 'splainin' to do, Lucies. But come on, seriously, who really thought this was a good idea?
[he jerks his thumb behind him at two industrial robot arms in the background with chassis labeled U and DUM-E. The one labeled U spins its claw in apparent confusion, while DUM-E just makes a quizzical mechanized hum. Tony makes a disgusted face that is far too exaggerated to be sincere.]
Two most useless robots, ladies and gentlemen. Anybody want 'em? They're good for, ah... well, nothing. I dunno. Dummy's pretty good with a fire extinguisher. Aren't you, Dummy? [he glances back at the bot, which tilts its claw, then wiggles its arm up and down enthusiastically in its approximation of a nod. Tony turns back to the camera and shakes his head sadly.]
God, it's like having a kid that never grows out of the idiot phase.
[U, meanwhile, has rolled slowly out of view of the camera. Shortly after, there's a loud crash from elsewhere in the apartment. Tony jerks in surprise and bolts out of his chair.] You! I swear, I'm going to sell you to the highest bidder, give you to that magic dragon kid, let him use you as a cape rack, wand holder, whatever the hell magic people use.
voice ; filtered {{private}} to #CurrentUserNotMe // User.Alias: "agent cody banks";
[no argument on the "petulant enough" part, though. There's some moral don't get kids hurt code in there, but with Tony spite is generally a safe bet too.]
Guess I could say I can hold it over your head if you don't keep your trap shut, but let's be honest, I've done way worse, so even if you do rat me out. [shrug] Whatever. Partly, it's like I said, my experience with people who use fake names is limited to a shady men in black agency full of lying liars who lie. And I don't like that. In this case it's more or less a Pavlovian thing, but what are you gonna do?
[he sighs and crosses his arms] Bottom line, I've been burned before by people who had my shit who shouldn't. [he pulls down the collar of his hoodie just enough to show the edge of a glowing blue circle in his chest] If I can't trust you to give me your name, can't exactly trust you to not, you know, blow up a street block.
Whether or not it's worth it to you? Depends on how well you can keep up.
Re: voice ; filtered {{private}} to #CurrentUserNotMe // User.Alias: "agent cody banks";
[he flinches slightly at the sight of the glow. Cybernetic respiration? That burning could well have been more literal than figurative, and yeah he can grant Tony that right. Back in the League, Batman has built up enough credibility to counteract the secrecy and suspicion. He has Clark and Diana to vouch for him, plus a handy Martian mind reader.]
Can we talk in person? Your filter is good, but I have hang ups, too,
voice ; filtered {{private}} to #CurrentUserNotMe // User.Alias: "agent cody banks";
[Tony spots that little flinch. Yeah, that's the exact reason he showed just the edge through a shirt. Kid would probably freak out if he actually saw the thing embedded in Tony's chest. He shrugs, his way of agreeing with Robin's terms.]
Time and a place, kid.
voice ; filtered {{private}} to #CurrentUserNotMe // User.Alias: "agent cody banks";
Sorry it won't be much of a show. Not giving myself enough prep time.