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mark i // video

Who: Tony Stark and you!
Broadcast: Video
Action: N/A
When: Aug 21

[ so, he's arrived and rogue filled him in on the important details of who was here that he may know - or may yet know, thanks to timelines being what they are. it's the sort of thing he's had experience dealing with before, but it was still annoying. in luceti, no one else had been privy to details that hadn't happened to him yet. if they even pertained to the same version of him - tony was well aware of the fact that there were several other iterations of himself somewhere out there in the cosmos. he's gotten used to it. ]

Alright - so, I'm here. [ does he even need to introduce himself? everyone knows who he is, right??? of course they do. ] Sound off if you think we need to talk and I'll use my flawless judgment to decide if it's worth my time.

[ yep. ]

For the rest of you, I need to know about switching my augment. As much as I like having my name on a door, I'm not here to help anyone sort out their issues. Believe me - that's not good for anyone. Especially me.

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[ Whatever disbelief he has on him vanishes. okay. by like 40% ]

Stark?

The one and only. [ okay, wait, no. ] I mean, the only one that matters.

[ all those other tony starks out there are losers. he's the genuine article, as far as he's concerned. ]

[ Funny, I know a guy who'd say the same. It's convincing enough. He switches to video, he's wearing his dark blue stealth suit with the silver star square in the centre, the left arm exposed and polished to gleaming. ]

Save it. Do you know me?

[ aha - he thought he might recognize the voice. rogue gave him the 411 on the various version of jim barnes running around the fleet, and tony's guessing this is the one she seemed more favorable about. from what he'd said, he still didn't sound quite like the barnes tony had met in luceti - that guy was still from the 1940s. this jim's arm is enough to give tony a hint about that. ]

Sort of. See, this is the fun alternate dimensions part. I know a different version of you, and you, I'm guessing, know a different version of me. So, we're even. Or - something.

[ Recognition, but not enough of it. Still, that's something. No need to build straight from the ground up. And all things considered, he doesn't dislike Tony. He's just complicated, same way as Howard. (Not that Buck is ever saying that out loud.) ]

Or something, [ he retorts, dryly ] so — the Chitauri. Did that happen?

Sure did. [ thanks for reminding him. ] Did it happen for you? Because pretty sure you weren't there in my sequence of events.

Yeah, a few years ago. [ a beat ] Let me guess, you know [ Steve, he catches himself ] Captain Rogers?

Old Stars-and-Stripes-Forever? Sure do. We kind of teamed up against that very same Chitauri invasion. Are you gonna tell me about that arm, or do I have to ask? - I'm asking, I guess.

[ A dry huff, almost laughter, that doesn't break the surface. ]

Sure, this old thing? Parting gift from Arnim Zola. Used it to give HYDRA a shiner they won't be forgetting anytime soon.

[ It's a joke, because of course it is. He's not going to tell a stranger how much he hates it. ]

Well, lucky you. [ except not really. tony does get what it's like to end up with that kind of terrible privilege, so to speak.

but he'd chosen to get rid of his. ]

And now I'm asking how you know me. Am I on a roll here, or what? Asking probing questions - maybe I'll do alright at the whole counseling gig.

[ Lucky you, Tony. He's stuck with his. ]

It so happens that we tag teamed for that little alien invasion. [ quiet, flat, ] Steve died in 1945. They thawed me out in 2012.

Pretty sure that's the polar opposite of how things went in my world. [ however, he's a little more open-minded about these things now. thanks, luceti. ] But hey - if you got to know Tony Stark in your world and you didn't in mine? Well, you've got something going for you there.

Let me guess, I get to be charmed by your winning personality all over again.

[ Surprisingly, no bite to it. He just sounds a little (fondly) exasperated. ]

Par for the course. [ i mean let's be honest, who wouldn't love that opportunity. ] And I get the pleasure of harassing you anew.

[ Long-suffering, ]

All right, let's get the stupid nickname over with.

[ If you call him Buckles he is q u i t t i n g. ]

[ he actually rubs his hands together. ]

Well, if you insist.

[ a thoughtful pause, and then - ]

- Buckleberry. Buckleberry Barnes.

[ A pause. ]

Shouldn't it be Finn?

If you're prepared to buy into it one-hundred percent, then sure.

[ that's the spirit. COMMIT TO THE NICKNAME. ]

[ He doesn't exactly have much of a choice, Tony. ]

Well, I'm pretty sure it's one-hundred percent going to annoy me at every opportunity, so why do that halfway?

Well said. Thank you for being cooperative, Buckleberry.

You're welcome, Mr. Stark. [ Sarcastically, ] Will that be all?

Oh, are you taking orders now? Good. I need a personal assistant.

[ a raw beat, because the idea of personal assistants is tied very closely to someone he misses desperately but isn't here now. moving on. ]

And coffee. Like - a lot of coffee. This place is apparently in short supply.

Don't think you're gonna like my resume.

[ He sighs. He does owe his Tony for helping him, and probably will owe this one if the arm or the other Barnes' arm ever need maintenance. ]

I'm a soldier, not a magician. I can't make coffee outta nothing, pal.

[ he is your arm-maintenance go-to guy. ]

Maybe you should look into the magician thing, then. Not too late for a career change - I mean, you're, what, a spry ninety?

[ oh good he gets to make old people jokes all over again! ]

Ninety six. I might not — dementia's a real concern.

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