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[alloys]

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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[alloys]

I don't think I should even dignify that with a response. Anyway, the better question is, who am I not?

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[experiencepoints]

"Important-est" doesn't make you sound the brightest.

[Sorry, Tony, she's judging you still.]

That's... probably the worst yet. You're not a lot of people. If you don't want to say your name, you can just say that.

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[alloys]

But I am a lot of people. And you should know who they all are.

[ HE IS A MAN BY MANY NAMES okay no. ]

Tony Stark, Iron Man, superhero, billionaire, tycoon, mechanic - should I go on?

[ he will if necessary! his favorite subject of discussion is himself. ]

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[experiencepoints]

Yeah, I've never heard of you. You sure like to talk yourself up, don't you?

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[alloys]

You must become from one of those sad, deprived universes where I don't exist.

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[experiencepoints]

Yeah, that's sounding like a good thing. And my world was probably way better than yours anyway.

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[alloys]

And you're probably wrong. The odds are stacked pretty high against you.

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[experiencepoints]

Really. What made your world so great?

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[alloys]

I think you already know how I'm going to answer that question.

[experiencepoints]

Yeah, that sounds more like a mark against your world.

[alloys]

You seem to be failing to grasp a pretty simple concept here.

[experiencepoints]

And what concept is that?

[alloys]

The concept of me. Obviously.

[experiencepoints]

A middle-aged guy with a mustache that looks like a caterpillar crawled onto your face and died? Yeah, I think I get that concept.

[alloys]

[ he's starting to be reminded of another feisty blonde girl he knew. ]

Evidently not, or we wouldn't even be having this conversation.

[experiencepoints]

[It's a tiny, blonde conspiracy, Tony.]

I'm not sure why we are, honestly.

[alloys]

You might want to check that short-term memory of yours. We're talking because you struck up a conversation with me and I benevolently obliged.

[experiencepoints]

No, see, we were talking because you're a newbie who doesn't know what's going on here, and I was benevolently helping you out. Then you started an ego trip?

[alloys]

I actually think I grasp what's going on here quite well. Except for the switching-augments thing, which you were not particularly helpful about.

[experiencepoints]

No, that's-

[ffff she catches herself and stops, taking a deep breath.]

Wait, shit. Okay, sorry, can we start over? I'm trying not to do the asshole thing so much anymore. But seriously, you shouldn't let the Atroma fuck around in your head any more.

[alloys]

[ well, hey, that's a change of pace. if she's backing down from the assholery, he supposes he can relent a bit, too. ]

I don't know, these guys got rid of my wings and didn't touch my memories, which is more than I can say for the Malnosso. [ a pause. ] Got any reason in particular to warn against them?

[experiencepoints]

... Hold on a second.

[And in an instant, she goes from prickly and defensive to deadly serious and concerned.]

What was that about your memories?

[alloys]

[ well, this is unexpected. ]

They left them alone. My last evil overlords liked playing around with them. Not fun.

[experiencepoints]

[Oh, fuck. Ooooh, fuck.]

Sorry, this might sound weird, but... Does the term 'color-coded amnesia shithole' mean anything to you?

[alloys]

I can't say it does. [ fortunately. somehow 'shithole' doesn't communicate the kind of place he'd want to be. ] Your alternate dimension alma mater?