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[housepartyprotocol]

Who: Tony Stark and anyone!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Still on The Marsiva
When: Now

[ The video feed crackles to life, and on the screen is a man looking equal parts composed and annoyed. He settles into the frame and smiles wryly.]

I'm not going to waste time here asking where we are, since I'd like to think we can all recognize space, but fair warning: you've got about [ he looks at his watch ] 2 minutes before I start taking this place apart. Not a threat, just making you aware that without a pretty impressive explanation, I will cannibalize your lovely and expensive ship and fly myself home.

[ He smiles briefly and with no humor before sitting back in his chair and tapping his watch. ]

Comments

[housepartyprotocol]

[ Rolling his eyes. ]

I think there are a few layers of electronics and machinery between us and space. No one is planning to burrow through the wall.

[evildetector]

Hey. [ stiles is defensive, but only playfully so. truth be told, his expression is pretty entirely benign. ] I don't know. You might be some weird space android preparing to literally cannibalize the ship. Better not to make assumptions here.

[housepartyprotocol]

[ Looks for a moment like he wants to still be annoyed, but ends up shrugging. ]

Huh. Can't actually fault that logic.

[evildetector]

[ and that actually gets a little grin out of him. ]

It's Stiles, by the way. And you're...?

[housepartyprotocol]

Tony Stark.

[evildetector]

First time in space?

[housepartyprotocol]

...not exactly.

[ Quickly changes the subject. ]

First time kidnapped to space though, and I'd like to think that counts for something.

[evildetector]

Huh.

[ not the answer he was expecting. anyway... ]

Guess you probably are familiar with spaceships, then. Seriously, though -- trying to mess with them probably won't work, but you're free to try. Obviously.

[housepartyprotocol]

Sure, in theory. Though last I checked this setup would be a little beyond out friends at NASA.

[evildetector]

Yeah, well... I didn't really think NASA was the ones behind this. But I guess you're not wrong.

[housepartyprotocol]

No, they're not. I'm beyond most of NASA, I was just making a point.