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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

[takeabow]

The people who aren't us? For some reason, it seems to be a universal concept.

[housepartyprotocol]

[ He nods, somewhat resigned. ]

And here I am with not a stitch of makeup.

[takeabow]

Then let's hope the clarity is bad on their screens.

[housepartyprotocol]

So anyone here ever seen this show? Or are we just hoping we don't all look like trainwrecks from the Jersey Shore?

[takeabow]

[ what are you even on about ]

I don't know what that is, but I don't know. I haven't seen it.

[housepartyprotocol]

Has anyone?

[takeabow]

Do I look like I've talked to everyone?

[housepartyprotocol]

I have no idea. Yes?

[takeabow]

No.

[housepartyprotocol]

Worth a try. People hear things. It happens.

[takeabow]

I'm not really a wealth of information.

[housepartyprotocol]

Maybe. But you've been here longer than me, and that's not nothing.

[takeabow]

I guess. Just don't get frustrated if I'm not all that much help.

[housepartyprotocol]

It's okay. Most people aren't much help.