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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

[redactions]

[ He shrugs. ]

You get used to it. Assumin' someone's explained the time travel to you here, too?

[housepartyprotocol]

If you mean 'was I informed that it exists', then yes. Still waiting on an explanation.

[redactions]

[ Wryly, ]

I'm a soldier, not a scientist. Keep waitin'.

[housepartyprotocol]

Worth a try.

[ a beat ]

So did you know my old man too? Or is that more a my world thing?

[redactions]

Yeah, I knew him. Back in the day. Not well.

[housepartyprotocol]

[ Still sort of processing this. ]

Well. Under any other circumstances, this might be the weirdest thing I've ever experienced.

[redactions]

[ Simply, ]

Yeah well, you'll get over it. Plenty of weird crap happens here.

[ Another beat. ]

What augment did they give you?

[housepartyprotocol]

[ He wouldn't have known before he was asked, but now that he's thinking about it... ]

Engineering.

Huh. That seems sort of redundant.

[redactions]

Same as mine, then. There's something real weird about these ships, maybe you'll get the sense.

[housepartyprotocol]

Weird how? Weirder than just being alien tech?

[redactions]

Weird as in — I dunno. Somethin'. Try taking the panels apart, you'll see what I mean.

[housepartyprotocol]

[ Furrows his brows, interested in that. ]

What ship are you on? Could it be localized?

[redactions]

The Heron. It might be, but I doubt it. I got the same feeling from the Marsiva.

[housepartyprotocol]

[ A bit annoyed he can't feel it yet, though he rationalizes that it'll come with use. ]

Great. More to look forward to.

[redactions]

That and other wonders, on the Fleet.

​[ The sarcasm fades. ]

Anyway. You'll get an assignment soon; there's no way back on the Marsiva after that.

[housepartyprotocol]

And just when I was starting to like it.

[ This is clearly sarcasm. ]

[redactions]

Can't have everything we want, Mr. Stark.

[ Equally sarcastic. ]

[housepartyprotocol]

[ A grin at that. ]

Watch me try.

[redactions]

​[ A soft huff, of amusement. ]

Much as I'd like to, there's duties aboard the ship. See ya around.