driftfleet | ᴏᴏ2 : ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ/ᴛᴇxᴛ

Who: Tony Stark

privatizes and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: S.S. Pathstone.
When: Now!

[ tony is currently on board the pathstone, if you want to bother him in person. sitting in his captain's chair and fiddling with something in his hands, as he usually is. he's been working on a large variety of projects lately, including (but not limited to): a hovering wheelchair, reversal of brain control, and trying to reinvigorate his arc reactor that the emotional tree of life had given him for holding hands.

god, he misses home.

but as his current projects are 1) a work in progress, 2) practically non-exsitent, and 3) almost there (in that respective order), tony requires the help of the population. especially since he doesn't have the engineering augment and the pathstone lacks an engineer. figures, right? god.

anyway -- ]

Soooo...

[ he pauses ]

-- I'm just going to cut to the chase and say that I need stuff, and you all might have that stuff. You should give it to me so I can make even better stuff. It's going to be for the good of the general population, I promise. [ no, really ] And -- who do I have to kill to get an engineer on board? Because this would all be a hell of a lot easier if I had what Atroma considered an engineer on board.

[ is tony stark still salty over the fact that he is not, apparently, considered an engineer by the standards of the atroma? you bet your ass he is. ]

The list is gonna be sent out in a text -- if you want to part with any of it or trade for stuff, let me know. I'm Tony Stark. Captain of the Pathstone. Don't ask me why I am, or how I got there. The question is getting old. Thanks.

[ and the video feed cuts, only for a text to be sent out: ]

[ NEEDED.TXT]

- soldering iron
- spark plugs
- electrical tape
- copper wiring
- steel (approx. 4.5 kgs, can be scrap metal)
- batteries (any size, lithium ion)

[ and, once that is sent out, an additional encrypted feed pops up: ]

[encrypted to: the pathstone + the avengers]

[ tony holds up one of the bugging devices between his fingers, lips pursed into a frown ]

Captain speaking. Or... whatever -- found this in the communications station, and no, I didn't ask permission before I yanked it out because I don't have to.

[ somewhat blithely ]

I haven't taken it apart yet, but if you find any more of them on board, hand them over and I'll see what I can do. No one weird has been on or off the ship that I know of, and I checked the logs. Anybody else have any solid ideas about where it came from, because I'm betting the answer begins with 'A' and ends with 'troma', and that's probably not good.

[ pause ]

Oh, and my superhero friends can see this, so if you're going to spill any deep dark secrets to me, in the pretense of honesty, I guess I should probably let you know that Captain America will know about it.

[ another pause ]

So. Anybody? Bueller?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

A... power source? Like the engines?

[She's from the fantasy middle ages, some things are still new to her.]

I am able to make false steel, but it does not last long. Would that help?

It's what powers the engines, not the engine itself. Though I guess that works, for now. Clean energy for dummies.

[ he misses his lab :( ]

How long is a short time? And how do you make it?

[Don't call her a dummy, rude.]

It is magic, to fold and harden lightning. It will last until my attention to the spell wanes. It only lasts for a moment once I let go of it, but as long as I remain in contact, I can keep it as long as needed.

[ huh. super cool trick. but -- ]

I need it to be permanent, and able to hold someone's body weight. A few minutes won't work for what I'm going to do with it.

Thanks for the offer, though.

It is all right. I normally use it for a sword, but it can be a hammer and anvil as well, should you need to shape true steel.

However, I know not what the items on the rest of your list are, so I may be of no help there.

{ ah, good, one of those ]

I'm guessing your world doesn't have the iPhone yet.

Or cars.

Or a lightbulb.

[ how did people survive before candy crush, man ]

... I... have been made aware of what a 'phone' and 'car' are, but...

[That's a 'no'.]

Right.

[ cool ]

I need all of the stuff to make something that makes another thing fly, using a self-contained energy source that won't give everybody cancer.

[ pause ]

Cancer is bad.

[ MAYBE THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCOVERED YET IN HER TIME HE DOESN'T KNOW ]

[That's a good call, because the awkward silence from her end makes it pretty obvious she has no idea what that is.]

I... see. And you are not simply enchanting an item?

I am one-hundred-percent homegrown engineering-mechanical-electrical genius. No magic necessary. I build it on my own.

[ he built that suit in a cave with a box of scraps obvi ]

I wasn't blessed-cursed-whatever you want to call it with superpowers.

So... Lacking magic, you build machines to accomplish the same feats?

[She's trying to understand, at least.]

I mean, I'd say that what I can do is way cooler than a magic trick, but sure. Same basic concept.

[ or something ]

Magic does not use tricks, though...

It's a turn-of-phrase.

[ with a shrug that she cannot see ]

Don't worry about it.

... As you say, then.

I wish you luck with your endeavor, Mr. Stark.

Thanks, Lady-I-Don't-Know.

[ at least he's quasi-polite ]

-- Oh, right, I forgot. My name is Aria. It is a pleasure to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

[ he guesses ]

Do you have a last name or is it just Aria?

Forte. Aria Forte, knight of the kingdom of Harmony... Though, it seems I am currently on leave.

Others here may know me as Citrine, as well.

Is Citrine your superhero name or --

{ what ]

-- knightly name of knighthood or whatever?

What? The knighthood needs no extra names.

Citrine was the name given to me when I lost all of my memories.

[ oh, amnesia. great. ]

Yeah?

[ this conversation isn't exactly what he was bargaining for hwen he made his post, but whatever. why not. get to know your neighbor. ]

How'd that happen?

[On one hand, she doesn't like lying.

On the other, your social link isn't high enough for that story yet. Hm.]

... A threat months since ended. You need not fear it.

No offense, but I'm not really afraid of much.

[ which is a blatant lie, but whatever, your social link isn't high enough either ]

Is the threat going to show up here?

... I do not wish to say it is impossible, but it would take a great many miracles for that to happen. I do not think it likely.

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