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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?

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Oh, hi, Tony Stark, long time no see! How you doing?

[Oh gosh, it's the pink pony again.]

I'm an engineer, I've got some tape and metal you can use, and you can borrow my soldering iron if you want!

Oh no.

The beings who are controlling our ships managed to put another something in our ship. How shocking. I mean, I am appalled by the very idea that the people who have kidnapped us and are keeping us prisoner on a television show have such little regard for our privacy.

You know, it's almost like I was trying to get more information about whether or not someone thought they were being cute and messing around with my stuff.

[ you want to sass TONY WILL MEET UR SASS ]

But I forgot what ship I was on for a second, so my apologies, definitely Atroma. Carry on, sir. Go back to your nap.

[ the poNY IS AN ENGINEER AND HE ISN'T ARE YOU KIDDING HI - ]

-- you can use a soldering iron?

[ look it's a good question for someone with hooves ]

What are you planning to make?

[If people always asked that hoof questions out loud and Pinkie got credits every time, she'd have a small fortune of her own.]

Yeah, I can! It's probably a bit big for your hands, but it still works great!

[Had to make sure she could hold it and use it without burning her hooves or mouth, right?]

I'm sure I can figure it out.

[ god help him this is karma for telling steve to fuck off about the talking pony ]

Thanks, uh -- what was your name again? Purple Pony or...

[ he's serious okay he blocked it from his memory ]

[If it helps, she was an engineer before he got here.

She just giggles gently at that one, silly human, she's clearly pink.]

Almost~! It's Pinkie Pie!

An independent power source, and some things for a friend. They're personal. Not world-ending, promise.

[ tony doesn't know if the vision cleared letting people know about the hoverchair with charles yet, so ]

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?

[Boy, he has been sassing before your relatives could make cave drawings. Crowley sounds about as board as he always does.]

Want some free advice? Probably not, knowing you, but you're getting it anyway. Don't meddle. Places like this love it when you meddle, and then they turn around and fuck you up even more for the gall of poking around in the shit they planted for you and your little monkey curiosity to get enthralled in.

I don't have a soldering iron, but I can probably volunteer to help in that department.

Right.

[ eff em el dot com ]

So are you an engineer in Ponyland or just here?

[ maybe she's actually a secret engineering pony genius who the eff knows ]

[ tony files away that free advice. and probably will never use it. but it's good to know that atroma apparently don't like being poked with sharp sticks. ]

Unfortunately for you, I'm a professional meddler. It's on my business card.

[ not really but it probs should be ]

But I'll try not to get the ship blown up because of my meddling.

Oh, just here! I mean I make stuff at home from time to time but my REAL job is party planning!

I've made a LOT of different stuff for the crew here though if you want to borrow some of my blueprints too!

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?

Pinkie Pie the Pony Engineer has me covered.

[ HE IS SO BITTER ]

[ captain america told you to be nice captain america told you to be nice captain america told you to be nice ]

What did you make, a portable pinata machine?

[ look an attempt was made ]

[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.

She's an engineer? Really?

[ 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.

Ooooooh that's a good one! Hee, no, I brought my party cannon with me, so I didn't need to make it again, thank goodness! I separate one for piñatas might be cool though!

[One hundred. Percent. Serious.]

You were wanting some stuff for your kitchen last time, though, right? I made an ice cream churn and a toasting knife, I can teach you how to make those if you want!

I guess.

[ this reality television show is bullshit ]

I'm guessing there's no MIT in Ponyland and Atroma just helped her out with the chip in her brain, but the augments do give you a lot of information, and a crash course into your cerebral cortex.

[ unfortunately for tony, he kinda already knew how to hack and program shit, so he really didn't get much knew except the layout of the ship's systems. but he could've figured that out on his own, and he's salty. ]

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.

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