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tushanshu_logs2016-06-02 02:32 pm
highprofilerichkid) wrote in tushanshu_logs2016-06-02 02:32 pm
I got a demon in my soul and a voice in my head
Characters: Tiny Tony Stark and YOU
Date: Throughout June (plus some backdated threads)
Location: All over Keeliai
Situation: Catching up with old friends, meeting new people, dealing with Too Much Shit, and quietly working himself to exhaustion. Don't worry about it. He's got this all under control.
Warnings/Rating: None
1. For Steve | The Sky Sector [Backdated to Steve's arrival]
After chatting for a while with Steve (Captain Rogers? What should Tony be calling him?), Tony had logged off the console to have a minor heart attack about meeting Captain America. CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Tony had even offered to meet up and give him a tour, show him the ropes, and Steve had agreed. Tony is too thrilled for words.
It takes the wind out of his sails a little bit when 'after I've settled in' stretches into several days, but it's probably for the best. It gives him some time to get the fanboy squealing out of his system.
So he mostly (mostly) manages to stay chill when Steve finally calls him back. Tony suggests a tour of the Sky Sector, since that's sort of the Foreigner sector, and picks out one of his favorite cafes to meet at. Completely contrary to his nature, he actually arrives early, and orders some tea while he waits.
2. For Milyn | House Spicy Iron Dragon [Backdated to early May]
Milyn may be taking refuge in their house, but she is not in Tony's good books right now.
He'd given her a few days to rest, recover, and get settled in, but now it's time to Talk. With a capital 'T'.
He knocks on the door of the guest room.
3. For Zatanna | The Welcome Center
Jackie's done with the Snakes, but it sounds like he's not sure the Snakes are done with him. And now that Tony has thrown what savings he has into the Golden Koi, Tony's obligation to protect Jackie has expanded to protecting his investment.
If this had been a few months ago, Tony would have spent some extra time lurking around the bar in his armor, to make it clear to any potential troublemakers that he had his eye on things. But, truth be told, he just doesn't have time for that anymore. Anyway, he thinks there's a more elegant solution.
Tony makes his way to the Welcome Center and pokes his head inside. "Zatanna? Are you around?"
4. For Callaghan | Tony's Lab
It's a shame Abigail hadn't stuck around. Tony had liked her, and she'd been almost as brilliant as him. But that's just the way things work around here.
He won't let her work go to waste, though. The stuff she'd done with the scorpion silk is incredible. It's certainly a fun project to work on, but more than that, it's important. Tony hasn't forgotten the kin'nal. The damage done by the earthquake has mostly been repaired, but Tony has diligently continued working on improvements to the lorn level. The kin'nal are still uncomfortable with him doing too much of the manual labor (the whole 'taking away their work' hangup that they have), so a lot of Tony's contributions come from the lab. He splits his time between working with the silk, crunching numbers on stability analyses, and designing reinforcement structures.
That's time that he's already splitting with his actual paying job and all his other responsibilities, though, so the progress is slower than he'd like.
He's lucky today to have a few rare free hours to devote to the project. He's intensely focused on the work, but his lab door is open - nothing he's doing right now is dangerous or likely to explode.
5. For Bucky | A market in the Water Sector
When he's headed home from work, Tony often takes a detour to do some grocery shopping. Three newly-fledged young adults, one of whom eats enough for two all on his own, go through a lot of food. These days, the only good shopping in Keeliai is in the Water Sector, since the fish markets haven't been completely shut down by the perpetual winter.
He's mostly done with his shopping when he spots a Foreigner he doesn't recognize poking through the offerings of one of the stalls. He doesn't look especially lost or perplexed, but Tony's not convinced he knows what he's about to buy.
"Sea prunes," Tony interjects, on the off chance that it may save a newcomer from an... unexpected culinary experience. "They're kind of an acquired taste."
6. For Simon | The Jasmine Dragon Tea House
Iroh has returned, and Tony is one of the reopened tea house's first customers. Anton's infinite coffee is great, but it's just one jar of coffee, and people are starting to give him dirty looks for constantly emptying it (you'd think people would be more generous with infinite coffee). Some of Iroh's teas have even more caffeine than coffee, anyway, even if the taste isn't as comfortingly familiar.
He'd pulled an all-nighter last night working on some stuff for Bisi, so he's taking his lunch break out on the patio of the Jasmine Dragon Tea House with a full pot of that high-octane supertea Zuko (the original version of him; Tony's not sure what to make of this New and Improved Zuko) had introduced him to.
Even with the caffeine, he's still yawning. Extremis and normal youthful resilience keep him from looking like a total zombie, but there are still dark circles under his eyes. He needs a twenty-minute powernap and a cucumber eye mask. Except there aren't any cucumbers here. Thanks for nothing, Keeliai.
7. For Yorda | House Spicy Iron Dragon
Tony has claimed the kitchen for the day, and warned everyone - especially Gene - to steer clear. He's invited Yorda over to talk business and try baking, and... well, let's just say, he's a lot better at the former than the latter. Who knows what kind of state the kitchen will be in when they finish.
8. For YOU | Choose your own adventure!
Anyone looking for Tony will have the best chance of finding him at the College, either in his lab or in the community workspace. He also makes regular visits to the kin'nal in the lorn level of Hatal, and he can occasionally be seen in the Golden Koi, chatting with Jackie. Good luck catching him anywhere else - he doesn't have much time for relaxation or recreation these days.
Date: Throughout June (plus some backdated threads)
Location: All over Keeliai
Situation: Catching up with old friends, meeting new people, dealing with Too Much Shit, and quietly working himself to exhaustion. Don't worry about it. He's got this all under control.
Warnings/Rating: None
1. For Steve | The Sky Sector [Backdated to Steve's arrival]
After chatting for a while with Steve (Captain Rogers? What should Tony be calling him?), Tony had logged off the console to have a minor heart attack about meeting Captain America. CAPTAIN AMERICA.
Tony had even offered to meet up and give him a tour, show him the ropes, and Steve had agreed. Tony is too thrilled for words.
It takes the wind out of his sails a little bit when 'after I've settled in' stretches into several days, but it's probably for the best. It gives him some time to get the fanboy squealing out of his system.
So he mostly (mostly) manages to stay chill when Steve finally calls him back. Tony suggests a tour of the Sky Sector, since that's sort of the Foreigner sector, and picks out one of his favorite cafes to meet at. Completely contrary to his nature, he actually arrives early, and orders some tea while he waits.
2. For Milyn | House Spicy Iron Dragon [Backdated to early May]
Milyn may be taking refuge in their house, but she is not in Tony's good books right now.
He'd given her a few days to rest, recover, and get settled in, but now it's time to Talk. With a capital 'T'.
He knocks on the door of the guest room.
3. For Zatanna | The Welcome Center
Jackie's done with the Snakes, but it sounds like he's not sure the Snakes are done with him. And now that Tony has thrown what savings he has into the Golden Koi, Tony's obligation to protect Jackie has expanded to protecting his investment.
If this had been a few months ago, Tony would have spent some extra time lurking around the bar in his armor, to make it clear to any potential troublemakers that he had his eye on things. But, truth be told, he just doesn't have time for that anymore. Anyway, he thinks there's a more elegant solution.
Tony makes his way to the Welcome Center and pokes his head inside. "Zatanna? Are you around?"
4. For Callaghan | Tony's Lab
It's a shame Abigail hadn't stuck around. Tony had liked her, and she'd been almost as brilliant as him. But that's just the way things work around here.
He won't let her work go to waste, though. The stuff she'd done with the scorpion silk is incredible. It's certainly a fun project to work on, but more than that, it's important. Tony hasn't forgotten the kin'nal. The damage done by the earthquake has mostly been repaired, but Tony has diligently continued working on improvements to the lorn level. The kin'nal are still uncomfortable with him doing too much of the manual labor (the whole 'taking away their work' hangup that they have), so a lot of Tony's contributions come from the lab. He splits his time between working with the silk, crunching numbers on stability analyses, and designing reinforcement structures.
That's time that he's already splitting with his actual paying job and all his other responsibilities, though, so the progress is slower than he'd like.
He's lucky today to have a few rare free hours to devote to the project. He's intensely focused on the work, but his lab door is open - nothing he's doing right now is dangerous or likely to explode.
5. For Bucky | A market in the Water Sector
When he's headed home from work, Tony often takes a detour to do some grocery shopping. Three newly-fledged young adults, one of whom eats enough for two all on his own, go through a lot of food. These days, the only good shopping in Keeliai is in the Water Sector, since the fish markets haven't been completely shut down by the perpetual winter.
He's mostly done with his shopping when he spots a Foreigner he doesn't recognize poking through the offerings of one of the stalls. He doesn't look especially lost or perplexed, but Tony's not convinced he knows what he's about to buy.
"Sea prunes," Tony interjects, on the off chance that it may save a newcomer from an... unexpected culinary experience. "They're kind of an acquired taste."
6. For Simon | The Jasmine Dragon Tea House
Iroh has returned, and Tony is one of the reopened tea house's first customers. Anton's infinite coffee is great, but it's just one jar of coffee, and people are starting to give him dirty looks for constantly emptying it (you'd think people would be more generous with infinite coffee). Some of Iroh's teas have even more caffeine than coffee, anyway, even if the taste isn't as comfortingly familiar.
He'd pulled an all-nighter last night working on some stuff for Bisi, so he's taking his lunch break out on the patio of the Jasmine Dragon Tea House with a full pot of that high-octane supertea Zuko (the original version of him; Tony's not sure what to make of this New and Improved Zuko) had introduced him to.
Even with the caffeine, he's still yawning. Extremis and normal youthful resilience keep him from looking like a total zombie, but there are still dark circles under his eyes. He needs a twenty-minute powernap and a cucumber eye mask. Except there aren't any cucumbers here. Thanks for nothing, Keeliai.
7. For Yorda | House Spicy Iron Dragon
Tony has claimed the kitchen for the day, and warned everyone - especially Gene - to steer clear. He's invited Yorda over to talk business and try baking, and... well, let's just say, he's a lot better at the former than the latter. Who knows what kind of state the kitchen will be in when they finish.
8. For YOU | Choose your own adventure!
Anyone looking for Tony will have the best chance of finding him at the College, either in his lab or in the community workspace. He also makes regular visits to the kin'nal in the lorn level of Hatal, and he can occasionally be seen in the Golden Koi, chatting with Jackie. Good luck catching him anywhere else - he doesn't have much time for relaxation or recreation these days.
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Mag's unchanging, swirling visage is difficult to discern emotion from outside of her voice, but she is momentarily lost in joy. She turns back to Tony, having forgotten that he was there for a second.
"And I can't express how thankful I am for your help."
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He beams at Bisi's reply. "No problem. It's amazing technology." And really, a fun science project is a reward in itself. "I know what you mean, kind of." To be fair, he is not physically handicapped without the armor, nor does his armor have a pseudo-consciousness of its own. But still, "I'm so used to the suit and Extremis - it feels like they're a part of me. When Malicant knocked out Extremis and I couldn't use them for a week, it felt like half of me was missing."
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She spares a glance at a passing Kin'nal. "The treatment of the Kin'nal confuses me. They are useful, but the city spurns them. The Grineer from my world were considered disposable and cheap, but they were created for a purpose and were given the tools to complete their purpose. This isn't the case for the Kin'nal. It seems most would prefer if they didn't exist at all."
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The plight of the Kin'nal was very familiar to her. The Tenno had had a place of honor and respect in the Orokin Empire, at the end. But it had been carved out with gun and sword and blood. When their ship had first surfaced from the void? No one spoke of the children of the Zariman Ten-Zero in anything but fearful whispers.
"Do you have Kin'nal where you come from, Tony?"
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There are plenty of parallels in Tony's world, but getting into that would require delving into the ugly complexities of poverty and prejudice, and that's an area that Tony is not well-equipped to discuss.
For all his personal growth, his upbringing had sheltered him from such realities, and they remain distant, academic concepts.
He's had more exposure to that sort of injustice in his years in Keeliai than he had in his whole eighteen years of life on Earth. But still, what he's seen in Keeliai has been so much smaller-scale, so much more immediate - things he feels like he can actually influence directly.
The Kin'nal straddle that divide, and it disturbs him. It's easy to analyze tunnels, rebuild homes, produce silk netting, help stabilize the caverns. But changing an entire society's social structure? That's not easy. And he's only beginning to realize exactly how hard it is.
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"I... hate them. No, not hate." She struggles to put her thoughts together. She shakes her head. "Why don't they rise up? Why do they put up with this? They're complicit in their own ostracization."
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But Bisi's already moved her attention back to the Kin'nal, and Tony doesn't try to elaborate further. Besides, her vehement condemnation of the Kin'nal really throws him for a loop and totally distracts him from the mutant tangent.
"Whoa. That's harsh." And he doesn't know how to respond to it. "I... I don't know. Maybe they're afraid they can't win. Maybe they think trying to revolt would just make things worse for them." Even to him, it sounds like a weak excuse.
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"I'm frustrated, because there's not just one villain. There's no head to cut off that would make the Kin'nal's lives better. The entire society is complicit to varying degrees."
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