Thank God this universe doesn't have Jingle Bell Rock

[highprofilerichkid]

Characters: Tony, Sherlock, Pepper, Brigid, Raine, Sonja, Miles, and others
Date: Throughout December
Location: Keeliai and Ioa Elanag
Situation: Tony invites shady characters to his lab and regrets it; Tony learns the true meaning of Christmas by ministering to inventing at the needy; Tony is terrible at shopping; Tony spends too much damn time in mysterious abandoned structures; AND MORE
Warnings/Rating: none yet



1. For Sherlock | Tony's Lab | backdated to November 19

Welp, Tony's invited Sherlock Holmes to his lab. This should be interesting.

He does a little tidying of his lab while he waits, though there's not much to do - in contrast to his living space (which is, even with the influence of Gene, barely restrained chaos), he always keeps his lab clean and organized.


2. Pepper | The Compound on Ioa Elanag | Early December

Tony has not spent much time on Ioa Elanag: he is uninterested in hunting, neutral on the scenery, and immensely creeped out by the empty city.

But people have been coming and going ever since they landed without incident, and Tony eventually decides that he's probably not going to get jumped by a scythe-wielding ghost reaper or a giant stone dragon if he indulges his curiosity.

Plus, exploring a weird and probably magical city in the middle of nowhere is totally the kind of wacky adventure Pepper's into, so it'll be a chance for them to hang out do some, well, adventuring. Just like old times. (And maybe a chance to talk some more about that whole Bakura thing. Or not. On second thought, actually, let's not talk about that.)


3. Brigid | Dara Deis Shelter | Mid-December

Sonja's idea of wearable heaters for the kin'nal is a great one, and Tony had spent a couple days in the lab after their discussion tinkering with some possibilities. Now, armed with sketches, ideas, and a few prototypes, he goes to find Brigid in the shelter.

She's easy to find, and he catches her attention. "Hey, Brigid! Sonja came to talk to me about making some kind of heated clothes for the kin'nal, and I'd like to help. Do you have a minute?"


4. Raine | The Holiday Market | Mid-December

Tony already has his big gifts for Pepper and Gene, but he has no idea what he's going to get the rest of his friends. Therefore: shopping! God, he's bad at this. Someone please come help him.


5. Jackie

TBA


OPEN

As always, Tony can easily be found in his lab at the College, and elsewhere around the city. He'll also be doing a little exploring of the continent this month, so it's possible to run into him there, too.

Comments

Lab.

[of_deduction]

The man that comes through the door at the lab probably isn't what Tony Stark expected. He's tall with a long coat and blue scarf. When he enters his eyes quickly scan the room, taking in everything about it as they do. They stop on the young man and he steps forward with his hand out stretchered. Formalities and what not.

"Sherlock Holmes." He introduces himself. "You've got quite the set up here."

tony is a goddamn moron

[highprofilerichkid]

Tony actually doesn't expect anything at all, because his cultural reference pool is a barren wasteland and his only expectation of Sherlock Holmes is 'like, British, maybe?'

In that respect, Sherlock doesn't disappoint, so Tony smiles and shakes his hand and remains oblivious to any differences between this Sherlock Holmes and the (potentially fictional?) one in his universe.

His smile widens at the comment about his lab. "It's nothing like my lab at home, but it's as good as it gets around here." He's pretty proud of what he's managed to cobble together over the last few years. For Keeliai, and most of Konryu, Tony's lab is the bleeding edge.

/pats him

[of_deduction]

"Yes, the quality of a lab is always dependent on the resources available." He states calmly. "Out of curiosity what exactly is that that you work on down here?"

From looking around he'd say it wasn't the same chemistry based lab work that Sherlock himself would be regularly performing.

"I would need access to several different reagents for my work of course, as well as if I'm absorbed in my work it's better for all parties to not talk to me."

[highprofilerichkid]

"Anything I feel like," Tony says with a wide smile. But, like, more specifically: "These days, a lot of fabrication, materials testing, electrical engineering - practical stuff."

He does miss the far-out mad science he used to get up to at home, but he no longer has unlimited time and money to sink into industry-revolutionizing pet projects, and there are people counting on him for the 'practical stuff.'

"You can use what I've got stocked up, and I can check stuff out from the storeroom if I don't have it in here. How do you feel about Metallica?"

He guesses they don't need to be BFFs chatting all the time, but don't take his heavy metal away from him, Sherlock.

[of_deduction]

"Metallica?" The name does ring a bell far the very back of his mind but he can't quite think why. It's probably information he didn't deem important which means it can't be a type of resource-or one that he's heard of.

"I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with it."

[highprofilerichkid]

"Don't worry about it, you'll love them," Tony breezily assures him. Tony, why would you lie to Sherlock like this?

"Anyway, I cleared off that bench over there for you, and picked up some basic equipment." He points to a tidy little set-up over in the corner of the lab, outfitted with glassware, a scale, a burner and hotplate, titration an distillation equipment, and other standard chemistry odds and ends. "So, got any cases yet?"

[of_deduction]

Love.. them? As in plural. Metallica must be some kind of group then. And if the word 'Metal' was any indication of the type of group he seriously doubted if he cared for them at all as he was much more inclined to listen to classical music.

He turns his attention to the work space and moves silently over to inspect every little piece.

"Not yet, but then again I did only just arrive. I'll need to set up shop before I can take on any cases."

[highprofilerichkid]

"Right, sure," Tony says, mostly to be polite. He hasn't figured out why everybody's so interested in detective-ing all of a sudden. It looks to him like science-inclined people doing things that are mostly not science, which is a decision that Tony can't wrap his head around.

"I know it's not much, but once you've got your, uh, business up and running you can upgrade to your own lab space. The main labs here are all full, but you can rent a workroom in the makerspace or try" a very slight pause "Stark Industries." Shrug. "Or just set up your own." As far as Tony knows, there's no zoning regulations against dissecting corpses. (Though maybe there should be.)

[of_deduction]

"I'll work something out, but this will do for now." Sherlock responds with a wave of his hand as he picks up a few things to look them over.

"And, of course, if you have any interesting cases that might need my attention then I will waive my usual fee. Which I've just realized will need to be adjusted." He pauses to go over a few calculations in his head.

"..What is the cost of living here, anyway?"

[highprofilerichkid]

"Oh, yeah? I'll keep that in mind." And he looks actually interested in that offer, not just fake-interested. He's very hesitant to send a newbie - and one without any enhanced abilities, it seems - to tangle with cultists, but he'll keep that in his back pocket.

"Cost of living isn't too bad. Rent is cheap," anything is cheap compared to Manhattan, "it's the food that's expensive." Like Alaska! "Since we basically live on a big rocky island. But all the Foreigners I know have been doing fine."