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

[commandandcontrol]

"And here I thought I was good at multitasking," she joked.

"What's that thing?" she asks, pointing at the thing Tony just crawled out from underneath.

[highprofilerichkid]

Tony grins. "On a good day I can eat two sandwiches at once. A metal lathe," he then adds, in response to her question. "I was getting some vibrations that were throwing off the precision. Just doing some maintenance before it starts launching metal bushings through walls."

(With Tony and engineering, it's always hard to tell if he's being hyperbolic, or if he's being completely honest about his capacity for rampant destruction.)

[commandandcontrol]

"Good call," she said, moderately horrified.

"Anyway, so the Kinnel thing is new for me, but from what I gather, heat is an ongoing issue that's only getting worse. Brigid was talking about getting a supply of blankets for them in the Shelter, but I think we can probably do one better. What do you think of making some heated jackets?"

[highprofilerichkid]

That definitely gets Tony's attention. He's gotten pretty personally invested in the fate of the Kin'nal.

"That's a really good idea." He gets up off the floor and grabs a stool, and offers one to Sonja as well. "Want to sit down? I've been thinking about ways to help the Kin'nal, but most of it's long-term. Portable heaters - yeah. That's more doable. They need to get through this winter if we're going to figure out something long-term."

[commandandcontrol]

"Thanks," she says, taking a seat. It's actually really validating to be told her idea is a good one!

"If we can get enough of them it might even be a long-term solution. But anyway, have you ever worked with electric blankets before, or heating pads? I have no idea how they work, so..."

[highprofilerichkid]

It takes Tony a second to figure out if she's serious or not. He grins.

"I built a powered exosuit with an on-board supercomptuer that I can fly into space. I think I can handle electric blankets."

All right, Sir Brags-a-lot, we get it, you're a genius.

[commandandcontrol]

"Well, don't add things that allow them to fly into space, keep it simple." she said, partially teasing.

[highprofilerichkid]

"You've never heard of a space blanket before?"

Tony, that was punforgivable.

[commandandcontrol]

"No..?" The pun isn't cringe-worthy if you don't get it.

[highprofilerichkid]

"...Okay, that totally ruins the joke." You can't win 'em all, kiddo.

"Nevermind. Electric blankets, sure. The heating element won't take long at all, it's really basic wiring. Making batteries that will run them for long enough is going to be the hard part. The handset batteries are a good start, though - I just have to scale them up and mess with the sigils a little. Maybe increase the efficiency."

[commandandcontrol]

"Oh! You know some sigils?" Hey if China wasn't gonna teach her...

[highprofilerichkid]

"Yeah, I've been using them for a while. Anton was teaching me - I helped out with maintenance of the magitech appliances in the Hotel. Incorporating them into hybrid tech is... my specialty, I guess."

Given how long China and Anton had implied it took to master sigils (far longer than a normal human lifespan), Tony's not sure he knows enough for it to count as a 'specialty,' but whatever. He thinks he can do some pretty impressive things with sigils. And, honestly, with how few people in Keeliai know how to use them at all, he might as well call himself an expert.

[commandandcontrol]

"Could you teach me a bit?" she said, barely hiding her enthusiasm.

[highprofilerichkid]

"Sure, no problem. Think you could help me out with the handsets in exchange for some lessons? It's been a while since I've had help maintaining the network. Akito used to do a a lot of the work, but I've mostly been on my own since he left."

[commandandcontrol]

"Sure, as long as it doesn't take super tech genius to do."