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

[bostonhowler]

Heaters for the kin'nal, who are going outside in this weather, and... OH! RIGHT! Brigid pushes thoughts of Jackie and all other worries aside.

"I'd love to..." She sighs. "I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name." She pushes herself up out of the chair. "Please, come in anyway and show me what you have."

[highprofilerichkid]

"Tony," he reminds her, with a slight smile. "The sigils guy. From the Hotel." You remember. The really obnoxious one?

He hefts the box and looks at her expectantly. "Sure thing. Where to? You have a table I can spread stuff out on?"

[bostonhowler]

"Ah, yes, I remember." She begins clearing off a table in the room, shoving papers to the side. None of them are very important anyway. "Just put your box down here." Brigid says. "Unless you need more room?" This is only the office after all. "We can go out into the common area and use one of the tables there?"

[highprofilerichkid]

"This is fine." He sets the box down and pulls out the first of the items: what looks like simple vest made of thick fabric, with two large pockets on the front.

"Sonja's first idea was jackets, but something that can go under clothes is more efficient. It's basically a wearable electric blanket. Pepper helped me pick out an insulating fabric."

He lays the vest on the table, and reaches into the box again. "Obviously they've got to have a power source, so, batteries." The batteries are big, chunky, ugly boxes (he said prototypes, remember?), and they're clearly meant to fit into the large pockets on the vest. "Generating enough heat to keep someone warm uses a lot of energy, so they only last a couple hours, but they're rechargeable. I thought two would be good, so you can have one going and one charging at the same time."

[bostonhowler]

Brigid runs her hand over one of the vests. "This will be wonderful. Even if it only lasts a couple hours, that will help them immensely." She shakes her head. "Right now, we've got kedan running errands for the kin'nal, but they're getting restless." Which, Brigid didn't blame them for at all.

So, this would help with that. "Have you made smaller ones for the children, or not?"