Crash landing is the only way to make an entrance.

[arrogantalloy]

Who: Tony Stark, and anyone who comes across him.
Where: Somewhere on the front lawns.
When: July 2
Rating: G most likely
Summary: Tony arrives.


[Tony remembers hitting the ground, he also remembers JARVIS trying to tell him something was interfering with the suit. Everything between these two events are hazy]

...JARVIS?

Sir?

Where are we? And how did something manage to down the suit without touching it?

I am unable to pin point our location, sir. There is no data on what caused the suit to fail. Apart from superficial scratches, it seems that the thrusters are currently offline.

Well fix it, JARVIS.

It seems to be wiring damage, there's nothing I can do, sir.

Good thing we're on the ground then.

[Tony sits up on his elbows and looks around the area, seeing a building not too far away, then he slowly gets up. Opening his mask and looking down at the scratches]

When we get back to the tower, I really need to work on a paint that's harder to scratch off.

Keeping focused on the priorities, like always, sir.

Just focus on finding out where we are, JARVIS.

It may take some time.

I don't care, do it.

At once, sir.

Comments

[worldsaway]

[Thor watches curiously as the helmet comes of, smiling warmly as he sees Tony's face. The two hadn't gotten off on the best foot and occassionally they would argue, but it was good to see someone Thor considered a friend.]

Of course. It is Thor, by the way. Have you forgotten? [He starts to head toward the kitchens, raising an eyebrow at Stark.]

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony sighs a little, as he follows his team mate. He's still awkward about using the word friend, just yet.]

You know, I've gotten used to how you talk. You really need to practise getting used to me. Also, we need to watch Pinocchio.

[worldsaway]

You are a difficult man to become used to, Tony Stark. [A mighty laugh.]


What is Pinocchio and why is it important?

[arrogantalloy]

Really? Everyone else says I'm predictable, well in a way anyway.

It's a warm and endearing tale about a puppet that doesn't listen to what a cricket tells him. He becomes a donkey. You'd like it.

[worldsaway]

I suppose I have no known your ways long enough to predict your actions.

That sounds...incredibly strange. Are all midgardian fables like that?

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony things about it for a second]

Witches who live in houses made of candy, wolves eating little girls whole, talking mirrors, giant sharks eating people, a rabbit that slaughters knights, girls who are half fish... Yeah, pretty much.

They're all to teach us life lessons, or something to the effect.

[worldsaway]

Some of those sound..very familiar. [A laugh as he pushes into the kitchen doors.] Midgardians! Such a clever bunch.

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony rolls his eyes at the praise as he walks in with him to the kitchen.]

Yeah, well we always try our hardest there.

[worldsaway]

[Thor starts opening all the cupboards, searching for booze.]

That is what makes for an impressive realm.

[arrogantalloy]

I'm kind of dubious about this realm being impressive, so far. Found anything?

[worldsaway]

It is a rather assorted gathering of impressive beings, I may say. Warriors from many realms are here, so I suspect we may be able to manage an uprising.

[He bends into a cupboard, stepping back with a bottle of scotch in one hand and vodka in the other, looking bewildered by both of them.]

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony just gives him a look]

We needed an agent we all knew to dis and someone's brother attempting to rule the world for just eight of us to try and get along. I don't care how charming you or Cap are, people aren't just going to join us in a rebellion against a force that spontaneously yanked us out of our own universe and trapped us in some kind of Lewis Carrolian Big Brother.

[Grabs the scotch from Thor's hand and works on unscrewing it]

Well this will do me.

[worldsaway]

I believe these are far different circumstances. The situation is already dire and people are looking for answers and comfort. We are much stronger when we band together, you know this. It will be well worth the effort.

[He shrugs as Tony snatches, unscrewing the bottle of vodka and sniffing it before taking a nip.] Eugh.. [Taking another sip.]

[arrogantalloy]

Well let my play the cynic. JARVIS hasn't even been able to collect data on this place. We can be strong as we want, but we're still going to be Eile.E. Coyote against a painted tunnel without all the data.

[He smirks at Thor's reaction to the vodka.]

And that is why I have the scotch.

[worldsaway]

I do not understand the implication of that, but I'll have you know, I'd much rather go down fighting than sitting idly waiting for answers.

[He's still sipping at it though, taking swigs.]

I've had worse.

[arrogantalloy]

It means unless we know what we're up against, we're just chasing our tails.

[Keeps drinking from his own bottle.]

I prefer to keep things that are worse away from me.

[worldsaway]

I do not believe so. I believe we will discover more with every attempt. You will not collect your information by sitting idly by.

Presently, I care little for taste and more for the impact it will have on my state of mind.

[arrogantalloy]

I try not to get into something without all of the parts of the equation.

Well then, you're definitely on a winner there is that. It's really going to impact on your mind.