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Steve Rogers ([personal profile] heroic_jawline) wrote2016-12-22 09:46 pm
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Above Stark Industries, Thursday afternoon

Steve was still sifting through the file photos of the Chinese Theater explosion when his phone rang. "Rogers," he said, sounding distracted.

"Click the link I'm sending you right now," Natasha said in his ear.

"Should I be worried?"

"Just watch it."

And that was why Tony was probably hearing some distinctly un-PG words coming out of Captain America's mouth as he watched his Tony threaten the Mandarin live on international television.
imafuturist: (wait what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-22 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"...you okay?" Tony asked once he heard the sort of language that should probably have some &$@#% symbols in place of them.
imafuturist: (...what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-22 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, Tony could probably argue it, but only out of sheer contrariness.

"Any particular reason for that?" he asked, glancing past him to see if he could figure it out on his own.
imafuturist: (oh god you can't be this dumb)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-22 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"What."

No, seriously now.

"What?"
imafuturist: (the shit you saying?)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-22 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony looked confused and concerned for the first few seconds as he watched the clip. Up until the mention of the Mandarin drained all that away to a chilly calm. "Of course he exists there."
imafuturist: (talking at you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-22 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"We've met," Tony said, faintly. "I put him in prison."
imafuturist: (this is gonna end in tears)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-22 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"In Los Angeles?" Tony asked, trying to think of what sort of grudge he might have had against it. Other than the usual mayhem and destruction of those he felt needed it.

He sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"How many of the rings does he have?"
imafuturist: (...what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"He has or will have ten rings. They're... alien or extradimensional tech. I never had enough time to study them before the breakout happened," Tony said, tilting his head as he watched that strange Californian home.
imafuturist: (side eyeing you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"He also had a cult dedicated to him," Tony added helpfully. "Too scared to refuse him."
imafuturist: (wait what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"...I suppose? In very broad strokes," Tony replied slowly.
imafuturist: (feeling alone)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"They're fanatics mostly," Tony said, taking a seat on the arm of the couch. "But he's smart. Dangerously smart. Last I heard he just disappeared into China and not a peep has been heard from him since. Which can't be good for anyone."
imafuturist: (sad profile)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony tilted his head, only a little tightening of his mouth in response to that as he worked through the payload of that missile vs the integrity of the house and cliff side.

Because of course he was.

"Does he have an armory there?"
imafuturist: (im - undersuit - not impressed)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
And of course someone would be just filming this for everyone to see. Tony gritted his teeth, trying to piggyback onto that signal to latch onto any unsecured systems near the house.

"Give out your damn address," he muttered. "Idiot."
imafuturist: (talking at you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, he probably had a plan? Maybe? Tony usually had plans that went to shit and needed to be reworked all the time.

Tony put his hand on Steve's shoulder. "There," he said, pointing to a flash of gold that wasn't part of the explosion.
imafuturist: (wait what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, c'mon. Didn't Steve want to visit Everything Is Awful Land?

"Where is SHIELD during all this? It's being aired live for god's sake."
imafuturist: (Default)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony had a moment to think that he must have assumed the surrounding stone was the wrong material because he'd honestly thought it would have taken at least ten more minutes for that to happen.

"Where is he?" Tony muttered under his breath, trying to will the smoke and debris to clear. With his magic powers.
imafuturist: (side eyeing you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that sounded like Fury.

"Remarkably glad my team never joined SHIELD," Tony muttered. "It won't help if I say I've survived worse, will it?"
imafuturist: (this could have gone better)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's waterproof." A beat. "Or should be."
imafuturist: (talking at you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"We'll find him," Tony promised despite really not being able to keep that promise.
imafuturist: (reading the news)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony sighed, trying to pry the unfortunate and poorly made phone from Steve's hand. He'd... have to figure out a replacement for that.

"What did he say?"
imafuturist: (Default)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"But you can look for the Mandarin in the meantime," Tony replied. "You know someone who caught him before, after all."
imafuturist: (say what now?)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"He'll be raising hell over this," Tony said with a small grin. "So he's a good bet. I don't--other people I'd ask to help don't seem to exist for you."
imafuturist: (did you say something?)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is he War Machine there?" Tony asked, frowning as he tried to picture Rhodey not being.
imafuturist: (shit balls)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-23 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
He did not laugh! He looked positively murderous for a second before forcing it into a calm expression.

Because of course Osborn would have picked that name too.

"I would contact him once I was certain I wouldn't put him in harm's way." A beat. "And Rhodey would punch me for it after putting himself there on his own."
imafuturist: (side eyeing you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-24 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd wait," Tony said, low enough that the other Rhodey wouldn't hear him. That would probably just make things weird. "Formulate a plan first."
imafuturist: (wait what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-25 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
"AIM. Advanced Ideas Mechanics," Tony said. "Maya Hansen works for them?"

He covered his mouth.

"Maya, what have you gotten yourself into this time?"
imafuturist: (...what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-25 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
It was just a little cracked!

"Remember MODOK?"
imafuturist: (smile)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-25 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Built by AIM," Tony said with a smile that wasn't exactly happy. "And Maya... Maya Hansen was the primary programmer of Extremis."
imafuturist: (shit balls)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-26 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"See if this version of her is as lax in following ethical guidelines as the one I know," Tony muttered just a bit bitter. "God, the idea of the Mandarin with that is just..."
imafuturist: (sad profile)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-26 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"The pure version that Maya and FuturePharm created was meant as a technological version of the super soldier serum," Tony replied. "Nano-technology that reprograms a subject on the cellular level."

He took a breath, rubbing his forehead.

"One soldier to take down all resistance in a city by themselves."
imafuturist: (side eyeing you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-26 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"The paired down version is the one I programmed for myself using her last sample of the injection." Ahem. No big.
imafuturist: (...what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Enhanced strength, speed, regenerative capabilities, uh... breathing fire." That one had sort of puzzled Tony, but hey. Different strokes. "I got the feeling it was just a hodgepodge of powers go see what stuck?"
imafuturist: (let me explain this science)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Psychosis," Tony said, finding absolutely no way to soften that one. "It's... see, with you and even Schmidt, they only enhanced the possible limits of human capabilities. With this guy, it was everything and the kitchen sink. Not something the human brain can adapt to all at once."
imafuturist: (listening to you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't know," Tony replied. "This strain could be different. Butterfly effect and all that. And I didn't really get a chance to try with the other test subject back home."

Nope, just blew his head off and panicked a lot.
imafuturist: (talking at you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"That would fit the Mandarin's MO," Tony replied slowly. "If Extremis is involved... you don't need to build a bomb. A subject could be one."
imafuturist: (...what)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"What? No, I reprogrammed it." On pain mess, with one hand shattered. Tony, look at your life, look at your choices. "But it's possible to do. With the right tweaking yo the code."
imafuturist: (talking at you)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Do we have a reconstruction?" Tony asked, settling in for a little science and a little sleuthing. "Or video I could pull one from."
imafuturist: (this could have gone better)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Tony went still for a moment, looking at the drive before nodding and taking it. He perfectly capable of compartmentalizing this.

And subtly checking on his Happy and Pepper. No big.

"We'll get this figured out."
imafuturist: (smile)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-27 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't underestimate what I'm capable of, Rogers," Tony shot back with a quick smile that nearly reached his eyes.
imafuturist: (working on my science)

[personal profile] imafuturist 2016-12-28 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Keep me informed," Tony said, heading for his lab to, undoubtedly, come to the exact same conclusions as his counterpart had.

Weird, right?