10th Command; Video - dated to the night after the breach ended

[aggravating]

[Nope. Screw you Bargians, he's not saying anything to you publicly.

... Oh okay, fine. Have a quick bullshit grin, the one he normally pulls at press conferences he'd rather die than be at.]

Well that was fun. We should petition to keep the brooms around.

[Private to Charles]

Alright, Chuck. Let's talk strategy, here. What's the plan for getting me out of inmate status? [He has a few things in mind as far as deals go, at this point. And he can't get those so long as he's stuck in the doghouse of the Barge.]

[Private to Steve]

What happens during Floods stays in the Flood. [Nope nope nope nope nope]

[Private to Arkady]

Any way I can have a few bottle of scotch to keep in my room, gorgeous? [He has a litany of BS excuses to give her, if she decides that's... a little much.

But Pepper's going to realize something's up sooner or later, and he wants a nice back-up supply of booze before that happens.]


[ooc: Hi I'm Em and I don't know the meaning of a hiatus. (at least not for tonight/tomorrow, beyond that I will be a little scarce)]

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[can_has_vodka]

I'll do this for you. But um...there's a favor I'd like in return. It won't seem very self-serving.

[aggravating]

[He raises his eyebrows a bit, curious despite himself.]

Shoot.

[can_has_vodka]

I'd like you to come by the place and have a rant with me. Begging your pardon, Tony, but I've met few who seemed to need to blow off steam more. And I'm all ears.

[aggravating]

[There's a long pause from his side of things, but eventually he's just ducking his head forward, chuckling under his breath before he can help himself, shaking his head soon after]

I'm not- I don't really rant, sorry. I blow off steam in other, more productive ways. Like hammering dents out of metal, inventing the next mindboggling technological advancement.

[can_has_vodka]

Oh well, all right. I suppose the best I have for you then would be some interesting technological challenges.

[aggravating]

[There's an odd sense of... well, he doesn't even know what it is, really. Something that's just not setting right in his stomach at the look on Arkady's face, the sound of her voice. The words she's saying.

He should be doing something, shouldn't he? Saying something? Maybe changing a decision he'd made to better suit a rational emotional response?

... Too bad he doesn't really know what to do.]

You bring a tech challenge to the table and I will literally build you anything you want.

[can_has_vodka]

I wish I could bring you home with me for a few weeks. I really do. Get the taste of this place out of your mouth, show you a world where your talents would not only be needed every day, but actually appreciated every day too. Not to mention the tech-offs with Carolyn.

[aggravating]

Honey, just send me home and I'll get all of that.

[Pause] Minus the Carolyn. Which sucks. Could use a few geniuses to bounce ideas off of.

[can_has_vodka]

I can't teleport between worlds yet. I wish I could. But I can only pass between my world and here. And I almost never take vacations. It doesn't seem fair to those still stuck here.

And she is a genius. Sometimes people from my world do call in or show up. If she does I shall point her at you straightaway.