Mark I - Video;

[aggravating]

[The camera is facing the wall. An interesting thing, seeing as there must be some sort of reason someone would purposefully start broadcasting a picture of the wall. Perhaps it was going to change? Perhaps there was a pattern hidden there, something just slightly off-white patterned there. Some hidden message, some hidden meaning. Perhaps all the answers to life were in that one little piece of a room, that one, focused image of a wall being sent around the barge. Perhaps-]

Back in black! [Oh.] I hit the sack [Is that-] I've been too long [Oh no.] I'm glad to be back!

[And just like that, AD/DC at full force in the background, the camera is picked up, held up and at an angle pure myspace style, revealing one Tony Stark in all his business suited glory.] Honey, I'm home! [Aaaand down goes the communicator on the nearest desk.] And, so we're all on the same page here, I fully endorse a battle royale to figure out who honey is. Although I warn you now, I'm a picky soul, and my heart belongs to one thing and one thing only.

[Wait for it, pause for dramatic effect, drum roll please!

... Yeah he's just stepping aside to show the Mark VII in all it's powered down glory.]

It's the red and gold that got me. I still say I go with the red suit and you wear the gold lace, babe.

I believe the lace would flatter your figure better, sir.

Fair point. [Yup. That's one smart-talking computer program that's followed Tony to the barge. Again. JARVIS is practically a part of him at this point. But at the very least Tony seems to be calming down, finally sitting at the desk the communicator's on and tilting it up a little to eye the camera a bit better.] Quick debrief. I'm back of my own free will. Lacking the invisible shackles this time around, and this? [Have a quick wiggle of his phone] I got promoted to camp counselor. So someone get the blogs out and give me updates.

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[wedonot]

[Is it sad that he missed you?

Well, he did, so.]

Welcome back.

[aggravating]

[Awwww, he loves you too Charlie]

You're just glad the party's back. [Grin] So. What, no balloons? Fanfare? Barge-wide celebration?

[lastincident]

[ oh fuck him running is it really ]

Welcome back, Mr. Stark.

[aggravating]

[The one and only, Bruce. The one and only.]

Save the world together and pleasantries is all I get? [He's just being a brat, don't worry.] How's ship life been?

[with_my_teacup]

And everything's gonna start smelling like engine grease and ego alll over again.

[Nah, Riddick isn't actually pressed. He's just acknowledging you're back.]

[aggravating]

The aftershave of success.

[Hello to you too, Riddick]

[lastrat]

[Oh what the fuck is happening now.] Subtle fellow, aren't you. [This is not remotely close to being an actual question.]

[aggravating]

Uh. [He leans to the side again, showing off the suit behind him] Did you miss the red and gold? Not really a stealth kind of guy.

[wecanavenge]

You picked an excellent time to show up.

[Maybe whatever horror the Admiral is steering them toward will eat Tony. c:]

[aggravating]

[You're still here?]

Coming from you I assume that means we're all gonna die in the next week or so.

[dalekemperor]

[Electronic voice, bla bla exterminate.]

Who are you?

[aggravating]

[Wait you mean people don't know who he is?

Huh.]

Iron Man. Tony Stark. Kind of a big deal.

[megamind]

Quit stealing my music, Mr. Stark.

Welcome back, by the by.

[aggravating]

[Yeah no not even getting into this argument again because please, Megamind. AC/DC is his.

But hey, enjoy Tony very pointedly scrolling through his phone and starting to play this at full blast.]

[mistconduct]

....



What the fuck just happened.

[aggravating]

The least flashy entrance I've ever done. Could have done with some fireworks and dancing Iron-ettes but the Barge is lacking in anything fun and interesting.

[deadliestviper]

Oh fuck.

[Beatrix does not have the energy to deal with Tony fucking Stark today so that's all you get. Keep the pornstar accusations to yourself, buster.]

[aggravating]

[Hey now, mud wrestlers and porn stars are two different things]

Not the first time I've heard that. [Hi c: you totally missed him] Usually a little more breathy, but I'll take it.

[tolaywaste]

Hey there.

[kind of popcorn.gif-ing, but at the same time he's glad for charles.]

Alex Summers. We kinda missed each other last time.

[aggravating]

[Tony's entire life is worthy of popcorn.gif-ing]

Tony Stark. And you now know how paparazzi feel.

[ukan]

You're putting some faith in the Admiral, to come back here.

[aggravating]

Yeah, well. Things to do, reality to change, history to unwind. Using my only option here, as much as it sucks.

[secretasshole]

Welcome back, Mr. Stark.

[aggravating]

If it isn't my favorite technological marvel. [From Tony, that's a compliment.] Did some research back home. Kind of annoyed Weyland isn't in my side of reality.

[routemistress]

Love the suit, sweetheart. Iris Wildthyme. We missed each other first time round, but I used a chunk of your coding makin' the Lassiebots. Quite an elegant 'and with collapsing possibilities, I thought. Welcome back.

[aggravating]

That. Is personal tech. Not actually supposed to be replicated or expanded on. [But...] How'd you get past the encryption? Should have had a looping shield around the core equations that only four, five? Five other people in my world have the mental capability to hack.

[You have officially piqued his interest, Iris]

[After Loki's post, private]

[itstopped]

Welcome aboard. [It's very, very, very neutral, the way he says it. Not rude, not unfriendly, just... not especially warm, either. There are things here that interest him: Charles obviously liked his other inmate better than he liked Felix, and that rankles a little; the equipment, though, is pretty... well, cool.

Most important are Loki's accusations, though. He's not saying he believes them, but that's partly because he just doesn't believe most things anyone says anymore. He's not sure what to think. He's deciding, and that's the real reason he's contacting him right now.] It seems like not everyone is so pleased to see you.

[After Loki's post, private]

[aggravating]

[To say that Tony's a little... irked, now. Would be an understatement. But at the very least he has practice with this. And honestly? Loki's little rant hadn't been the worst press he'd ever been faced with.

Even if it had been a little more personal, just given where they were. But he does manage to face this transmission with a calm, practiced, if just a little tight-lipped smile.]

Prom King Syndrome. Some people just can't handle the fact that they aren't the popular ones so they reach in and stir up the gossip wheel.

[supersonic]

You got promoted to what?

[ How is that fair?

(...Okay, so maybe Tony Stark hasn't caused any massive alterations of reality or started any intergalactic wars recently, but... say, speaking of which: cue internal panic. Which is obviously best expressed through more sass.) ]

Next the Admiral will be hiring trained monkeys to run the place.

[aggravating]

Warden. [He is so proud of it, too.

And hey. He's a little better off than your Tony Stark. Not by much, but. You know. At least he hasn't tried to clone Thor and gone ahead with starting a superhero Civil War.

Yet.]

Usually people get to know me before deciding I'm on the same level as trained monkeys. [Have a not-so-impressed face, Pietro] Gonna go out on a limb and say you've heard of me.

[love_slave]

You came back! [Tony gets all of the mixed reactions.]

[aggravating]

[Hey, so long as he's the centerpoint of this drama party he is totally okay with it.]

Got offered a set of keys. Had to.

[And, you know, the possibility of saving a few people he managed to get killed.]

Private

[breakingmyheart]

[what is it, like 'everyone Tosh ever had a genius douchebag crush on comes back' day

at least you don't have amnesia so that's awesome]

Welcome back, Tony.

Private

[aggravating]

[Now don't feel too bad, Tosh. Tony has that effect on a lot of people.

Like.

A lot. Of people.]

... [Give him a moment. Or... two.] ...... [.... POINT!] Science girl, right?

[onlysurvivor]

I'm afraid I'm too new to this place to offer you updates.

[Long pause as he looks at the armor] Is that entire suit metal?

[aggravating]

A ship full of emotionally challenged people and no one keeps a blog? [Srsly?]

More or less. Gold-titanium alloy.

[bodilesswarrior]

[Welp.

She just shakes her head, smirking.]

This should be interesting.

[aggravating]

[What can he say? He has the inherent ability to spread drama just by existing. It's not his fault people hit the gossip mags and whine in their blogs the second he steps through the door!]

Never been accused of being boring.

a rare instance of Perry replying in [video]! (privately, though)

[vanshrike]

So glad to have the favorite twin with us again. [Guess who missed you? His inmate, clearly. Definitely not him, the break from you was nice.]

You forgot something, the last time. [He shifts the camera to reveal-- okay, scratch that, you know who really missed you? This tiny little robot currently making little grabby motions at the screen with its clamp-appendages.]

[video of the private variety]

[aggravating]

Really? The favorite? [There's something a little tense in Tony's smile, though. But they're just memories. Of the not-so-good kind.

Honestly, he doesn't mind Perry. Likes the guy, even. Kind of.

Well, maybe a bit more than kind of, considering the guy's apparently held on to one of those little terror bots he unleashed on the barge at the end of his inmate days.]

You- [Sorry Perry, nothing you say or do is going to be more interesting or important than the little robot you let into frame] -are an absolute tragedy. You make Dum-E look like the sports-car of helper bots. What is- you're supposed to be an annoyance, not a desk toy, what are you doing?

oh no I forgot to add you before you posted :c

[ichoosefight]

Hey, welcome back. How are things back home?

shhhhhhhh c: you didn't miss me SO S'ALL GOOD

[aggravating]

Lawsuits, and business meetings back to back. Ninety nine percent of which I now have the option of not going to.

[One of the benefits of having a CEO who's also your girlfriend.]

In other words; boring and tedious. To the point where this little slice of nonsensical hell is my best bet for a vacation.

Video; A Wild Comic Nerd Appears!

[everynerve_ending]

[IS THAT-

THE IRON MAN SUIT?!

LIKE AN ACTUAL.

SUIT.

THAT IS REAL.]

Oh. My. God. That is... just. Wow.

[Yeah. He's going to. Stare.

For several seconds.]

Ummm. Can I... come down and. See it?

A-and you? Because you actually exist and... holy shit!

Video; Tony uses BASK IN FAME! It's super effective!

[aggravating]

[Oh you have no idea]

Yeah. Deep breaths. Iron Man in the flesh. [Have an award-winning smile, person-Tony-doesn't-know. This swing by the barge is already seeming to pay off a bit, seeing as people actually seem to know who he is now. Which.

Okay, there might have been some benefit in general anonymity last time around, but he really did miss the throngs of adoring fans.]

Sure, why not. Autograph session in 2-15, twenty minutes. Bring a camera and a friend.

Video;

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

Gotta go with JARVIS on this one, Tony. Although personally, I'd just love to see him in a suit.

[No he didn't miss you. Except maybe a whole lot. He's grinning and trying to be Mr. Casual.

It's not working.

You're his big bro with a stupid glowing thing forever. Deal with that.]

Video;

[aggravating]

[Oh if it isn't the ten year younger twin with a tail.

How's it hanging broseph?]

Yeah. No. Already dealing with re-coding his ego, don't need you helping.

As I remember, I was crafted in your image, sir.

Speaker privileges, JARVIS.

Backdated, peas.

[some_kinda_hero]

[She somehow gasps and squeals simultaneously.] Tony!

Done and done c:

[aggravating]

Huh. [Hai Claire c:] It's like a highschool reunion. Didn't think the Admiral was into nostalgia trips.