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[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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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.

[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.

[To be fair, that seems like a pretty likely explanation for Loki, too. He nods a little, seems to relax.] So it's a lie.

What, war profiteering? [He shrugs a shoulder] Exaggerated truth. My company started and built itself up off of military contracts and weapons deals, that's common knowledge.

[Even if it's still a sore point for Tony.] Some people just like playing up a few aspects of it and forgetting the rest.

Only common to someone from your world. What was the rest?

I had a terrorist funded vacation, cut the weapons part of Stark completely, turned focus on clean energy, did some clean up, and now fly around as a badass, armored superhero.

[Smirk] Don't expect Loki to back that up. Rudolph's a sore loser.

Rudolph. [He has no idea what that means, but he's used to not understanding Earth references. He shrugs it off with a raise of his eyebrows. As for the rest... he's amazed to find himself thinking this, but Charles can verify it for him one way or the other. He's been warming up to his old warden lately.

Which reminds him:] I'm Felix Gaeta. [And because he has absolutely no expectation that Charles has ever mentioned him:] You and I share the same ex-warden.

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