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[amelioraate]

[ When the feed click on, Tony manages to look annoyed and impressed all at once (you know, those emotions that he manages to bring out in other people pretty much all the time). He is sitting at a desk, the communicator propped up against something, and he has a small screwdriver (the micro kind) between his teeth as he speaks.]

So just how much shit am I going to get in if I try to take this apart and merge it with my Stark Phone? Not that I really care about how much shit I get in, but-- I mean, it is shiny new alien tech and you just gave it to me, you gotta know I'm gonna try taking it apart.

[ And figuring out ways to hack it. And make it better. And--

He takes the micro screwdriver out of his mouth and flashes a sharp smile.]

Also, as far as kidnappings go, this has gotta be one of the nicer ones, so no complaints here. Though I gotta know; anywhere I can get my hands on some more tools? Maybe a spare communicator, or three, or maybe an interface with the ship's core navigational systems...

[ That last one is said with only the slightest hint of 'I'm kidding' (because he isn't kidding, he is going to look for one no matter how much he has already been told 'NO', that's just like taunting him ok).]

Oh, and where might I find alcohol? Is that a thing in this section of space? I hope it is because I really don't want to try distilling my own shit again, that was a disaster the first three times and I really don't think I have managed to get better.

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un: aximili

[canadese]

there is definitely alcohol in this section of space

[amelioraate]

[ oh thank fuck. he really didn't want to have to try making his own. it could only end in fire and tears ]

Where. For the love of all things technological, please point me in the direction of consumable alcohol.

[canadese]

i dont know where it was acquired i will ask

2/2 surprise

[canadese]

[A few moments later:]

there is an establishment in the general commerce area called the hares dog that distributes alcohol is this sufficient

video | un:kaytuesso

[k_2so]

[just an image of a droid, blankly staring here. A flat bored tone as he speaks]

Is it really a kidnapping when we've come from impossibly different places? As for tools, there are some workshops that hold many of them. [And to demonstrate that, a hammer is lifted in his hand, and in disgruntlement, tossed to the side. He hates his job]

[amelioraate]

[ just-- give him a second okay. He seems like way too pleased at seeing your little robotic face devoid of all emotional reactions. Robots are so much better than humans, wow.

Tony shrugs, and points the screwdriver at the screen.] Isn't the point of kidnapping to be forcibly removed from where ever you are to somewhere else? I mean, where you are coming from really shouldn't matter.

[ Technically. But that isn't important, what is important is tools, and workshops you say? He is totally perking up at that.] Why didn't they include this in the briefing! Man, robots and workshops, those are the important things in life! I'm Tony by the way, and you are?

[ Does he have more manners with robots? Maybe. ]

[k_2so]

[DROIDS really are better than humans in most ways. He would agree, in part. Though he happens to like his human.]

If it is premeditated, I would call it a kidnapping. If it just happens, is it still a kidnapping, or an incident of unknown origin?

[He picked up another tool and jabbed something on the desk, working on it with out looking, still looking at the video]

Their briefing seems to miss a few important points, or so I am told. I was given a Handyman job... [He SOUNDS insulted by it] ... so I have access to tools. There are shops. Tools are not hard to find.

[... and with less attitude now.] I am Kay-tuesso. You may call me Kay if that is easier for you to handle. Everyone else does.

text | un: artsy

[angele]

I think they have a bar here...

Is it really a good idea to try to interface with the core navigational systems?

[amelioraate]

They better, space is far too vast to be without one.

Also, when it's me, everything is a terrible idea but that just means it has to be done. I mean, c'mon, aren't you a little curious about what else is going on here?

un: longshot

[andreios]

[ Ironman? Not a Cylon designation, but it could be one for another race of machines for all Sam knows. ]

Why would you want to have an interface with the ship's navigational systems?

[ Does that mean he can interface with them like a Hybrid? ]

[amelioraate]

[ Aaaand, Tony's just going to raise an eyebrow at that question because, really? Are you serious?]

Uh, because I am a curious son of a bitch that wants to know where the hell I am going and who is taking me there?

[ And yes, yes he can. In his suit. Only in the suit. Or, you know, if he uploads FRIDAY into the ship. Which, he will only do if he has to because he is kind partial to her being the sassy little shit she is in his phone.]

video; un: jjones

[slackbeard]

But can you rate this kidnapping on an appropriate but humorous scale? Like four out of five fun looking ransom notes.

[it's kinder to focus on that, Jughead figures, than to open with how to you mess up distilling that many times.]

[amelioraate]

[ It has more to do with the fact that he is prone to mixing up distilling projects with other more temperamental projects and-- well the one time he was also trying to recreate Asgardian mead and... yeah.

Tony might smirk a little at that though before thinking.]

I would give it 5 out of 3 Chesterfields in Space. And point five of a panic towel.

[ Because clearly the most relevant thing to him is Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ]

un: mhughes; video

[dadandgone]

[Bored in the recovery wing, Maes has been scrolling through the videos because he is bored and curious...which is often a bad combination.]

Can't be of much help finding any of that stuff you just said...but if you do locate some alcohol I could really use a drink after all of this.

[He gestures vaguely, is he talking about the abduction? being in the recovery ward? something more? Who knows. But the man definitely LOOKS like he could use a drink.]

As soon as they release me anyway...

[amelioraate]

[ There is a sympathetic wince on Tony's face because, it doesn't matter what end of the universe you are in, med bays suck.

Which is why he often refuses to go to them.]

I have been pointed in the general direction of alcohol. And, let me tell you, I am master at smuggling alcohol into places it shouldn't be.

[ Like his house. Or the suit that one time. Or-- well he wasn't an alcoholic for nothing.]

If you're gonna be stuck there, want me to bring you some? It comes with my amazing bedside manner and probably a lot of yelling.

[video;] un: gen.skywalker

[ex_forcechoke292]

The electronics look navigable enough. Depending on what you mean by "Stark Phone."

[Sorry, Tony, he doesn't sound terribly impressed. The assessment isn't unsure, but there's certainly a derisive note in it. But as he moves on, there's something about the image of Tony biting on a screwdriver that leaves him amused. It's familiar. (His mother used to hate it when he did that.)]

...And what sort of tools you're looking for.

[amelioraate]

[ Tony's brow twitches at that.]

...it's a type of phone. The best, obviously, because I made it. But--

[ Shrug. You wanna sound bored, he can match you on that one.]

The kind that I can use to take shit apart. And, if I can, stuff to get me into the systems here, because I am curious. Of course.

un: rhy5-w1nz

[agenda]

[ Rhys shrugs, golden, metal arm prominent even via the video feed. He stands behind a typical sales counter, communicator propped in a similar manner to Tony's, clearly slacking on the job. ]

I downloaded the apps to my subsystems earlier, and everything seems fine. [ a tiny grin. ] 'Course I haven't tried to take it apart yet.

[ Yet. "Everything seems fine," says the guy whose last questionable download led to disaster. ]

[amelioraate]

[ LOOK HERE YOU you do not get to go around flashing shiny pieces of beautiful technology like that. Tony doesn't care if it's space, you are seriously compromising his ability to be polite.

well, as polite as Tony ever is. ]

Please tell me that is a fully functioning robotic appendage and not just some kind of fashion statement because, if it is, you are officially the coolest person that I have met thus far on this floating space prison.

[ wait. he means hi. ]

Also, how about in the name of science we sacrifice one communicator for the greater good, since you clearly know what you are doing.

[ p a u s e.

he scratches his head.]

Um, I'm Tony by the way. Nice arm.

VIDEO; UN: REAPER

[hellshot]

So long as you're okay with the tech department taking their damn time replacing your shit when you screw around with it, have a fucking hay-day with it.

Touch-screen technology is backwater as hell. Had to re-configure mine with a colleague when I first got here so I could even use the damn thing. Bricked it by accident on the first attempt, and the tech department took two days for me to get a new one.

[Irritably.]

If you can't find good alcohol in the regular stores, then try the black market. They carry shit that you won't find common. But be prepared to shill out for it.

[amelioraate]

[ huh. okay. so possibly have a backup for potential technological disasters and--

wait, what.]

Touch screens don't work for you? What about like... digitally projected interfaces? Also, why does space rely on touch screens? I mean, you're right, totally out of date, but I usually expect that of most places that don't have me around. But I mean, the question would be why they don't work, unless you are like sentient inorganic matter? That usually doesn't do well with touch screens, massive design flaw that.

[ so maybe sometimes Tony rambles when he is out of his depth and a little annoyed and stressed, so sorry to word at you. but you present a problem that he might be able to fix okok. ]

More importantly, where might I find this Black Market. Because this place screams of needed alcohol to function.

video: un; THOR

[worldsaway]

Only you could be so pompous about abduction.

Make me your first port of call when you find alcohol worth drinking.

[amelioraate]

Is that an insult? I feel like you're insulting me there, Thunder God, and that's just mean. I am allowed to be okay, sheesh.

But yeah, I can bring you some, just promise me you won't drink it all on me? Please? I need it after this shit.

( un: pavus )

[curled]

[ And Tony's asked The Right Question because that's the only thing that matters in space. ]

There are several establishments that sell alcohol. Some have better atmospheres than others. I suppose it all depends on what sort you are seeking.

[amelioraate]

[ it is the only question when you are in space okay. ]

The kind that will get me blackout drunk but won't kill me, where do I find that?