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Post by Iron Man on May 6, 2017 22:42:40 GMT
Tony Stark had holed himself up in his lab for days with only Edwin Jarvis dropping off food for him proving that that genius billionaire was still actually alive and inside Avengers Tower.
"Sir, you really need to get out of this lab and get some rest," the Avengers' major domo said as he set down yet another tray of food for Stark. "All the power shakes in the universe will not make up for lack of sleep."
"I know, but..." Stark started to reply as he finally set down his wrench and stared at what he was working on. "I have to finish this. I know the others will never understand, but I have to finish this armor before it's too late..."
"Too late for what, sir?" Jarvis asked as he wiped up some crumbs from the table where Tony stopped briefly to eat when he actually ate.
"Too late to save us all," Iron Man replied as he looked at Jarvis. "From the Phoenix. From all this magic nonsense. From God knows what that's hovering in space," he added as he finally looked at the tray of food. "I'll eat this one. I promise."
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Post by The Black Knight on May 6, 2017 23:06:06 GMT
"If you don't plan to eat that, I will," Dane Whitman said as he pushed open the door to Stark's lab. "I will never turn down a home cooked meal from you, Jarvis. Especially not one with apple pie for dessert."
"Master Whitman, I can go get you some as well," Jarvis said as he left the lab to fetch the Black Knight his own plate of food.
"Thanks, Jarvis," Whitman replied as the butler exited the lab. "Thought you might like the company, Tony," Dane said as he walked in and finally noticed what Stark had been working on. "Why do I get the feeling our mutant and magical friends up north will not be happy to see you building this thing? It just feels..."
"Say it," Stark replied. "Wrong. Diabolical. Evil."
"No. Not necessary. Maybe a tad on the ridiculous side. Tony, no suit of armor can stop that cosmic raptor, and it can't stop a Celtic death goddess either. But trusting people and actually talking things out..." Whitman said as Stark shook his head. "What? OK, maybe Emma Frost won't talk to you right now, but the others..."
"Likely think I am as close to a murdered as you can get. Just because I want to save the world..."
"And you think they don't? Tony, open your eyes," Dane said as he threw his hands up in the air. "The Avengers don't have the corner on the hero market. Meet them half way. It only makes sense. You have kids in the middle of this mess, and maybe they aren't yours in the full letter of the law, but they are yours in the spirit of it. Do not put them into some unwinnable position."
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Post by Iron Man on May 13, 2017 23:03:32 GMT
"None of us will win a damned thing if the Phoenix and that raven go to war again," Tony said to Dane as he finally sat down in his chair and started to play with his food a bit, pushing it around the plate like some kid trying to fool his mom into thinking he ate his broccoli. "You are the Pendragon of Avalon, Dane. You have to understand why I can't just let them go off..."
"And you have to see where they are coming from, Tony," Whitman replied as he sat down in a rolling office chair and wheeled it back and forth as he waited for Jarvis to return. "They are heroes, just like we are. They got tricked into that fight, just like we did by the damned Skrulls. Yeah, Kari and Jean..."
"When did you get on a first name basis with them?" Stark asked as he finally took a bite of the chicken on his plate. "Wait. Which one is it? You have to be stuck on one of them? Not the big redheaded one? With the sentinent armor?"
"Maeve? No," Dane replied as he gave Tony a withering look. "You don't know her yet. I'd like to keep it that way."
"Does Faiza like her?" Tony asked as Dane shot him another look. "Just curious."
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Post by The Black Knight on May 15, 2017 22:53:43 GMT
"I am not Faiza's keeper, and she isn't mine," Dane said as he rolled back into the wall and turned to see if Jarvis was coming back before this conversation got too awkward. "And, no, I am not faking you out about my friendships. There isn't much too it anyway, Tony. Like you, I'm kinda busy."
"Rolling your chair around?" Tony smirked as Dane snatched a spear of asparagus off Iron Man's plate. "And stealing my lunch. Seriously, which one is it? If I don't know her, it isn't Adaryn. Dana's engaged to Pete Wisdom. Poor girl. The big blonde one who talks to plants? Roz, I think?"
"I'm not telling you," Dane replied as Jarvis arrived with his plate. "Thank you, Jarvis. You can give one of my asparagus spears to Tony since I ate one of his. Maybe then he'll stop playing 20 Questions."
"One can only hope, sir," Jarvis replied as he set down Whitman's tray.
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Post by Vision on Jun 7, 2017 22:05:16 GMT
"Tony... Dane.. Greetings and pardon the intrusion" A voice echoed from the room at a transparent image of Vision appeared, slowly becoming less and less transparent but not fully solid in form walking toward Tony.
"Can I be of any assistance to you Tony, if you would allow me to work again with the Avengers." Vision stood before the two with a slight smile bowing his head slightly toward Tony.
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Post by Iron Man on Jun 16, 2017 23:34:32 GMT
For once Tony was actually shocked to see Vision's image hovering before him. And he was also eternally grateful that Vision was there.
"One, when do you have to ask about coming back to the band?" Tony said as he grabbed an asparagus spear and started to use it like a conductor's baton. "And two, where have you been, Vision?"
"Greetings, Master Vision," Jarvis said as he smiled at the image of the returning Avenger. "You have been missed."
"Hey, Vision," Dane said with a smile as he looked over at the thing Tony was building. "Maybe you can convince Tony not to finish building this, whatever it is, in the corner? He's playing with fire. Again."
"Or maybe you can help me finish it so we don't end up toasted by The Phoenix or magicked into oblivion by that raven battle goddess that runs with the X-Men?"
"You are starting to sound more paranoid than usual, Tony," Dane said as he got up and walked to the latest armored suit Stark was making.
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Post by Vision on Jun 17, 2017 17:45:36 GMT
Vision bowed his head slightly and smiled "Greetings Tony, Dane and Jarvis, its been a long time my friends. I apologize for my incorporeal image, my actual form is busy else where."
He looked to the creation Dane was mentioning about Tony starting. "I will require more information about Tony's new project to make a local judgement of its use. After all Dane, if it wasn't for Tony I myself would not exist today."
Vision scanned the project while answering Tony about where he had been, "After being recreated, I decided to take time to make sure Ultron's program was finally removed and destroyed from any remaining technology around this planet. In doing so I have also evolved although my programing memory has not returned completely of the time before my last recreation."
He turned to Tony, "I would be honored to help finish if it means saving lives Tony."
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Post by Iron Man on Jun 18, 2017 22:56:04 GMT
Tony shot Dane a look while Vision spoke. He was going to say something but then keyed on all Vision was saying and banged his hand on the table. "Exactly! Saving lives. I am just trying to avoid the planet and everyone on it getting in the middle of some war we can't win because we aren't Level 15 battle mages, cosmic entities or something more convoluted than either of those!"
"Do you really believe I think this is some crazy game, Tony?" the Black Knight asked as he circled the armor. "Vision, you may want to check out the runes and other markings inside the armor when you arrive. Tony, who exactly wrote that out for you? Your kids? Their mom? Strange? I am no expert, but it looks, well, off."
"Vision, when you get here, I will show you everything," Tony said as he tried to avoid answering Dane's question. "I promise I am not on some crazy power trip. Where are you anyway? And do you need any of us there with you?"
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Post by Vision on Jun 21, 2017 3:12:28 GMT
Vision tilted his head slightly raising a brow to Tony's statements, "Tony, Dane.. I am I not here already?"
Vision walked across the room hovering slightly above the floor, "Tony, please explain the purpose of the new armor. Is this, like the asgardian and Hulk buster armor you once built? To fight against magic types of forces? Are you expecting a war soon?"
He hover walked closer to the armor Dane was pacing around intrigued by the mentioning of runes, "Fascinating, Are these runes of protection? Do these runes allow magic and technology to work more closely together? How is it integrated into the technology aspect?"
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Post by Iron Man on Aug 20, 2017 23:29:11 GMT
"And that is why I need something besides these smoothies I've been downing," Tony said as he realized what he and Dane had actually said to Vision. "I can't speak for Dane, but I didn't mean to offend you, Vision. We got so used to you not being here that we all may have forgotten that you can be in more places than we realize at the same time."
"Sorry, Vision. Didn't mean to do that. I've been away from the tower way too long," Dane said as he kept looking at the armor. "The last time Tony tried anything like this, he almost died trying to kill the Phoenix. At least that's what I was told. I was on Avalon trying to find out how to fix things on that end."
"Do not try to explain that mess on the Golden Gate simply as me trying to kill that cosmic raptor," Tony said as he looked at Vision and then glared at Dane. "We had a goddess of death up there as well as that flaming nightmare bird from space. This armor is supposed to channel Asgardian and Celtic magic and has a little something extra that should hold The Phoenix at bay. Some Shi'ar tech Hank McCoy lost track off, I think."
"You think?" Dane yelped as he looked at Tony. "This doesn't feel right, Tony. Vision, you can't just toss this all in a pot and make some mechanical stew, right? Magic has consequences when you use it. And I'm sure the Shi'ar might want their tech back if Hank McCoy doesn't."
"Dane, I know you mean well, but you weren't there," Tony said as he looked at his new armor and ran his hand around the place where the head piece slotted into it. "The Earth could not survive another fight like that. And before you pipe up again, I know that other Phoenix saved the day. But what if it hadn't been there."
"That it has a name. Her name is Jessie Grey," Dane added as he shook his head. "She saved the day."
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Post by Spider-Woman on Sept 14, 2017 22:28:20 GMT
A smile materialized on Spider-Woman's face the minute she found herself near Tony Stark's home. *I'm here! I'm already one of the Avengers. This is going to be so awesome! I'm wondering what Tony has planned for the Avengers.* That was when Spider-Woman frowned at a snail's pace.
*I recently heard about Miss Itch and Mr. Scratch wandering the city. They are most likely with their gross daughters Flesh and Bones. I defeated that horror family once. I can defeat them again.*
Spider-Woman adjusted her new costume. It was a sky blue bodysuit with a black spider on it. She ran a hand through her brown hair. She also adjusted her blue mask that just concealed the area around her eyes.
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Post by Iron Man on Sept 30, 2017 23:38:14 GMT
OOC: I told James I would phase Vision out of the threads he has been in (no pun intended).
IC:
There was a blip on one of Tony's monitors, and he smiled as he saw the call sign for the new arrival. "Mattie, you can join us on the 12th floor," he said over the Avengers' secure commline. "Dane, no scaring Mattie Franklin off, OK? Vision, you got something else going on?"
"I'm with Doctor Strange and Lady Thor, and we are going to be meeting with Maria Hill momentarily," Vision replied as Tony nodded.
"OK, fill us in on that later," he replied as Vision's image faded. "Glad I am not sitting in on that meeting," he added as he and Dane waited for Mattie to come in.
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Post by Spider-Woman on Sept 30, 2017 23:47:15 GMT
Spider-Woman smiled after she heard Tony's voice. She walked until she was where Tony was. She took a deep breath. *Don't say anything foolish. Don't do anything foolish* Spider-Woman thought. She tried to remember what else to say.
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Post by Iron Man on Oct 23, 2017 22:10:13 GMT
"Dane, behave," was Tony's final admonition as Mattie walked in the door. "Please excuse the mess, Mattie. My lab is always a bit..."
"Like a tornado ran through it," Dane added as he stood up and extended his hand to Mattie. "Dane Whitman. Black Knight. I think we met a during one huge..."
"We've all met up and met up again and again," Tony replied as he gave Dane a weird look. "He's been away on Avalon too long. Mattie, if you're hungry, I can have Jarvis bring up something for you. Please, have a seat."
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Post by Spider-Woman on Oct 24, 2017 13:49:57 GMT
Spider-Woman smiled and blushed near Tony. *Why am I always like this near other heroes?* she thought. She almost didn't hear what he said about messes. Spider-Woman still smiled. ''My room is a bit messy sometimes. '' Her eyes widened as she blushed again.
Spider-Woman sat. ''I am a bit hungry now that you mention it. I'll have a big peanut butter sandwich.''
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