Mark I - [action + video]

[gold_titanium_man]

(please refer to his third-person sample for what's happened immediately before this.)

[he woke up a second time. It was unexpected, but extremely welcome. He expected to feel little pieces of metal stabbing away at his heart since his arc reactor was missing. But strangely, he didn't feel any different than normal. Just groggy.

Deciding to take advantage of this reprieve from death's embrace, Tony flipped open the little communication's device and activated the video function. As an after thought he grabbed the little card]

So, this is a new one, kidnapped by insane cosplay enthusiasts? Your jokes can use some work, though. Really, the Tin Man? Is that the best you could come up with? What do ya want, anyways? Money? Weapons? My armor? I'll tell you where to shove it, but you won't listen until I have a better microphone.

And who is this... [he mouths Yaldabaoth, trying to figure out the pronunciation, gives up and continues] Who is this Yogi Bear character with a name that looks like it belongs to something Lovecraft invented? I'm not living with a tentacle monster, am I? [he looks really unsure about that]

Is there anyone who happens to know where I can get 1.5 grams of palladium and a few other odds and ends? [even though it was a bad design, he would be more comfortable with his Mark I reactor in his chest than a great gaping hole]

Comments

[gold_titanium_man]

[he completely forgets the rest of the conversation and focuses on Gundams]

Who... who designed the technology the Gundams are based off of?

[he's almost afraid of the answer]

[madeinneochina]

Huh?

[Have a very confused look, Tony.]

Well, I guess all the scientists in the space colonies, back during the Earth Chaos War. They were making military mobile suits way back then for each of their own colonies, so... Gundams just sorta happened out of that. And then the Gundam Fight was proposed and it's been that way ever since.

[gold_titanium_man]

That's it, I'm making sure Iron Man is destroyed when I die.

[madeinneochina]

... what's an Iron Man?

[gold_titanium_man]

I am. Iron Man is my powered armor which I use to be a superhero.

[madeinneochina]

So you have a mobile suit too?

[Sai. Sai, no. Just... no.]

Too bad I don't get to see it. The Rulers didn't let me bring my Dragon Gundam either.

[gold_titanium_man]

I get the sense your mobile suits are different from my armor in size. [not that he's jealous, he's just thinking that maybe one could stop the Hulk if needed]

Could draw you a picture. [he thought up paper and pencils, he was pretty good at technical drawings]

[madeinneochina]

So they're... small mobile suits? [It's not hard for him to visualize one, it's just that they're obviously really rare where he comes from.] I guess it could work... but then where did you fit the power source?

Sure, if you feel like drawing one. Are you done with my compact or do you want it back?

[gold_titanium_man]

Until I find someway of opening it, yeah.

[he starts drawing his suit, he's trying to lay off tech aspects, mostly because he doesn't want Iron Man technology to get into the wrong hands]

[madeinneochina]

Sorry it wasn't any help, then. These things are weird anyway... and they're so... pink.

[To be honest? Not going to happen with this kid. He's pretty good at ignoring details that don't pertain to fighting, food, or How to Escape from Your Nagging Not!Grandpas. In fact, he's pretty much ignoring it right now, and moving so that he can sit cross-legged on the table.]

So what's your name, anyway?

[gold_titanium_man]

Tony Stark. Did I catch yours? [he could be pretty out of it when thinking science]

[madeinneochina]

I already told you, old man, my name's Sai Saici!

[gold_titanium_man]

Yeah, Sai, alright, got distracted working.

[madeinneochina]

Well, as long as you get it this time.

So what's the plan now? You can't open it... what next?

[gold_titanium_man]

I'll look at mine and figure out a way to open it. I'm sure there's a way.

[madeinneochina]

Okay. So I guess we're done here?

[gold_titanium_man]

Yeah, maybe we should hang out more later. I want to hear more about Gundams.