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MEADOWLARK MODS ([personal profile] larkers) wrote in [community profile] meadowlarklogs2020-11-14 11:54 am

ARRIVAL LOG #027

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: A hotel in the financial district for all training. For the Displaced who were around for Anime Naex, it's the same hotel! Later, it all comes together for a big competition concert in the New Amsterdam Stadium.
WHEN: July 22, 2512 for the big show!
WHAT: Auditions for a singing competition, as well as new arrivals!
NOTES OR WARNINGS: Coercion and loss of autonomy, second-hand embarrassment via singing competitions.

> ARRIVAL LOG #027

Awareness comes to you in blurred snatches, cloudy fragments of sound, light, color, and sensation. It's hard to grasp onto anything but a series of rhythmic beeps, a medicinal astringent smell, and the sensation of movement beneath you. Your eyes are heavy and you struggle to keep them open, but in the glimpses between slow blinks, you see a man in front of you dressed in all white. There isn't any other visibility. Not yet.

You realize there are others with you who are dressed the same way as you. To your left there's an armored interior door, two more people visible, and large, hulking buildings passing by through the window. You try to open your mouth to speak, but it's as if your tongue is coated in tar, and you manage nothing more than an empty parting of lips.

When the vehicle stops, a nurse steps into view. His jaw is set as he pulls the IV out of your arm. The movement is harsh, sudden, like he's not taking care to be gentle with it. He's on the clock, it seems.

The nurse opens up the van's door soon after, and he steps out, monitoring the way the two heavily armed soldiers yank you out. The first of them speaks: "Get 'em out—the orders on high say that we're not supposed to stick around too long. Something about us having some heat on our necks." It's a woman from the sound of her voice, and she's irritated, impatient. This job is already weird enough, right? Now there's tension.

Both the guards and the nurse don't waste any time after that. They take care of the IVs and get everyone lined up. "Now listen to us. You're going to head around to the front door of that gaudy bar with all the red lighting. Go inside. They'll know what to do with you. Ask them about the glow if you're not sure." At this time, you'll notice others like you: all dressed in tank tops and a pair of shorts, along with neon-colored flip flops. Given that it's warm as hell outside, the clothes fit.

With the orders given, the guards pile back into the van and pull off into the sky, hitting the road. The road, of course, is in the sky. For the newcomers, it's better to head into the bar like directed. Well, it's not like you have any choice in the matter.

◉ Though entirely capable of independent action and thought, new characters will find themselves completely, unquestioningly compliant to any verbal statement which could be taken as a command or request.

The message that comes this time is a picture of the shorts-wearing newcomers being funneled into the van, likely from their original destination. There aren't any words, just the picture itself. It can't be traced, but does appear to come from a different, anonymized source than the previous messages.

Did something change?

> THE STATE OF NEW AMSTERDAM

Out of the alley and around to the front, the newcomers will find a city that is in the process of rebuilding itself. While New Amsterdam has seen better days, it's starting to regain some of its more pristine gleam that it especially tends to acquire in the summer time.

Despite that, New Amsterdam has been through a lot—so much that it's almost impossible to summarize it all. The city's seen a lot of tragedy between giant kaiju attacks, people being hit with a rage sickness, an EMP that killed lots of people, and a vengeance-driven simulation put on by a very angry AI. And this was all New Amsterdam alone. Most recently, the entire world was hit by a monster attack, with the monsters pouring out of unknown crevices beneath every city. Oddly enough, New Amsterdam fared the best throughout the attacks because of the intervention from the strange people with the blue glowing chests (known to each other colloquially as "the Displaced").

Ah, the Displaced. These people have had a presence in New Amsterdam for a while. First, they were the weirdos who inspired messages from the NAPD to remind people that vigilantism is a bad idea after they took out a kaiju all by themselves. Later, they were creeping into medical wings and heading up into the floating pyramid outside of the city to help bring the environmental grid around the world back online. Over time, they've become known, but a lot of the footage of their deeds kept disappearing from the internet. After the simulation where their powers were key to causing little glitches throughout the experience, the Displaced became more widely known. And most recently? They've come out as a group in connection to the bar they run. (Oh, yes, the very same bar that everyone got dropped off at today.) As a result of that, the public has started calling them the "Red Wings."

There has been a group that has quietly appreciated the Displaced for a while. Around September 2511, little shrines started sprouting up around the city depicting the Displaced. While many of these shrines were simple in nature, made up of candles and a simple piece of art portraying someone with a blue shape coming out of their chest, others were beautiful murals, lavish in every way. These murals sell for a lot of money, but the people buying them don't seem to know why these paintings are a big deal.

Are the Displaced worthy of shrines and attention? Debatable. The people connected to the shrines think they're either touched by god, gods themselves, or carrying something god-like within them. These people tend to be marked with sacred geometry tattoos. They aren't in the majority in the city by any means, but they were the first "fans" of the Displaced. Now that the Displaced are becoming known (not for being people from another world, but for their feats to help the city and their glowing blue chests), their shrines are getting more notice.

There does appear to be some basis of truth in what these worshippers believe. The Displaced are connected to weird underground structures that help them fast travel around the globe. They've also had prophetic dreams, as well as some dreams of the past. They've also rewritten reality via a different dreaming experience. Oh, and don't forget the massive amount of greenery growing around New Amsterdam, turning it into one-part rain forest, one part massive metropolitan city. That happened directly after the Displaced returned from a pocket dimension.

Along the way, the Displaced have made some enemies, but whether they're truly considered a threat is still yet to be seen. The UN recently released a statement making it abundantly clear that they aren't fans. There are also mysterious people in shadows hiring mercenaries to move the Displaced around—both in their initial drop offs, as well as during an event. Mercenaries in this world tend to be arms of corporations because they're the ones with the big credits to spend. Of course, corporations are the ruling power in this world.

The most notable of the corporations at the moment is Riverstone. A former entertainment mogul in the 20th and 21st centuries, Riverstone eventually began to broaden their interests prior to World War III. Most recently, they offered to perform tests on the Displaced in exchange for some information. Riverstone has a mild presence in New Amsterdam, but has a symbiotic relationship with the United Nations in their capital city, New Beijing.

Perhaps it's better that New Amsterdam isn't in Riverstone's sights, and instead it's the Displaced themselves. Thanks to New Amsterdam's ability to recover more quickly after the recent monster attacks, they're beginning to move forward on a progressive agenda set out by newly-elected Governor Joseph Lynch and his right hand, Lieutenant Governor Amabel Delafield-Chapin. Part of their agenda involves affordable housing, a way to maintain a low unemployment rate around the city, and various shelters and locales to help people out of hard times. Some of these things are being put into motion by various Displaced, but they aren't the face of the movement.

It feels important to note that it's hot in New Amsterdam right now. Hot, humid, and unpleasant. There is also water rationing going on. So, you know. That's fun!

> RED WINGS
The newcomers were directed to head into a bar that is on the other side of the alley, and there is only one available: the Displaced-run Red Wings. While Red Wings has looked worse for wear thanks to the recent monster attack, it's starting to look like its old self again. Bright red lights welcome the newcomers inside. The windows have been repaired, and the bar looks like it's in better shape. Thanks to the attack, there are still some cosmetic changes in progress to freshen up the place, getting rid of the booths and replacing them with tables, but this appears to be a work in progress.

Thanks to the recent reveal—or owning up to being strange—Red Wings is hopping right now. While it's not possible for any of the newcomers to see because their implant hasn't been activated yet, there are various baseball and soccer games from around the world playing on projected screens. The bar is standing room only at the moment, but there are various bouncers/guards ready to cart anyone out who's seeming a bit unruly.

Even if business is like this, it's unlikely that the current Displaced will ignore you. So, be ready to ask about the glow.

> WHEN YOU BELIEVE (A SINGING COMPETITION)

The "When You Believe" competition came about due to a rather simple pitch: all 104 megacities send their top three performers to New Rio De Janeiro to compete with one another to determine who is the best singer in 2511. The problem? It's not 2511 anymore. It's not even early 2512. After months of setbacks, the "When You Believe" competition is finally on the road. Ten cities have already picked their top three performers, and New Amsterdam is next!

Now, what is reality TV like in 2512? Invasive. In a world that already has flimsy expectations of privacy, a singing competition like this is meant to give an inside look at the lives of everyone who signs up. Hell, all permissions are granted by the long-ass contract that you sign when you audition. Everyone's forced to sign the contract to even audition, but no one blinks an eye. Terms and conditions were never anyone's favorite thing to read, right? Nothing's changed.

"When You Believe" has your typical singing competition setup: three judges, each willing to be a mentor for their favorites, as well as an extremely charismatic host. The competition's host is Amoli Bhasin, a charming young actress out of New Delhi who's made waves in the last year for her role in the remake of The Bodyguard. (Sensing a theme here? Whitney is huge in the 26th century, all thanks to the Displaced.) While this is her first hosting gig, Amoli calls the shots. Zany ideas? Invasive interviews? Catching auditioners on candid camera? It all comes from her.

The judges pale in comparison to Amoli, but they are: an older folk singer by the name of Raul Vaites, a dancer named Claire Esposito, and the owner of the world-famous record label, SLAMMING records, Drake Miller.

> AUDITIONING
Think you've got what it takes to believe? (Look, even with all the delays, they didn't come up with very good catch phrases.) Well, guess what: Amoli Bhasin has her sights on the Displaced for her competition. She's going to swing by Red Wings two days before the competition starts to let every employee know that she's looking for a star among them. It would be wasteful to come to New Amsterdam and leave without one of their homegrown stars! Come on, Red Wings, show your spirit!

As mentioned before, auditions essentially provide Amoli and the show's producers a ticket to someone's life. But they don't announce this fact or shine a light on it. Seemingly believing that their way of being incredibly invasive is the new normal—and frankly, it's kinda been that way for centuries, so they aren't wrong—they aren't too forthcoming about the fact that anyone who signs up will be in for more than just fifteen minutes of fame.

Once you sign away your right to privacy, Amoli and her camera crew will be everywhere. Waking up? Oh, they got a key to your apartment through the contractual agreement. Taking a shower? Well, they want to see if you have any tattoos! The only thing that remains private is your accounts that you access via your neural implant. Try as they might, these reality TV shows haven't been able to get the rights to access those things freely. Darn!

Outside of the complete loss of freedom, auditioning is shockingly straightforward. The judges don't care about Amoli's need for spectacle and are just here to judge talent. If you're talented and a Displaced? Odds are you'll move forward through the audition process. If you can't sing and you're here for shits and giggles? Well, Amoli's still grateful you gave her the right to see the inside of your apartment … on accident. Unless, you know, you were angling for voyeurism.

If you're interested in having your character audition, sign up below! Let us know there if your character can sing or if they sound like a dying cat. There is a potential for lasting consequences if your character proceeds through the competition, but they won't be in place until after the AU event ends. Unfortunately, any new arrivals in this log will not be able to audition. (Maybe that's for the best?)

> RISING THROUGH THE RANKS
After the audition period ends, the chosen handful will be assigned a mentor in one of the three judges. These mentors specialize in different areas, and they take an interest in who suits them best. Raul prefers musicians who'll play their own instruments, while Drake is really into the 2512-equivalent of your Christina Aguilera or Mariah Carey type. As for Claire, she prefers performers who can dance, even if their singing might be on its way to a lot of auto-tuning on a record. (They'll still need to sing, but if they can move? That'll help.)

All of the auditioners will be put through a rigorous 48-hour musical bootcamp before they have to perform before an audience full of New Amsterdam citizens.

This performance? Oh, it'll take place in the New Amsterdam Stadium that's riiiight across the street from Red Wings. This competition wants to be the real deal. That may be why Amoli is determined to ensure that a member of the Displaced makes it that far.

> VIEWING EXPERIENCE
Throughout the week-long competition, there will be 24 webcasts of the various people auditioning. Amoli will be everywhere in New Amsterdam causing trouble. Even if the city is hot, miserable, and under water rationing restrictions, Amoli doesn't seem to give a damn. It does seem that some of the filming is done via little drones zipping around the city to spy on people. Look, Amoli can't be everywhere at once.

Otherwise, the hotel holding the initial auditions and main bootcamp is open for anyone willing to pay their way in. Prices aren't steep, if only because they want to make it seem like the competition is getting a lot of attention despite the current state of the city (and the world). Impressions are everything!

> THE FINAL SHOWDOWN
Everything culminates in one big show at the New Amsterdam Stadium. Tickets for this leg of the competition are still recently affordable, though no one will be able to get front row seats. All of those seats are reserved for high-level executives from the three major New Amsterdam corporations (Pulsar, Vyonation, and Giles Bell). Governor Joseph Lynch and Lieutenant Governor Amabel Delafield-Chapin were also provided executive suites in order to watch the show.

Three people will advance from this leg in the competition to go forward and compete in the Rio de Janeiro contest later in the year. If Amoli gets her wish, one or more of those three will be a member of the unique group of people with glowing chests.

> MERCHANDISE
As a part of Amoli's pitch, she's working together with local second-hand clothing companies to put out patches and various types of merchandise to let New Amsterdam citizens rep their favorite Believer. These things will be hastily put together, and they won't be cheap. While they aren't charging a lot for tickets to any of the events connected to the competition, they're eager to make up for it via this merchandise.

On top of it, Amoli's being a bit shameless: she's also requested that a few thousand Red Wing pins and patches be made. Even if she can't get a Displaced on her show—and she sure as hell is going to try—she intends to make money off of them!

Hell, if Red Wings isn't gonna do it, that means it's up for grabs!

> SAFEHOUSE

Not long after their arrival, the new Displaced will be brought across the city to an abandoned hover-bike garage in a neighborhood that's clearly seen better days.

Located under said hover-bike garage, access to the safehouse is a hatch in the floor beside a rusted set of metal shelves that used to hold tools and supplies. The immediate area is similarly abandoned: full of rundown and dilapidated warehouses and forgotten businesses, where numerous people squat in hopes of having some stability because they can't afford a place themselves. Gaby will be around, ready to greet as many of the new arrivals as she can and get them settled in. Brusque and no-nonsense, she'll be open to questions, but will advise the newcomers to ask the people who brought them in for the beginning bits of information. Newbies can also contact El through zeir inbox, if needed.

The safehouse is a large space with multiple rooms for storage, with the largest of the rooms filled with rows of basic cots set up to sleep a large number of people. Basic, but outfitted with everything necessary for daily life. A few doors lead to back rooms for storage, medical care and a large communal bathroom, and past the long rows of cots there is a communal kitchen, fully stocked, and an eating area. There was a VR system for anyone who'd be hanging around the safehouse for a long time, but it's currently still out for repairs. Unfortunately, the partitions that were setup were destroyed by some viciously digging moles, so privacy is back to being nonexistent down in the safehouse.

◉ New characters will be asked to pick their beds, and be provided with a change of (second-hand, mismatched and somewhat threadbare) clothes and basic toiletries.

◉ There is a mini-bar set up in the kitchen. The quality of the alcohol inside is akin to what someone might get from the well at a bar, but it's well-stocked.

◉ While the kitchen has basic foods and necessities, anyone looking for a jolt of caffeine from coffee or tea will find themselves sorely lacking. The only tea present is herbal in nature, and caffeine appears to be pretty much nonexistent in most of the beverages lying around.

◉ Along those same lines, newcomers will find that this is a world that is steeped in sustainable choices. Paper is a thing of the past. Ever used a bidet regularly? This world gives everyone a crash course in exactly what that feels like if they haven't done that before.

◉ Gaby will make it clear to all new arrivals that if they have any requests or queries, they should contact her or El. Either she or El will explain that they've been given a modest stipend of credits to help them get by until they can find a job. This will be enough to cover their living expenses for about a month while they hang out in the safehouse, if they're careful with budgeting.

◉ The drugs making new characters compliant will remain in their systems for a few hours after their arrival at the safehouse before finally beginning to fade. They will be gone entirely after a night's rest. In the meantime, they may want to be careful of what others say to them.

◉ New characters will be given rudimentary access to the network on arrival in the safehouse, but will not have their ID set up yet. They will be able to make posts and replies, but their messages will be anonymous — and they do not have inboxes yet.

◉ New characters do not have access to the internet until their ID is setup. They only have limited access because they're present in the safehouse, but they can't surf the rest of the internet, check out Cooltalk, or watch the equivalent of Netflix until their ID is made.

◉ New characters cannot leave the safehouse at this time. The hatch is locked tight for them, making it impossible for them to get out for the next four days while they're locked inside. There won't be any immediately obvious ways to cut their way out through turning off the power, either. Time to sit tight.

New characters will not be allowed to leave the safehouse until JULY 26 (NOVEMBER 21). These 4 days are for them to adjust, learn about the world they've arrived in from their fellows, and for El to speak with them and work on setting up their IDs. However, this is when the AU starts, so while characters will know they have to sit tight for four days, they won't be able to explore outside of the safehouse as themselves until after the AU is done.

> FINAL OOC NOTES

You're now free to post to the network and logs comms. To reiterate, your characters will have no IDs or inboxes, nor be allowed to roam free until after the AU event and characters return to their normal selves. (Keep in mind that our sole AU opt-out option is to be brought into the AU but not mentally AUed in. If you take that route with your character, they will of course be able to roam free in that world!)

Before the AU, all characters will appear as @anonymous on the network. While sitting down in the safehouse, it's expected that they'll have gotten a good idea of their new situation from their fellow characters, and will have discussed their background and job potentials with El in order for their false IDs to be set up. Of course, then they'll be tossed into an AU, so how's that for a whacky crash course?

If you have any questions or ideas about how you'd like to get your character involved in the world, please head over to the plot engagement post and drop us a comment! For questions specific to this log, there is a thread below.

The November CR meme for the month is here.

Please check out our November calendar rundown for a look at things happening this month.

As we announced in our calendar, AC will remain halved until at least January 2021. New players will only need to provide at least five comments across two-four (2-4) threads, while older players will only need to provide ten comments across two-four (2-4) threads. Please let us know if you have any questions about this!

Finally, take a look at our AU event outline one last time and let us know any questions or concerns you have about it! We'll be posting the full planning post on November 16th, with the first log for the event going live on November 21st.

ofmyth: (light the light)

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[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thor's never forgotten his first few weeks here. both the disorientation and anger-- and the impact a few friendly faces had made.

so he makes sure, every time there's a new batch of arrivals, to drop in and make contact and cook a few meals. he's used to the limited ingredients, and feels rightly proud of what he can do with a few bugs and some sauce.

he's a little thrown when he finds tony stark already in the kitchen when he gets to the safehouse, cooking up a storm (especially since there's already a tony stark here). but perhaps another stark is what they need here ]


Only five percent? I'm impressed.
nonstopnarcissist: AOU (When you've been gone)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I am mostly on the ball today.

[ This Stark is shorter (no lifts in retirement, he hasn't needed them), hair greyer (no need to dye it back either, Pepper and Morgan don't really care), with fine, hairline scars in an odd veiny pattern from his right hand up his arm, his throat, webbing up to his ear and eye. He's also-

Visibly startled to turn and see Thor, of all people, but-

Thor as he was? Fit. ]


...Either you dropped a couple of kilos of beer belly and beard since we last met or you're not Point Break as I know him.
ofmyth: (you don't)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thor's not entirely as he was either. his left arm's mechanical (nothing fancy, just a basic model while his universe's stark works on something exciting) and there's an eyepatch over his right eye

there's a moment of confusion at point break, but he knows enough about his own Anthony to file that under an Earth thing he's now aware of ]


Aye. Nor are you the Anthony Stark I know. [ not knowing how up to speed on alternate universes this Tony is, Thor might wait a bit to reveal there's one of him already here ]

It's likely we are from different universes. This-- happens a lot here.
nonstopnarcissist: EG (cuz i love how it feels)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Barnes mentioned- sort of- that whole thing.

[ He props his hip against the table, wiping down his hands as he takes stock. It's a little bit like Thor at the beginning but-

Bigger? More. This guy he'd buy being a Norse god, not that he wouldn't buy his own Thor but it's hard to take a man seriously as some kind of deity while they're having an extreme crisis of self.

Not that he's got room to judge, been there, done that. ]


Completely random and not at all relevant question- the name Thanos mean anything to you?
ofmyth: (we're just waiting)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
The Mad Titan? Aye, we-- the Avengers faced him in my world, on a number of occasions.

[ the question doesn't hit him entirely out of left field, having heard from stephen strange about the things happening in his world. ]

But he's not been a threat in many years. I take it that's not so, in your world?
nonstopnarcissist: EG (like a martyrdom)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
So he didn't get to- [ Tony raises a hand (the right, scarred one) and snaps, brows lifted. ] Or if he did your Avengers handled it?

Good, that's- kind of a relief, actually.
ofmyth: (won't be home tonight)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Nay, he used the gauntlet. It was-- a challenge stopping him, if I recall correctly.

[ it was also a while ago, so Thor's memory is a little hazy ]

You're facing the same challenge, I take it?
nonstopnarcissist: EG (an epoxy to the world)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Faced- twice, technically. It's a done deal.

[ Tony's smile is ever so slightly self-deprecating but- it's handled.

Took more than it should (it always does) and he'll never get to go home but- it's handled. ]


Was kind of in the middle of wrapping that up when I woke up here.
ofmyth: (a drink)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that gets an empathetic smile out of thor, who heads over to the cupboard they keep the drinks in here.

he doesn't know if this tony drinks or not, so he grabs some glasses and something non-alocoholic ]


I've noticed it tends that way. People arriving here with their last memory of home being right on the cusp of something momentous. But a victory over Thanos ought to be celebrated, if you'll join me.
nonstopnarcissist: EG (I was born for this)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Crack'n open a cold one with the god of thunder. I remember when that used to feel weird.

[ Somewhere after Schwarma and before stomping Hydra bases for the mindstone became an art. Tony's not sure what prompts the beverage choice but- as a rule, around Morgan? He doesn't really.

Drink.

Too many memories, too many bad habits, so it's appreciated. ]
Our Thor had a rough couple of years but he'll bounce back. He always does.
ofmyth: (will drive our ships to new lands)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's touching to hear the vote of confidence from a tony who doesn't even really know him; makes him pleased for the Thor in that world who seems to have been having as rough a time as he has ]

Some things are universal, it seems. He wasn't fighting Malekith, was he?

[ it's unlikely they'd have to deal with both Malekith and Thanos at once, but not impossible the two might team up. ]
Edited 2020-11-18 22:26 (UTC)
nonstopnarcissist: EG (Trust me here buddy)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Male- right, Space Sauron, with the reality stone and Jane? Couple of years ago, no, Jane handled that for the most part from the sound of it. Loki died- or...faked being dead? I honestly stopped keeping track of how often that happened, it's easier to smile and nod after awhile.

[ Tony squints into the middle distance, trying to pick apart the complicated thread of truth versus bullshit and exaggeration that comes hand in hand with spending time around Thor. ]

No it was Hela, sounded like. Older sister. Odin died, she popped out, things...happened? He was vague. That's how he got the eyepatch, dealing with Thanos is how the rest happened. Or. Aftermath of Thanos round the first, which went more or less exactly how I said it would but- [ Tony lifts a shoulder, having let go of that particular brand of bitter resentment awhile ago. Carrying it got heavy. ] things went bad and he coped by drinking which, hey, been there and...all you can really do for someone in that hole is climb in and wait till they want to climb out.
ofmyth: (waste no time at all)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ thor can't help but smile at hearing loki faked his own death. that seems about right.

but the smile fades the more he hears. he takes a drink in lieu of answering, thinking through the questions he has and what tony would or wouldn't be able to answer. in the end he decides he doesn't want to know. not now, at any rate. ]


Not quite that universal, perhaps.
nonstopnarcissist: EG (Whip whip)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-18 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It's...been a time. [ Events certainly unfolded in various ways that could have been avoided or handled better but despite having literally invented and fixed time travel-

You can't go back and fix the past. That's not how it works.

Tony buys himself a little breathing room with a sip from his drink, nails drumming against the table. ]


Was Malekith the one that- [ Tony tips his chin in the direction of Thor's eye, his arm. ] Disarmed you?
ofmyth: (from the midnight sun)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-18 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ disarmed. it's a good pun, even if unintentional.

the answer is yes and no, though tony won't know about mjolnir or how he'd been unworthy at the time, desperate for any way to prove himself-- even to the point of complete recklessness. ]


He cut my arm off with my own hammer and wore it about his neck for some time.

[ Another drink. Strange how that doesn't sting like it once did. He must be growing. ]

The eye I gave to a world tree in exchange for the knowledge of how to defeat his murderous hide. Which, as soon as I get back, I plan on doing.
nonstopnarcissist: EG (Looking at my body feeling miserable)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-19 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
The- the arm or the hammer?

[ The fact that Tony can't tell ought to be some kind of disconcerting but- that's just what these conversations are like nowadays, apparently.

One day it'll be less weird. Maybe. ]
ofmyth: (waste no time at all)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-19 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
The arm.

[ it's not even the strangest thing to happen to thor in the last few years ]
nonstopnarcissist: CW (because i've got nothing left to lose)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-19 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
... That is dark, buddy.

[ In so many ways. Tony just- can't picture it? At all. ]

So that a local job or the other Stark's work?
ofmyth: (you don't)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-20 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ dark is exactly the right word ]

This one? It's the standard model they provide at the medical clinic here. Anthony-- the other one-- he is hard at work on a replacement.
nonstopnarcissist: CW (hang my pride up at the door)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-20 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. What's a new limb run in this place?

[ Sure the right arm is functional but it's-

Well, it's functional. He rubs his wrist habitually, grimacing at a twinge somewhere along his elbow. ]
I think it's fair to call him 1.0, since he was here first, right?
ofmyth: (for peace and trust)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-20 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
The basic kind is free. All medical care here is.

[ rather than get into the whole mess of what to call someone when there's two of them, thor leans over and extends his arm for tony to inspect ]

nonstopnarcissist: AOU (Say again?)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-22 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Anything with bells and whistles, tazer finger, rocket fist, lighter in the thumb, that'd cost extra I guess.

[ Not that he's all that certain the other Tony would be doing that but- he knows his mind when it comes to building limbs, but that's him, and now he's thinking about thinking and metathought has always been distinctly uncomfortable. ]

When they let me run around I'll poke at my options. How's- Anthony? Tony? What does he go by, I'll roll with anything but 'Mr. Stark.', how's he doing with all this?
ofmyth: (you don't)

[personal profile] ofmyth 2020-11-23 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ thor nods to indicate that tony supposes right on the bells and whistles ]

Tony, I think he prefers. He is doing as well as can be expected. He is from the same world I am.
nonstopnarcissist: EG (Yeah take me to the top)

[personal profile] nonstopnarcissist 2020-11-23 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
Good to know he's got people here.

[ Technically, after a fashion, he does as well. Maybe? Sort of.

Things he's not looking at too deeply. ]


Any interesting highlights I should know about this place?