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Steve Rogers ([personal profile] gotup) wrote2019-11-16 07:03 pm

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action/text/pictures/whatever I'm easy

something less lazy coming in another two years
myheartglows: (tony | slow down there bucko)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-15 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ dressed, tony leans over the opened crate with the gion stashed inside. a beat passes where he mentally scans the negative space to fit the armor into. juuust like playing tetris, he muses and lifts his brow. ] Comfy? [ he whispers, then disappears briefly. ] Time to change that.

[ he begins slotting the pieces of the armor into the open spaces around simba, shoving them into the straw. the larger sections he lays more on top, across the legs and body, and the helmet he sets with a grin next to simba's head so that they face each other. lastly, he whispers, ] There ya go, breathe that in, [ and drops in the undersuit. tony heaves the cover back over the crate. ] Hope you don't have to pee, [ he grunts, then pauses and peeks at his charge through the crack. ] I'll try to open it as much as I can, okay? [ he says, sincerely compassionate for all his joking. ]
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myheartglows: (tony | care for a drink?)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-15 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the crate is jostled a lot. tony's voice always sounds closest, muffled though it is, but for a long time nothing else can be heard above the helicopter blades. after that, there's more jostling, more commotion, no silent moments to be had until a peaceful few minutes before the crate is in motion again, smoother this time. it goes up an incline, then into somewhere dark where no light seeps in through the lid's seams. then it's quiet, for hours and hours at a time, with only a faint rumble and distant roar of engines.

at some point something shuffles outside the crate and then knocks three times on the top. more rustling as the straps are unbuckled, then the lid scoots over to reveal tony leaning over it, holding a plate. he's dressed in a casual shirt and pants now. he looks both relieved and pleased.
]

Meal time. Figured you'd be hungry.

[ once simba shoves off the armor and straw that's no doubt nestled into his mane and sits up, he'll see they're still in the cargo hold of a plane: the engines and rumbling come from its flight. on the plate tony holds, though, are two cooked slabs of steak. ]
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myheartglows: (tony | see the light at the end)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-15 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ tony sits on the crate's edge, twisting to watch him. all seems well. after hours of dealing with S.I. matters while flying home (his promise to pepper for not making it to work in person), simba's candor is refreshing. he's a hell of a lot more interesting than statistics and charts and reports, too, but the company is finally making progress into newer, more charitable products that tony can be proud to put his name on. he wants these things to go right. so while part of his mind lingered on the crate in the cargo hold, he still lost hours to screens and digital paperwork he needed to catch up on, and by the time he noticed that, the morning rush had hit the pacific and he became swamped by urgent calls or intrigued by proposed projects. once people learned he was available, even remotely, they took full advantage. when lunch break in malibu finally rolled around, granting him reprieve, tony was surprised again at the passing of hours. (god, he really took for granted how much work stane took off his shoulders–) the steaks, which he faked to the stewardesses as his own meal, were his apology. "hey, sorry for leaving you locked in a dark box with my B.O. for upwards of ten hours." ]

Well, you won't have to worry about that anymore, [ tony reassures. he picks up and offers simba a glass of water next. it's full, with a brim wide enough for a lion tongue to drink out of, tony hopes. ]
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myheartglows: (tony | made such an awful regret)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-16 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ actually not a bad idea, it'd help some struggling farmer if tony bought meat from them directly– ] You've heard of my company is my bet. [ he frowns at his chest. ] Name's plastered on enough weapons.
myheartglows: (tony | real smile? who knows?)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-16 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ an eerie blankness passes over tony's face. when he raises his head again, he smiles, too tightly, wrong on his face when paired with his haunted eyes. ] Maybe, [ he agrees, shooting for optimistic. he fails, but he tries again with more success after chasing away whatever dark thought that struck him: ] Who knows? New surroundings could knock something loose.
myheartglows: (tony | the world's against me)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-16 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh, five hours? [ tony guesses, habitually glancing at his empty wrist. he sets the plate by his feet. ] We'll be landing around eight P.M. PST. My house will be cleared of people by then, so you'll have free rein. [ even pepper. he told her to take off before he gets back as a reward for staving the tide in his absence. when people can't harangue him, they harangue her.

he'll have to tell pepper about simba eventually, he knows. probably when he can't hide him from her anymore. he does trust her; it's just... she tried to quit on him once, when he first started being iron man. what's she gonna do when she comes face-to-maw with his newest charity project? if she thinks getting shot at in a tin can is crazy, will inviting an amnesiac lion-man into his home be a step too far?
]
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myheartglows: (tony | funny story that...)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-16 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ tony smiles. this just reaffirms his belief that going through this trouble is worth it. that this is the right thing to do. ] I'm not many people, [ he reminds him proudly. then tony slaps his own knees, pushing into a stand, buoyed. ] Now c'mon. Back in your hole. Anyone can walk in here and I doubt our NDAs include gion sightings.
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myheartglows: (tony | all that the light touches)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-17 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Sleep tight. Don't let the armor bite, [ tony teases, his smirking face the last thing simba sees before the lid slides closed. the buckles and straps are reinstalled, but instead of retreating footsteps, something hits the corner of the crate and pries. the wood creaks. ] Airflow, comin' in cold! [ tony shouts. he jimmies loose the corners nearest simba's head, just enough for the gion to whiff fresher air. the heat insulation will be worse (part of why tony asked for the straw; the cargo hold is pressurized, not heated), but he's more concerned about carbon dioxide build-up now than anything.

i'm gonna take care of you, he's vowed, like you took care of me. besides, you need it. this is just me payin' it forward and back. if you're gonna thank anyone, thank yourself, and a man named yinsen.

tony picks up the empty glass and plate and returns to the cabin, where he pretends to be interested in meetings about profit margins. he sneaks a look out the window to imagine flying in the armor only once.
]
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myheartglows: (tony | daddy's home)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-17 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ he might come to once the motion of the crate finally stops after hours of travel. there are voices, one tony's, who thanks someone named "hap" and tells him to have a good night. a car drives away. after more stillness, the straps are unbuckled and tony shoves the lid open to a room with fluorescent lights. he leans over, says, ] All right, hibernation over. Welcome to your new foster home, sport, [ and lugs out the chassis, carrying it to a nearby table.

once simba sits up, he'll see a mechanical wonder land: tony stark's home workshop. the crate sits in the garage, where there is a line of modern and classic cars, all shined to perfection. past them are rows of tables and desks covered in blue prints and drafting paper and various tools. in the back is heavy machinery for fabrication; and another desk, closer to a leisure area with a couch, a wall-mounted TV, and a kitchenette, looks like a command center with a semi-circle of computer monitors and keyboards. every surface of the workshop is organized chaos, from the tables to the walls with its pipes, metal cabinets, and multiple circuit boxes.

tony returns to the crate just when a robot-arm wheels over and beeps curiously at the gion. it reaches in without preamble to remove a gauntlet, mimicking tony's process.
] Already? [ he sighs at it. ] Shoo. I got this.
myheartglows: (tony | talking to YOU buddy)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-17 11:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ the whole procedure of getting him out of the crate tony fills with chatter, whether at simba ("how was your experience with crate airlines?") or at the robot trying to assist ("what're you doing? give 'im space"). as soon as simba's free, tony struts over to a console, talking about adding him to jarvis's systems, when the awkward requests finally slow him down. he turns, his eyes a smidgen too wide and alert for the darkening circles underneath. ]

Yeah, [ he answers, breathless. ] Yeah, you wanna wear it like a toga? Toga party. Speakin' of, first, stand over here for me, please. [ walking backwards, he beckons the gion over to and points at a grid on the floor. ]
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myheartglows: (tony | invented the matrix)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-17 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
JARVIS? [ tony calls out instead of addressing toga party, barreling forward to the next topic, arm still extended to where he pointed. from everywhere and nowhere a dry british voice answers, "online, sir." apparently satisfied, tony nods and drops his arm. ] Scan our guest in as Simba, [ he orders. ] Grant alpha access to all sectors save for section four. Take measurements while you're at it and set a reminder to call my tailor.

[ while cyan lines of light flash up and down the gion, jarvis inquires, "shall i leave the note for ms. potts?" ]

No. Personal matter.

[ "voice recognition in progress." ]

[ tony smirks at the gion, eyes bright and exuberant. he acts similar to the reactor in his chest, energy crackling beneath a smooth, contained exterior. it bleeds out like radiation through his manic eyes. ] That's JARVIS. Say hi.
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myheartglows: (nlui | living room)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-18 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ "voice recognized. designation: simba," jarvis reports, unperturbed. "a new home profile has been uploaded. would you like to set your preferences now?" ]

Delay that, J. One hour. [ tony ushers simba off the grid and leads him through the workshop to the wall of glass windows and door, where a staircase lies in wait. he takes the steps two at a time, expecting to be followed. ] No, he's–well, sort of? He's my NLUI. AI, whatever. He's the smart part of a smart house. My own code. I named him after my old flesh-and-blood butler, Edwin Jarvis.

[ a wall fountain trickles into stones at the top of the staircase, which leads into a living room with more wide window walls, the pacific ocean at night beyond them. the decor is modern and sparse, a tasteful, elegant simplicity, mostly soft, neutral or earthen tones like white, beige, brown, and pastel green. spacious and open, the room sports a long sectional sofa (some of the couch pillows have fuzzy edges, oddly feminine for tony; same with the bowl of realistic white orchids on the wooden table) and squat, cushioned stools, with decorative nick-knacks like an electric guitar leaning against the wall and modern art statues strategically placed in corners or as centerpieces.

tony zooms right past it, by the fireplace and grand piano and bar and all, to the next level staircase right above. they'll be passing by a lot of sights like this, classical wealth with modern tastes.
] C'mon. We're headed to the pool.
myheartglows: (tony | funny story that...)

[personal profile] myheartglows 2020-08-18 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I probably do, [ tony throws over his shoulder with a sly grin, clearing the top step. he keeps right on strutting down the hall. ] But c'mon. The pool'll be more fun. Surer shot, anyway.

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