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[arcreact]

[ Two months ago, someone spontaneously phasing through matter probably would've made him leap out of his own skin. But after experiencing the lunacy that's considered commonplace aboard the Moira, he just mutters an exasperated for God's sake under his breath when Vision WALKS THROUGH THE DAMN WALL.

Tony is seated cross-legged in front of the now-dark and silent Ingress, surrounded by a semi-circle of near-incomprehensible notes. He sets down the stack he'd been squinting at when Vision begins his distressed monologuing, which is at least evidence that he's taking this seriously. ]

Yeah, well, it's not just you. Talking to those two feels like walking on eggshells 100% of the time.

[ Tony makes a sweeping gesture to the room. ]

Listen - can you light somewhere? You're making me nervous.

[ With his floating and walking through walls and all. ]

[arcreact]

you shouldn't ask impossible things of me
i'm doomed to disappoint

[arcreact]

pal, i can build one into the box spring above your bed if you want one
i can give it omnidirectional wheels to follow you everywhere you go making urgent beeping sounds
sky's the limit

here's the bigger problem: coffee grounds

[prorenataa]

[ Wait. This had the potential to go badly. ]

No. Tony! NO!

Just a coffee pot. Sits on our dresser, brews coffee. That's all it has to do.

[ Pause ... and ... ]

Actually if the carafe could keep the coffee hot and fresh for six or more hours, that would be nice.

[arcreact]

it's gonna take you six hours or more to go through a pot?

[ THAT SOUNDS FAKE BUT OK ]

[prorenataa]

Don't be obscene.

If I make a pot and then one of you assholes gets blown up and I have to save your ass, I want my coffee to be hot when I'm done.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

with that greedy attitude youre making me regret this night already
be sure to leave at least one for me

[copycape]

[He raises an eyebrow at Tony, but acquiesces, feet coming to rest on the ground before he bends to sit outside Tony's arc of papers. Immediately, it feels awkward and childish to be seated like this.] How can you possibly be comfortable doing your work down here?

[He sighs. It doesn't matter. Tony's assurances that he is not the first to fail in communicating with the Maximoffs, while kind, is of little comfort.] I understand Pietro's past was...troubled. It may have made him difficult to connect with, but the mistake was still mine. I don't know what possessed me, honestly. It never occurred to me that he could be here with no knowledge of what happened. That no one would have told him.

[He stares down at his hands. It is easier than looking up at Tony.] I am having trouble conceiving of any way to fix this.

[arcreact]

[ Tony just offers a blasé shrug in response to the question. 'Eccentric' is one of his more enduring monikers for a reason. ]

That's what happens when you make a fruit salad with a bunch of screwed up people from different points in time.

[ Tony's hilariously under-equipped to offer useful advice here, but some bizarre feeling of responsibility for Vision compels him to at least make an attempt. But he can't really try if he's not clear on what actually happened. ]

What'd he say to you, exactly?

[arcreact]

you should've known the dangers associated with this little collaboration before you proposed it
but don't worry
i'll leave only the wittiest and most attractive for you

[arcreact]

touché

[ He's not even gonna defend himself from that being a very likely possibility. ]

i bet i can make one that's good for a week

[ Can you hear him already doing exhausting amounts of math in his head? Because he is. ]

[prorenataa]

Not the worst idea you've ever had.

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

how generous of you.
which reminds me:
if dr. adrien shows up when i'm gone give him all my love, ok?

[copycape]

[He thinks about that a moment. Though it would technically be possible for Vision to recreate his conversation with Pietro verbatim, that is likely not what Tony wants, and also not something he would like to relive in vivid detail.]

He was...angry. Perhaps much of his anger was not meant for me, but I became a target. Understandably, he was concerned for Wanda. Worried that she had been alone without him. I tried to reassure him that she had not, but...nothing I said made a difference. Like he couldn't hear me.

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[mttbrandlegs]

HELLO TONY.

I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST AS TIRED AS I AM (OR MAYBE NOT!!) BUT HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A ROBOT A FAVOR?

[A really, really big favor. Mettaton's going to owe this guy so much if he actually says yes...]

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[arcreact]

depends on the nature of the favor, Hotpants

[ His robo-curiosity is far less now than it was then, just sayin. ]

[mttbrandlegs]

[Mettaton's human curiosity is pretty well diminished, honestly. He's had quite enough of rebounds and one-night stands.]

PURELY MECHANICAL, I ASSURE YOU.

I'M EXPERIENCING SEVERE MALFUNCTIONS AND MY ENGINEER HAS GONE HOME.

[There's a pause after that, maybe half a minute long, then he sends another text.]

YOU ARE MECHANICALLY INCLINED, ARE YOU NOT? I'M NOT INTERESTED IN GOING TO THE MEDBAY LIKE THIS, YOU SEE. AND I KNOW IT'S AN IMPOSITION, BUT I'VE SEEN YOUR SUIT, AND IT'S GOOD WORK.

[arcreact]

i guess a year of no maintenance will do that

[ He says, like it's hypothetical and not exactly what he's dealing with in his own armor and the Moira itself. ]

how severe is "severe"?
i can handle this in engineering or somewhere more private
but that depends on how many of your limbs are hanging off right now and what equipment i'll need to deal with said hypothetical limb-dangling

[mttbrandlegs]

I CAN MOVE, SO ENGINEERING WILL DO FOR NOW.

BUT SO FAR IT SEEMS THAT THE ONLY LIMB WHICH ISN'T THREATENING TO FALL OFF WOULD BE MY RIGHT ARM. THE OTHERS ARE RUNNING ON FUMES, AS THE SAYING GOES.

IN ADDITION, MY INTERNAL BATTERY WILL NO LONGER MAINTAIN CHARGE IN EITHER MY USUAL FORM OR MY DEFAULT, WHICH PUTS IMMENSE STRAIN ON MY CORE MATRIX.

I THINK MY COOLING FANS ARE BROKEN AS WELL??

I APOLOGIZE. IT'S QUITE A LOT.

[It's not just the year of dodging maintenance, to be fair. His left arm was a hot mess before the "party," and he'd probably been a little irresponsible with his battery some time before as well.

Tony doesn't need to know that though.]

[arcreact]

uh
yikes

[ That's his deeply sympathetic, expert analysis of the situation. Sorry pal. ]

okay, meet me in engineering
like, relatively now
right now

[ At least he's actually taking it seriously. ]

[arcreact]

[ He heaves a heavy sigh. Yeah, he's shitty at this kind of thing, but he at least has more understanding of emotions that this baby robot does, so he may as well give it a try. ]

Look - you're right about one thing, it's not you he's pissed at. Stages of grief and all that, you know? There's denial and anger in there, I don't remember the order, whatever. Point is, nothing anybody says is gonna make a difference until he's sorted it out for himself. You could've said all the right things and it wouldn't have made a difference.

People aren't very good at confronting their own mortality.

[ Tony's pretty sure he'd know, if those hellish few months he was sure he was dying are any indication. ]

[arcreact]

okay
i mean, sure, but
THAT raises a whole bunch of questions

[gentlemenpreferblondes]

like what? you told me youd leave me some

suddenly action??

[mttbrandlegs]

[Mettaton's starting to get used to Tony's way of speaking, so honestly? He's not surprised at the reaction.

Though he is surprised at the concern. Go figure.]

CERTAINLY!! GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES.

[...and by a few minutes he actually means around fifteen. It's not intentional, but he really does have to move slow and careful like this, and at this point, he's not quite sure he wants to switch forms. What if something broke and he was just half-changed? Not the cool way, with the box + legs. Like...half a leg or something coming out of his head.

He's not ready for that kind of bullshit.

Once he does arrive though, he just invites himself in. He's busted. Tony knows he's busted. Screw manners.]

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[abide]

[ Why does life have to be so awkward? Why can't things ever be normal between them for once? ]

How's everything doing? [ #nailedit ]