MK VII: Faulty Wiring

[thecoolexec]

A || PHONE || UNFILTERED

Pfft. Typical. Looks like the IT Department is under new management, Mayfield. S'what happens when you outsource your tech to Hades and/or wherever the hell else we are.

Anyone know what the deal is, here? I'm normally not one to let anything get me down, but gravity certainly brought me down through my living room floor this morning.

Ouch, incidentally.
 

B || DAY || CUNNINGHAM LANE STREETS

[Tony's a man of science and tomfoolery. That's why he's phasing his hand in and out of his otherwise-solid-looking front door experimentally. Then he's sticking other limbs in there -- one foot, then the other... walk by at the right time and you might just see a bemused human head seemingly stuck in the door, looking about the area and curiously inspecting the clouds in the sky.]

Comments

[soulless_soldier]

[Pada-what?] Yeah? Ya got any idea how we stop whatever this is goin' on?

[thecoolexec]

What IS going on? Cuz I don't know. I never know.

[soulless_soldier]

Things are turnin' invisible, or at least... ghostly. I'm waitin' for it happen while people are drivin' their cars, or somethin' dangerous. Or hell, when it starts happenin' to us.

[thecoolexec]

.....That would be unpleasant. The us part mostly.

[soulless_soldier]

Very. Shit in Mayfield always gets worse before it gets better. I guess stay on the first floor of buildings, and don't drive a car till whatever this is fixes itself.

[thecoolexec]

Are you grounding me? You can't ground me! I quit!
...Wait.
[And only now does he realize he is still "stuck" in the door. He steps back and tries to fully walk through it, but just smacks into it. It's solid again. Timing.]

Ow.

[soulless_soldier]

[Golfclap]

See, could be worse. Just wait through you fall through a floor of your house, or your car goes see-through while you're driving at 30 miles an hour.

[thecoolexec]

Well, the car thing is scary. The floor thing has already HAPPENED. I'm too terrified to use the bathroom.

[soulless_soldier]

...Yeah, that could be awkward. Or while in the shower.

...

I think I'll go back to campin' out on Makeout Point more.

[thecoolexec]

Probably safe. But where's the fun in safety? Hey, why are you here anyway?

[soulless_soldier]

[She's wearing a backpack, and shrugs it a little to indicate it.] Was workin' on some stuff and wanted to know if I could borrow the workspace. I'm starting to wonder if I should just wait, though.

[thecoolexec]

Please. Mi casa es us casa. But mi casa es also trying to fade out of existence and/or MAIM ME, so, work fast, comprende?

What are you building?

[soulless_soldier]

So is every casa. So I suppose it doesn't matter.

... A remote control car. The department store had these kits, so I thought it'd be good for practice. [It's slightly embarrassing to her compared to the things Tony makes.]

[thecoolexec]

[A smile tugs noticeably on the corner of his lips. Remote control cars. Adorable.] Really? More than I expect from Mayfield retailers sometimes. Welp, all gotta start somewhere. But where are you going to find a helmet big enough to...pfffffffffttttt

[He can't hold in his mirth anymore, so he turns away and slaps a knee. Well... a friendly, altruistic ego jerk is still a jerk.]

[soulless_soldier]

[GLARE and just a little bitterly:] Sorry I ain't a supergenius. You got any better ideas for me?

[thecoolexec]

Okay, okay. I'm sorry. A little. No, no I am, I'm sorry. It's fine, you're fine, toy cars are fine.

But I CAN do you one better. Or like three, honestly.

[soulless_soldier]

I'd rather be workin' on real cars, but one step at a time. Not that I haven't tried.

Yeah? How so?

[thecoolexec]

Help me out with something I've been working on. Could use a spare, daintier hand for some sections.

[soulless_soldier]

[Tony. TONY. Did you refer to Jane Barton as dainty? Enjoy your death glare. She grits her teeth though, since he is the guy who offered to help teach her.]

[Mutters:] I ain't dainty.

[thecoolexec]

[Oblivious and ignorantly loving it.]

Daintier than I am. See these claws of mine? Designed for gripping blowtorches, socket wrenches and handfuls of Cheez-Its. Not so good at reaching into crannies or, ironically, my own heart cavity.

...I didn't design my heart cavity, for the record.

[soulless_soldier]

[Well, you've thrown her off for now.] Whattya mean, reaching into your heart cavity?

[thecoolexec]

This Lite-Brite coaster I got here.

[He pulls down the collar of his shirt low enough to reveal the top half of his arc reactor heart.]

[soulless_soldier]

[There's a momentary wide-eyed stare.] You've... got an electric heart?

[thecoolexec]

[He frowns.] Hm. Thought I... told you about that already. Crap. I could have done it much flashier than that. I'm disappointed in myself.

unless her mun forgot, herp

[soulless_soldier]

Flyin' robot suit, check. Electric heart... that's new. You're just full 'a surprises.