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[uninvincible]

[The man on the screen looks banged up and bruised--and, quite frankly, like hell. He just seems exhausted and bemused, not panicking like he probably should be. He'd left the apartment to do a bit of exploring then came back, entirely too exhausted and injured to do much else, but he's got a vague idea of where he is now. Right.]

Yes, hi. Hello? Is this like a Nokia?

[He leans back on the bed he's sitting on.] So I get it. Deserted town. Spooky. I'm past it. It's time to move forward. [He waves his hands vaguely.] I need parts. Durable and solid enough to deal with sustained flight-- You know what, I'll work out the details. I can salvage just about anything, so don't be shy.

And-- [Pause.] Really, is this it? Just this thing? [A bit of shaky cam as he examines the communication device again.] I guess with a few tweaks it'll function on a less...archaic level... So-- Look, am I alone? Am I talking to myself here? I know I'm fantastic to look at, but I'd love some sign of intelligent life here.

[ooc; This post also doubles as action for anyone else in Apartment #2.002. c:]

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[Audio]

[escutcheon]

[NEW MEAT?
Time for trolling.]

Yes, you're quite mad. Rather unfortunate, really. Do you talk to yourself often?

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[browbeater]

No, it's a cell phone. And you're not alone.

[what in the hell is a nokia]

[voice]

[losemyfaith]

[wow there are so many new people lately.]

You'd probably have the best chances scrounging, but good luck finding anything that isn't too rusted out.

permavid;

[uninvincible]

Once in a while. It's largely contingent on how many Rusty Nails I've had.

So, answers? Parts. Metal. If you were a voice in my head you'd be on top of this, come on.

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[escutcheon]

Clearly in situations like this you need more Rusty Nails. [Whatever that is.]

Hey, hey! I'm trying, okay? Give a crazy mental voice a little more credit.

permavid;

[uninvincible]

Right, cell phone, that's what-- You know what? Never mind. [A sigh, and he rubs his forehead a little.]

So what, you live here? Love what you've done with the place.

[browbeater]

[I guess he somehow turned on the video]

Not exactly. I don't think any of us that use these things actually lives here.

permavid;

[uninvincible]

I've worked with worse. I'll need tools too, though-- Any word on where I can find those?

[uninvincible]

Well, you get a gold star for keeping your head through all of this. You been here a while?

[uninvincible]

Or anywhere in this hemisphere, it's fine.

So, the parts thing. Did anyone catch that?

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[escutcheon]

You learn to laugh things off when your sanity is in question. It's a survival mechanism.

A few weeks. Not long.

[uninvincible]

So why-- Okay, how many questions do I get? I don't want to waste any-- What are we dealing with here? Armed guards, traps, barricades? There has to be a reason you've stuck around this long.

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[escutcheon]

I'll be generous. Three questions.

Nope, nope, and nope. At least guards can be beaten down and traps and barricades can be bypassed with the right strategy. There's this... barrier around the town. None of us can push or break through it.

[uninvincible]

Well you haven't let me have a go yet. Which brings me back to the parts question, that still counts as one, right?

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[knifedances]

Sustained flight? What are you hoping to build, exactly?

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[escutcheon]

We've had mages and warriors of all sorts try to break through. What makes you so sure you'll succeed?

There's plenty of scrap metal around the town, if you don't mind the rust and decay. [Pause.] I don't suppose you'd happen to be a blacksmith or armourer, are you?

[Don't tell her about the magic flying armour suit.




She'd want one like burning.]

permavid;

[uninvincible]

Nope, not build. Fix.

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[knifedances]

Ah, semantics. What are you hoping to fix, then?

[uninvincible]

Got a bit of a hardware issue. Nothing to lose sleep over.

[uninvincible]

I'm not a mage or a warrior. Maybe I have a shot.

Ooh, armourer though, I like that. Think I'll stick with it.

[knifedances]

If you're having an issue it was probably intentional on the part of our captors and under those circumstances I find it unlikely that they'll have left you in a position to fix whatever it is you're unwilling to outright tell me about.

[uninvincible]

Ah, no, not exactly-- It's kind of a long story, so I'll sit on it, but I'd appreciate a hand. So I can go. Out of here. Home. Stuff to do, you know.

[He's looking tireder by the minute. A fall out of a vortex in space will do that to a guy.]

[knifedances]

Same story as everyone else, I'm sure. My apologies, but regardless of whether you get this mystery hardware restored or not, I'm putting my money on the idea that it'd get you nowhere. There's some kind of barrier keeping us all in and if anyone's capable of flight? I'm pretty sure they would have accounted for that.

[He doesn't sound particularly apologetic, however]

[uninvincible]

Thanks mom, I'll be careful.

[This is Tony Stark you're talking to. His ego has an ego.]

One more question, though-- Painkillers. Got any of those?

[escapedpandora]

There's a lot of people here?

[That's the part he can answer, at least.]