mark ix suit ❦ [ video, filtered away from the people it says in the ooc note + one encryption ]

[starked]

[ had tony been anyone else, this would have been accidental. the device would have turned on and you'd get to see what most people would find a pathetic guy nursing what looks like some form of space booze. but no, this is intentional and while tony is looking way more interested in his glass for a good moment or two when it comes on, he does eventually turn to face it. he waves with his free hand before he speaks. ]

You know, I find it stupid that our resident- whatever you wanna call Spock, our real first officer, the one who actually has that designation off this ship, is telling us that we should go talk to someone because of loss and how it's so tragic. Personally, I find talking about that shit to be bullshit because what, they're going to tell you that it's a universal thing and how it'll go away. I'll let you in on a little secret, they lie, because what's going to happen is you'll never get over it and you'll be stuck spending all your time whining at people who really don't give a shit about you. And before all of you psych kids come yelling at me, I'll have you know that little Ms. Sommers was getting high and I just want to say, that is definitely not a healthy coping mechanism, is it? [ he pauses. ] I know what you're going to say now, well, Tony, look at you, you're drinking right now, what does that say about you?

That says I've been doing this for years. That I've gone on benders and I've given speeches that are coherent while drunk off my ass and I've built shit better than all of you while say it with me drunk. Honestly, I'm not particularly going to give a fuck about what you're going to analyze about it. Because someone else has said it before you did, you can't say anything I haven't heard already. Fact of the matter is, sometimes people like to drink. And sometimes, people deserve the right to drink when they've been a really good person about not doing it much, if at all, for nine goddamn months. Not including the time I was randomly home, where the same was true. 

And I know, you all want to know if I'm got some gloom and doom shit to tell you. I don't, because Eridan already beat me to that with finding a dead body in the pool and whatsherface having the theory about that list being a hit list. Ironic that her Sherlock, the one on the list ended up dying right after.

What I do have to ask, though, is that maybe if you're feeling liking admitting that you just want to drink your stupid sorrows away or your issues away, I don't care, but you should maybe head up to the tenth floor, it's weird up here. Quiet. Kind of creepy. Whatever. And even if you don't feel like it you should at least come find me and maybe make it so I don't have to hunt down every bit of alcohol on this ship to make it so I don't remember this entire month. 

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If you don't bring vodka and lots of it to where I am, I will be very mad and feel so very betrayed by you. Besides, I know I'm not the only one who wants to drink. And no telling on me to you know who. 


[ ooc | okay so the people who this is filtered away from are as followed: howard stark, jon snow, the starks from asoiaf (including alayne), petyr baelish, pepper potts, betty ross, both lokis, libby, and i think that's it? you can do action in this if you would like, just tell me. it's not required obviously, but the option is there because tony did say to come up if you'd like. and my apologies if i am slow when i tag. ]

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[starked]

[ there's a very long pause on Tony's end when he looks like he's going to say something it's not just my loss or what the fuck did strela replace you with a pod person but he settles for something else entirely. ]

JARVIS is back where he wants to be. In my machines at home. I'm happy for him, jealous, but happy.

And at least she's not stuck trapped in a stupid coma. Which the both of us should be pleased about.

[ and in case it wasn't obvious that those two sentences sucked to say, Tony ends up downing the rest of what's left in his glass once he finishes and proceeds to fill it right back up again. ]

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[firstofficer]

[ there is a great deal of room for accusation, and perhaps more for anger- but Spock has neither to offer. he understands that there is an invitation in this to belittle the man- to critique or contrast them, but that is equally senseless. Tony Stark is grieving. as is Spock himself. there is nothing for him to think less of.

statements hover in momentary silence, one that lingers until after the glass is refilled. there is no need to say what he does, but Spock will not run from his humanity, especially not in front of a man so openly embracing his own. his words are quiet. ]

I am pleased she is no longer comatose, but not that she is no longer among us. I also acknowledge that this is inconsequential, ineffective, and selfish in nature.

[ his gaze lowers for a beat. the experience of such emotions was one thing. but to make no attempt to control them, to openly acknowledge and experience them with another-

Spock takes the criticism, and allows it to slip into silence. ]

At your leave, I would contact you at a later date. [ and apparently asks permission to talk to you. ]

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[starked]

[ it's a bit unsettling, seeing Spock willing to avoid judging him when out of everyone, he figured that he'd be the first one to tell Tony that it was inadvisable to be doing this.

upon reflection though, Tony has to admit, they've both lost someone near to them and perhaps that makes for strange companions of sorts. ]

I'm an incredibly selfish guy, Spock. There's books about how selfish I am, if I remember right. It's not a crime to be like this occasionally. At least once.

[ there's an incredibly long pause on Tony's end complete with a blink or two of sheer confusion before he finally opens his mouth and says something. ]

To do what?

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[firstofficer]

[ Stark isn't the only one to be left somewhat unsettled. they have not spoken to each other with any semblance of frequency, and in many ways- they are worlds apart. but as Tony speaks, there is no mistaking what he is being offered. Spock watches his face quietly. he does not feel, as he has heard it said- less alone. but there is a comfort that lingers regardless. an acceptance that isn't spoken of, and instead only mutely embraced.

but then the pause follows- lengthens, and it isn't a vibrant play of emotion, but the confusion is certainly clear. his chin tips faintly upward. there is a great deal be questioned, but this is something he is entirely sure of. ]

I want to work with you.

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[starked]

[ the frequency that they talk is purposeful on Tony's end, mostly due to the connection between Kirk and Spock. he doesn't necessarily trust the man and with Natasha already whatever she was with Kirk, it almost seems redundant to have Tony speaking with Spock regularly as if they were friends. even now speaking with him makes Tony wonder just how much of this might get back to Kirk somehow and it almost makes him want to just shut off the feed.

his eyes narrow just slightly, not in anger (not entirely at least) but in curiosity. Spock wants to work with Tony and that's- it makes a Tony's heart jump in his throat and sets him on edge. ]

Just you and just me working with each other. No one else. Or do I come with the ones from my world and you drag the ones from your world along?

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[firstofficer]

[ he does not understand, beyond only the vaguest conjecture, what Tony's reservations are, regarding his person. regarding his relationship with his crew and the expectation with his commanding officer. and as such, there is no room for him to offer comfort.

there are, he believes, a great many things in the reply he is afforded, and to them all, Spock offers nothing but patience, and honesty. ]

You are one of the most intelligent and resourceful men I have ever encountered. In my attempt to contact the ship, I was left with significant questions. For the purpose of clarity, allow me to say that I have contacted an individual of similar telepathic ability, an individual with familiarity regarding organic vessels, my commanding officer and my crew.

Your thoughts on the matter would be of considerable value to me.

I intend to come to you alone. I have no reservations with whom you select to accompany you, and only a handful regarding what is done with the conclusion.

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[starked]

[ if Tony has his way, Spock will never know what Tony's reservations are about him. it's a personal issue that only a truly select few even entirely understand and more than anything, he's inclined to keep it that way.

the way Spock reacts, however, makes it far easier for Tony to be slightly more at ease with what he's asking. (and perhaps the flattery is getting him somewhere.) ]

Who were they? Just to make sure I know, and in the interest of full disclosure among, I guess a consultant and the consultee.

[ he pauses and looks off to the side of his device for a good moment before he continues. ]

Name your reservations now, before I say anything else. Because I imagine you know I have a big mouth and I have my own team here who I refuse to keep in the dark.

stop me from backtagging this, i dare you

[firstofficer]

Charles Xavier and the Wraith. [ Spock offers no further hesitancy. he has, after all, already committed to this disclosure. to allow himself to dwell upon the potential that this may be a grave error in judgement would be illogical. he does not however, feel it necessary to attach the names of his captain and crew. they do a fair job of identifying themselves, in his opinion. in the pause that comes, Spock's gaze follows Tony's profile. his glance away and the return of his attention. ]

The size of your mouth and it's capabilities notwithstanding, my reservations lie entirely upon creating a state of panic among the passengers. A majority of our crew are civilians, a fraction of which, are recent arrivals- prone to action before consideration.

The involvement of your team, Mister Stark, never required negotiation.

i wouldn't dream of it. good lord i'm late though.

[starked]

Xavier I'm fine with. I'm pretty sure I've made my own feelings about the Wraith clear to Kirk, though. [ which is to say that Tony doesn't like the arrangement Kirk has decided on, let alone the thing itself, but that's perhaps neither here nor there. for once, Tony actually just listens to what Spock is saying and lets it sink in. to be fair he knows that the most of the new arrivals are civilians ( technically so is he, but it's different with him ) and that if given the right spark, they'll destroy the ship around them if something makes them panic. but hearing it from someone outside of his team makes it hit just a little harder. ]

I'm also incredibly aware of that. [ so aware of it that he had declined ever showing the other portion of what he recorded to anyone he didn't know he could trust. ] I get that I'm not diplomatic and that yes I probably strike you as the type to actually incite the panic among everyone because big mouth, and you know, believer in not keeping things that might be useful in the dark. But I don't want them to destroy the ship because they started panicking. If a panic starts, it's not going to be because of me.

Wanted to make sure we were clear about their involvement. And if any of them leave and come back and they're the ones from my universe, they're getting involved without question. Package deal and all that.