Starking Your Way Into Things

[withboxofscraps.livejournal.com]

1. Gucun was alight with new ships coming in during the end of the crisis that had been on hand. While some of them carried supplies, one of them was a truly massive ship emblazoned with the words "Stark Industries" across it. Even before setting down, you could hear hard rock that pre-dated the Impact being blared over huge speakers embedded into the ship.

From the top, a figure plummeted from the drop ship and landed with nary a thump via a parachute as fireworks exploded behind him in a pre-arranged pattern. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tony Stark has entered your world!

As the ship landed and people gathered at the drop point, he cleared his throat.]

Is it better to be feared, or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both? Ladies and Gentlemen of Gucun, I present to you the latest in Stark Industries freedom line, fresh from our development. Armed with the latest in our patented repulsor technology, it the latest in smart weapons. They say the best weapon is one that you don't have to fire. I humbly disagree! As the best weapon is the only weapon you have to fire once.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...

[And a huge missile appears from the top of it, aimed at the sky, gleaming in the evening sun.]

The Jerusalem.

[And it fired, skyward, zooming into the sky where it split up into hundreds of mini-seekers and exploded on pre-set targets hovering there. A shockwave buffered all of Gucun and Tony spread his arms, seconds before it whooshed past him, only to step towards a cooler.] Order one now and it comes with a mini bar. To peace!


2. [And here it is, a mobile Stark Expo, complete with various technologies, both weapons grade and medical. Tony is mingling with people, drinking from what seems to be an endless glass that keeps getting refilled. Clearly this man knows how to drink. Bother?]

Comments

[coolblueiceman]

That's an impressive piece of medical technology. You said this is old? Granted, it's admittedly hard for me to think of Earth having technology this advanced after Second Impact. Even without it, this would be a feat.

You've got an impressive display here, sir. Even coming from a technologically-superior society, I have no shame saying that.

[withboxofscraps.livejournal.com]

Been on the market for a while now. Although I hear the medical queue times is pretty long considering everything. Lots of people getting hit by beams recently.

It's old hat. This was actually the display from last years Stark Expo. Tony Stark, CEO.

So your outfit... military I take it? Not from around here? [he made a gesture pointing upwards.]

[coolblueiceman]

[You're getting a half-glare in return.] Wouldn't have guessed that, sir. Not with the whole Adventus mess, this whole thing in Gucun, and any of the other antics we get up to down here.

Chrono Harlaown, Enforcer, Time-Space Administration Bureau. HQ is... quite some distance from here. I'm thinking we might need a file on you, frankly, Mr. Stark - you've got a lot of talent for design. That's something we can really use back home. Something like this applied to Device design... we could advance our military by years.

[withboxofscraps.livejournal.com]

In general, not specifically. If you want, you guys can have this one. I'll polish it up, tighten up the specifics. Give you a little handbook with it too.

TSAB... huh, can't say I heard of that one. JARVIS you there?

Yes sir?

Check the news for me will you? [And then turning to Chrono he gave him a have smile before taking a sip of his drink.] Devices huh. That's your weapon systems back home? Or are they used for more multipurpose equipment?

[coolblueiceman]

No, between our spellcasters and the tech we already have aboard the Chalice, I think we're fine here. And we've got something similar already back in Cranagan, it just came along comparatively much later in our tech development.

[In answer to the later question, Chrono draws Durandal's storage form.] This is about to be a Device. They're mostly for combat, though they focus any manner of spell. Durandal, Set Up.

[With a tinny Yes Boss, the card Chrono's holding turns into a short staff about two-thirds his height.]

[withboxofscraps.livejournal.com]

Magic. I'll have to check out some of your stuff though later on if we meet.

JARVIS you getting this?

Absolutely sir. Although there is a lot of residual energy that is currently undocumented--

Magic JARVIS.

Sir, it's more like a focused energy conversion--

Just stick with magic, JARVIS. In any case, that is an impressive piece of work you have there. I'll have to look into compression on that scale later on.

[coolblueiceman]

[A raised eyebrow.] I do have some extra training Devices laying around, if you wanted to take one apart. They're declassified, considering they're basic enough an adventurous student could probably outclass one given a month of planning and proper parts. You can give your AI friend something to chew on.

As for compression... remind me to mention the Belkan cartridge system if we ever get around to talking shop. Long story short, store compressed magic in containers, release for explosive bursts of pain, hope the backlash isn't lethal to you.

[withboxofscraps.livejournal.com]

I'll give one to JARVIS, see what he can pick apart and I'll take a crack at it later on. Thanks.

Sounds interesting. Kind of like bullets with magic. Magic bullets. Huh, I think I got an idea for later... in any case, I'll figure out something to do with this. In the meantime, go ahead and look around some more, I've got a lot to show off here.