-- oh dear diary, we fell apart.

[yourbestguysgun]

"... What do you mean record a message? Ain't the whole point it bein' the other way round. Stupid piece o' --."

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[ ooc: action is also a-okay, if you know where to find him. :) ]

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[yourbestguysgun]

[ Crepe follows. Because she is a traitor. ] Sure, look, that opens the uh - arm thing, then you put the mini-record in shiny side down and press that button, it eats it, hey presto, there's your film.

[latenightfondue]

[ He holds up the disc that sits in the tray, turns it to catch the light and seems far too amused by it. ] Who'd've thought this little beauty could do what we only ever knew at a cinema.

[yourbestguysgun]

Okay, well have fun with your reflection there.

[ Going back to collapse on the couch. Crepe follows, jumps on him in response. ]

[latenightfondue]

It's so damn shiny, it ain't my fault I got a handsome face.

[ He pops it back onto the tray, pushes it in, and grins like a child at Christmas when the picture comes onto the screen. ] Would you look at that.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Rolling his eyes. ] Uh huh, you have learned the miracle of the television.

[latenightfondue]

Had one'a 'em back home, but there weren't ever nothing on worth watching on it.

[ He presses the buttons, plays around with it, working out easily, as if he's been using one for years, but don't mind him, he makes love to all the best technology. ] Recommend anything?

[yourbestguysgun]

Nah, you can check out Steve's collection if y'really want, he rents 'em from some place. But mostly I can't stand the television.

[ It is a force of EVIL. ]

[latenightfondue]

Yeah, me either, never had much time for it. But look at it. [ He's totally not getting over it, the colour, the picture quality, but he turns it off eventually. ] Tony said they got porn on 'em if y'look in the right place.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ ... oh dear lord. ] You're not watchin' porn on our television, Stark. Ames has already tried to, there's a no blue movie law.

[ Steve would know. ]

[latenightfondue]

Get away, there ain't no law, it's a natural thing. [ Crawling over to sit on the floor by the couch. ] Y'telling me you ain't curious?

[yourbestguysgun]

[ WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO HIM? ] Nope.

[latenightfondue]

[ Eyeing him suspiciously. ] You ain't one'a them, are you, buddy? 'Cause there's nothing wrong with that.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Ignoring that feeling of panic, he's totally ignoring it. ] Half o' New York's young ladies are still pinin' after me, Stark. I make 'em miss me.

[latenightfondue]

That don't mean nothing. Y'might be good at faking it, but it ain't proof you're not in the other club. [ Looking at him suggestively. ] And I could'a sworn y'were checking out my ass back there.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ He's just going to lean out and punch Howard in the back of the head. That's it. ] What? Y'want character references?

[latenightfondue]

[ Rubbing the back of his head because what even. ] Wouldn't mind a couple'a numbers if y'got 'em handy.

[yourbestguysgun]

Nope, don't wanna inflict you onthe poor girls.

[latenightfondue]

[ Pfft. ] Wouldn't want your sloppy seconds anyway, buddy.

[ And climbing onto the sofa now, reaching for a second beer. ] So, Tony, y'know him, right?

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Give him one. ] Unfortunately.

[latenightfondue]

Y'give him the special treatment, too, huh? The guy never seems to want to talk about it.

[ But that's not the point, let him just down half of the bottle before he gets to that. ]

[yourbestguysgun]

He's a jerk, you're a jerk. It ain't rocket science.

[ Lightly. ] Why? What's this about Tony?

[latenightfondue]

Gotta agree with you on that.

[ Crepe betrays once again as he pats her onto his knee, strokes her way too affectionately. ] There's something ain't right. Whenever I mention him to anyone, they clam up, ain't no one willing to tell me why.

[yourbestguysgun]

[ Shrug. He has been lying since he was old enough to talk, okay? ] Yeah, me and Tony are bossom buddies, sure. I totally know everything. [ Eyeroll. ] You're both scientists. Maybe it's a work thing.

[latenightfondue]

[ Being so socially inept, he might have believed him, but. ] That don't explain why that hyper Dawn dame called him Mr Stark, said it was funny how we both got the same name and working at he same place.

[yourbestguysgun]

You don't have sole ownership on your last name, Stark. [ Goddamnit. ] A guy's allowed to share it.