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Tᴏɴʏ "ɪʀᴏɴ ᴍᴀɴ" Sᴛᴀʀᴋ ([personal profile] liverletdie) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowl2010-06-10 11:49 pm

2.0.5 :: Video

What you're seeing is what I'm seeing.

[ And yes! The video is an aerial view of LA. Sure, there were camera crews, and all that, but Tony decided to stay behind. Every now and again the screen flashes with a red redicule or target zeroing in on something or the rather. The text flashes across the screen, but much of it crosses and leaves the feed in the blink of an eye. Essentially, this is a bird's-eye view of the destruction, and there are spots of fire every now and again still dying down. ]

I've ordered similar destruction before. I know the cost it leaves on a man's conscience. Whatever reason, I don't think he would have ordered something that would leave this kind of devastation without weighning the consequences.

That doesn't make this right. [ Doo de doo, still a slow, leisurely flight around the HIVE territory. It's really like video with voiceover. ] Those of us who came, we swore we'd do our best for LA, and we did. We should all be proud of the lives we've saved. We did our best, and there are camps everywhere filled with people who now realize why they were being woken from their beds at 3 in the morning to load up what they could of their posessions, and leave.

That's the worst of it, is that these people don't have a home to go back to. In the City, the people left are used to what happens, the supervillains, the conflicts, the people here were just trying to get on with their daily lives, and look what's left for them. I've already seen enough people on the network touch on the tragedy of the dead, but--

[ He trails off, head swerving as if he saw something, and as he zooms in, it reveals a small squad of military soldiers, and the view zooms back out, and to the landscape. ]

There's another tragedy here, and that's for the people who're left. I hope many of you will join me in ensuring that we continue to protect the people we saved.

The job isn't over yet.

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'll stay here then. Pepper's going to need somebody.

[A beat.]

Somebody who's not Bond, I mean.

ENCRYPTED

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[oh you can practically hear the smile]

Is that an order from the big boss himself?

ENCRYPTED

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Gladly.

[He hesitates for a moment...]

...Hey, Tony.

ENCRYPTED

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
... Call me if you need anything.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
I meant to make it private.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] behisgirlfriday.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
And that makes it so much better.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
I'm digging my hole deeper, aren't I?

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] behisgirlfriday.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
Contrary to popular belief, I am capable of taking care of myself.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
I never said you weren't! I was just concerned about your workload and...

[A beat.]

Wait. This is coming out wrong.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] behisgirlfriday.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
We both know that isn't what you were worried about.

And it's...it's touching. Really, it is. But it doesn't have a place here.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
... What do you mean?

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] behisgirlfriday.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I know you're worried about me and the whole Bond thing. I get it. But honest to God, I am going to smack the next person who says that they're worried about my safety. Especially when they've been in L.A. and I've been at home.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
But I'm not just worried about your safety.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm worried about you overloading yourself with work because Tony's not there. I'm worried about you not taking any breaks because you're too worried about your boss and your assistant being in a dangerous place.

Basically, I'm worried about not doing my job.

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] behisgirlfriday.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
You really are a good secretary.

[ she sounds genuinely fond, amused ]

Don't worry. I'm taking plenty of breaks and not running myself into the ground. Are you?

voice; [ private ]

[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, mom. First thing I did when I got home was sleep.

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[identity profile] doubleoohbaby.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[BUT SEES THIS, DANNY. SO FUCK YOU!]

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[identity profile] iron-fister.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[YOU WISH BOND. YOU. WISH.]

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[identity profile] doubleoohbaby.livejournal.com 2010-06-11 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[PFFT, BEEN THERE DONE THAT. WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.]