One Explosion [Video//Action: Fountain]

[idmakeitaweek]

[Tony scrubs a hand over his face and back through his hair. It's been a long night of press snippets, photo ops and hand shaking. He's had entirely too much champagne and not yet enough scotch. The bruising and cuts on his face from the fight with Ivan are almost healed. He loosens his tie finally opening his eyes only to realize he is not in his

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voice;

[aregulargirl]

Kidnapping's a bitch, isn't it?

[ beat. ]

Who's Jarvis?

Re: voice;

[idmakeitaweek]

I've had it go worse.

Jarvis is my computer. He runs my house.

voice;

[aregulargirl]

So have I, actually, but I think I prefer the kidnapping situations at home. I know better what to expect.

...Didn't know computers could run a house outside of security systems, but then again the state of technology is kind of dismal back where I'm from.

Re: voice;

[idmakeitaweek]

Let me get this straight. You've been kidnapped often enough to know what to expect?

Jarvis is a very special computer. He's more than a little AI.

voice;

[aregulargirl]

It depends on who's doing the kidnapping, but generally, yeah. [ she'll continue to be vague on that subject for as long as she can get away with it. ]

Re: voice;

[idmakeitaweek]

Kinky.

I'm Tony Stark.

voice;

[aregulargirl]

...It's never that kind of situation.

[ give her a few seconds to move past being slightly offended and she'll offer her own name. ]

Re: voice;

[idmakeitaweek]

A shame.

voice;

[aregulargirl]

[ okay, maybe not. ]

Whatever.

Re: voice;

[idmakeitaweek]

I'm sorry. I didn't get your name. That happens sometimes. Not very often to me you understand but it does happen.

[Sorry Max, he's incredibly spoiled and used to people falling all over him]

[aregulargirl]

[ a long pause, and then, very dryly: ]

Max.

[idmakeitaweek]

Pleasure to meet you, Max.

[aregulargirl]

Yeah, you too. [ with only a hint of sarcasm. ]