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[ironprodigy]

[There is a sleepy-looking teenager in just his boxers on the screen right now and he is very confused.] Okay, I've had some bad hangovers before, but this one seriously takes the cake. It's not often I wake up in a strange tower with my name on it and some sweet-ass AI named after my butler built into it. And by not often, I mean never

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[selfantagonized]

[ . . . . This isn't happening.]

Tony, is that you? [Please say no and let this be a weird dream.]

[ironprodigy]

[Sorry, buddy, no weird dream. Just...stupid Mandalus magic.]

Yeah? Do I know you?

[selfantagonized]

I- thought you did. [Awkward shift, shrug.]

I mean when you're older, you do. -Nevermind. I'm Bruce.

[ironprodigy]

Oh, that Potts lady said more people here would know me. Hey, wait a sec, are you Dr. Banner?

[selfantagonized]

Pepper? That's good to know that she clarified things-

[. . . . Weird.] I am. You've heard of me?

[ironprodigy]

Yeah, well, she tried. From what I've gathered, no one really has a clue what's going on here, do they. She said you might be able to figure out how a bunch of us got de-aged?

[selfantagonized]

Eh, more or less to be honest. [A frown as he admits it.] I might be, I've been gathering information since it started. Nothing too solid though, past the 'blame the city' idea people have had before.

[ironprodigy]

So...I'm stuck here until someone figures something out? Because the last thing I remember I was getting drunk with some buddies at MIT and I'd like to get back to that.

[selfantagonized]

Believe me, as much as anyone would like to get back to whatever they were doing, it doesn't work like that in this place. [A sigh and he scratches at the back of his head.] If you could check in with me or someone else though, should you start to feel... different, it'd be appreciated.

It could help with the research.

[ironprodigy]

[Have a raised eyebrow.] Different how?

[selfantagonized]

Physically, in terms of specific. If you go from feeling okay to burning up or nausea of any sort without any explanation, that sort of thing.

[ironprodigy]

Ah, right. Can do, Doc. [He's got something of a hangover right now, but that's definitely explainable.]

[selfantagonized]

Right. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say this is where you go back to nursing your hangover.

[ironprodigy]

Unless some fantastic hangover cures have been invented in the future? [Please, please say yes.]

[selfantagonized]

[-Nope.]

Not that I can think of, no. Sleeping it off is still the best thing, if I remember correctly. Or just not drinking at all, really.

[ironprodigy]

Well that's not happening anytime soon. You're seriously telling me there's nothing?