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[claviclebreaker]

Time travel? Check. 1950's; oh what a quaint time. Steve would've loved this.

No armor? Check.

Big group of bad guys? Most likely. Is it Thursday, already? I wasn't expecting any time traveling or space missions until next Wednesday. At latest. I really have to start scheduling villains and their hostile takeovers-slash-throwing-superheroes-into-

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[heartofheaven]

You're used to all this?

I don't know about travelling in time, but Mayfield does seem to be in a world of its own. Everyone gets put into families and... well, we're stuck here.

[claviclebreaker]

Yes, ma'am, actually I am. Well, I mean, this is my first time in the Stepford Wives, but I've been stranger places.

Mayfield? That's what it's called? Horribly bland name. No imagination. I suppose a group of underground crazies are running it?

[heartofheaven]

Really? Who are you?

Yeah. There's the mayor, the chief of police Grady, and the drones. If we try to escape, they brainwash us so we become like the drones too. They think Mayfield is wonderful.

[claviclebreaker]

My name is Tony Stark, and for now, it seems, I'm just a regular civilian like everyone else.

Brainwashing. God, as if this place couldn't get any worse.

[sataxandagai]

Whoa, you can time travel?

[claviclebreaker]

We, and by we, I mean my associates and I, don't do it very often, but it's happened before. You know what they say about time travel: you don't mess with the past.

[sataxandagai]

Really? Where have you gone before?

[claviclebreaker]

Honestly, we've done it so few times in the decade or so that we've been doing this superhero business, I can't remember clearly. Once it was back in medieval times, I remember that much.

I had to joust and everything.

[fallen_cupid]

...Time travel? Armor? Bad guys? Vill--

SUPERHEROES?!

Sir Mister-Who-Is-Supposed-To-Be-My-Dad-Now, are you a superhero?

[claviclebreaker]

Um, wait, "dad?" I'm not anyone's Dad, the last time I checked. And I check often.

But yes, yes I am. Iron Man, also know as Tony Stark, head of Stark Industries, nice to meet you. I suppose.

[fallen_cupid]

Oh. My fake dad is what I meant.

ANYWAYS, that's AMAZING! I've always wanted to meet a real-life superhero and now I'm living in the same house as one and this is amazing!

[claviclebreaker]

...I suppose that's makes a minuscule amount of sense.

I think that's most kids dreams. It was mine at one time, too.

[fourfoldroots]

You can... time travel. Right. And what is a superhero? How is that any different from a hero?

And, uh. Welcome to Mayfield, I suppose.

[claviclebreaker]

Well, I can't. Not willingly. It's just happened to me. I've been in other dimensions, too, but mostly by a slip of fate.

Okay, uh, well, normal heroes are like police officers and firefighters. Superheroes are either people with special powers or abilities. Me? I created my own suit of technologically advanced armor that allows me to lift 100 tons and fly at mach 8.

[fourfoldroots]

...Mach 8? What is that?

We consider those that police the cities normal mortals where I am from. The true heroes fight monsters and keep them from having horrible deaths. ...It actually happens quite often from where I am from, now that I think about it.

[claviclebreaker]

Mach 1 is the speed of sound, so mach 8 would be flying at 8 times that.

Oh, see, we have different definitions, but your heroes would be superheroes where I come from. Well, except for Thor, who is a god. Then we just call him a god, instead of a superhero.

[rainbowbrush]

What the heck are you talking about?

[claviclebreaker]

Long story short: I'm a superhero.

[rainbowbrush]

Yeah right.

[claviclebreaker]

[Tony laughs]

It's okay if you don't believe me. It's only public in the world I come from.

My name is Tony Stark. You are?