Room 308, Monday Morning

[hooraycivilwar]

Tony had paused in his work on a gauntlet long enough to listen to the announcements. He closed his eyes, rubbing at his eyes with the hand that was least filthy from work.

Just another week on the island.

He did not have enough caffeine in his system to deal with this right now. He could pencil in that burgeoning moral crisis for later.

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[isthevillian]

Lex was lurking in doorways, as he was more wont to do these days. "You look tired, Tony."

[hooraycivilwar]

Well, lurking was the new black. Always in fashion!

"Is that an offer to bring me coffee, Lex?" he asked, shoulders and neck cracking as he stretched.

[isthevillian]

It was concern, concern for Tony's sexy brain...and oh right, the technology it could develop for Umbridge.

Lex held up a handful of single serve sachets of instant. "The common room's finest," he said wryly. "I could get you the real stuff at the Perk, but it'd be cold by the time I got it back here."

[hooraycivilwar]

Well, rich kids with daddy issues also needed to stick together.

Tony snorted. "At this point I'd probably eat the grounds for the caffeine I could get."

[isvictorious]

Victor had done all the data processing there was to do -- nothing much, though he'd red-flagged the radio broadcast for not making any goddamned sense -- and was going on a patrol through the dorms to check for any obvious signs of resistance.

He hesitated at Tony Stark's door. Any version of Tony was a bit of a wild card, but this one seemed like he had his head on straight -- even if Topher didn't like him much. He poked his head in.

"Hey," he said. "What are you working on?"

[hooraycivilwar]

"Project," he replied, setting the gauntlet next to him in the bed. "I can't always depend on the kindness of my friends if I'm attacked, you know."

Really. Only reason to build an extremely high tech weapon that he wore as armor.

[isvictorious]

"We'd protect you," Victor said, stepping through the door. "Nobody wants anyone on the right side to die. Anyhow, I don't think the little rebels have much in the way of weaponry these days."

His eyes flickered over the gauntlet with more than casual interest.

[hooraycivilwar]

"They're resourceful," Tony reminded him sharply. Then took a breath and rubbed the back of his neck to clear that burst of emotion. Now was really not the time. "The sooner we can bring them in, the sooner people stop getting hurt in the crossfire. This will help speed that up."