| 007 | [ Visual ; Location: Frye Ranch ] - Desperate times call for desperate measures

[oppositeofhero]

Tony is tinkering around in the workshop at Frye Ranch for what must be the millionth time. He's not doing anything of importance, not necessarily, but instead, is trying to divert his thoughts to something other than the continued string of failures he's been experiencing

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[beenthroughhell]

"What sort of properties are you looking to alter?"

Tara feels she should be a little more proactive with her services, considering. And Tony Stark promises to be a better sort of conversation than her last one with the Master.

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[oppositeofhero]

"I don't care if you're skeptical or not, but what I need is someone who can make an elemental compound that can sustain a person's life." Tony doesn't say whose life, because for the moment, that information is on a need-to-know basis. If Tara achieves something, then he'll let her in on what's going on.

"Glitch already has the compound made; it's just not working the way it should."

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[beenthroughhell]

"Oh - I'm sorry." She doesn't sound like she disbelieves him, and she frowns.

"I... I don't know if I can help exactly the way you had in mind. But I'd like to try, if you're not opposed. I'd need to see the sick person, though."

She can't promise anything, but if she can look at the aura, she'll have a better idea of what she can and can't do.

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[oppositeofhero]

It was a shot in the dark, asking others if they could help, but Tony remembers Glitch saying there were others like DG who might be useful. So he doesn't discount Tara just yet. "Right now, I'd try anything."

Even if she's not sure she can do anything, it's still worth a try. "You'd probably have to stop by Glitch's workshop, because he's the one who has the compound."

Now for the hard part. "The sick person's me. Finding me won't be hard; I'm at Kaylee's workshop." He sounds nonchalant as usual, of course, so unless Tara's listening really closely, she probably won't pick up on anything. Tony's just good at hiding things when he really wants to.

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[tothelightshown]

"I can be there in a few minutes," she said with a wry smile, already reaching for her helmet. There were many good things about being self employed and the ability to choose your own hours definitely came at the top of the list. She'd always finish the work she needed to get done, but her poor time keeping had often got her into trouble back in Kansas. "Where are you?"

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[oppositeofhero]

"Great. I'm at Kaylee's workshop now but since it's Glitch's project too, I should probably relocate there." He figures if DG is anywhere, she'd be at the workshop with Glitch, but if she is, that just makes things simpler.

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[tothelightshown]

"I've got my bike," she pointed out, "I'll get to wherever it's easiest for you to work."

The project might have been shared by a lot of people, but it was Tony's life and, in the end, the main decisions were his to make.

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[oppositeofhero]

"Right." He reminds himself DG was just a kid, compared to- Wait. He's a kid too, in a lot of ways. Reckless living is what makes life fun and exciting, and he has no plans to stop any of it. He just has to figure out this little snag first. "Well, why don't you just head over to Kaylee's workshop when you have a moment."

He'd be there, and by then, that other girl he'd talked to probably would too. Why not just put all his eggs in one basket? That meant less complications and less waiting, and Tony hates complications and waiting. "See you soon."