Plans? What plans?

[hotredhero]

Uh, hello? Is this thing working? Because I could have sworn when you said we were going to do things that I would actually, you know, have some say in what was going on. It is me, you know. My life that you're playing your games with, so I'd appreciate a little warning before you made important decisions like where you plan on putting me.

Oh. Space. Great.

Yeah, I love space. Space is nice. Why wouldn't I love space?

You know, aside from the whole having a home and a company that has my name on it and about twenty other projects that aren't really conducive to dropping everything to ride off on space ships where I don't have any of those things.

...

Oh, damn, look at that. My suit's dented. Well, I better get on this. We'll have to put off the whole "jettison Tony out into the galaxy" idea for later. I'll get back to you on that one, okay?

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[204degrees]

Watch out for cosmic rays. [Just a friendly advice.]

[hotredhero]

Yeah, I think I'll just sit this party out if it's all the same to everybody.

[204degrees]

Why would you do that? It sounds like it would be real fun. [He smiles] Every trekkie and Star Wars fan's dream come true!

[lionsandsnow]

Mun figures you'd do swell aboard.

[compromisedarrow]

Space, huh? I reckon we'd have had enough dealing with space.

I'm actually feeling sorry for you, Stark. And I never thought that'd happen. Compared to that, my game is Paradise.

[undeadgirlwalking]

Space... The FInal Frontier...

You have my sympathies there, mate. Space is scary.

[instigating]

I can think of another reason. [ Snickers. Pity you'd not died trying to save all of Manhattan, Stark. The world could do with a lot less... you. ]

[hotredhero]

Fun. Uh, yeah, I actually... get air sick? When there's no air. It's an allergy to lack of oxygen. It makes it hard for me to breathe.

I appreciate space. And I can appreciate it more down here on Earth.

[spiderhorse]

[Space?

Sleipnir can give you a ride, Tony.

Have you Googled him yet?]

[hotredhero]

Okay, so I admit, I like the idea of checking out the whole alien technology. And the ships.

But I don't really have to go there to do that. That's why we have computers.

[hotredhero]

Yeah, thanks, glad to have your support. This isn't exactly my dream vacation.

By the way, I probably wouldn't have as intimate cross-cultural relations with aliens as you if I did go. You know. Just saying.

Worst kind of HTML fail...

[204degrees]

Lack of oxygen usually kills you, so that's no excuse. [He flashes a smile]

But if you're afraid... then you're probably better off on Terra Firma.

[Hey Tony! Have you noticed how similar this guy looks to Captain America yet?]

[compromisedarrow]

[Blank stare]

I hope you realise why no-one likes you, Stark.

[Touchy subject. Really touchy subject.]

[lionsandsnow]

Computers are far more complicated than any outer-space escapade.

[hotredhero]

Not scary. No. It's not that. [He clears his throat. This is potentially hurting his pride.]

Just... inconvenient.

[hotredhero]

Yeah, you're right. It's cramped in those space pods. I could catch something.

[Have a shudder. Too bad, yes. Maybe you should have tried harder, hm?]

How's your brother? Being all big and impressive as usual? Good.

[hotredhero]

Whoa, Nelly.

[Hello giant horse beast. Thanks, but he's enjoying the wole having an atmosphere thing right now.]

Well. You've been eating your vegetables.

[spiderhorse]

[Tony, please. Sleipnir can make him a new atmosphere if he really wants to.

His voice is different to most everyone, heard either directly in the head or as though from a stereo just out of reach, but he speaks.

And the brains and blood of the enemies of Asgard.

There's a little nickering to go with it. He is Loki's son, after all.]

haha html hates me so.

[hotredhero]

I like being alive.

[WHAT? NO.]

I'm not afraid. Did I say I was afraid?

[You know, usually he's friendlier to strangers, too. Now it's a competition.

Yes, he might have noticed a resemblance. Cousins?]

[hotredhero]

Says who? I think they're pretty easy to work with.

[But he does smile. Okay, so you have a point.]

[hotredhero]

There are a lot of reasons why people don't like me. Every time I turn around someone's coming up with a new one.

[He imitates that stare back.]

It's called a joke. Besides, you don't really care what I think, do you?

[compromisedarrow]

Nope. It would take a lot more than whatever you could throw to rattle me, Stark.

[Master assassin and all.]

[hotredhero]

...Right...

You know, you can actually catch diseases from eating brain tissue.

[This is one of those days. :|]

[lionsandsnow]

Says anyone who's seen the things. You're a scientific sort, then?

[204degrees]

Not outright, but it sounded like that. I mean, air sick? Seriously, man. [He shakes his head a little]

But once you get there, you'll enjoy it! That's why I'm a spacecraft pilot.

[Nah, close enough. It's more like long lost twins.(Except it's like 20-60 years between them, depending on how you look at it.)]