Finally catching up to things... yay?

[definingfuture]

You call it seduction, I call it progress. Six of one, I guess.

So. The important question is will you or won't you actually do it? Not to sound picky, but I'd love an upgrade.

Come on. It'll be fun. I'm always fun.

Plus, you're going to torture me anyway. I might as well get something out of it.

Comments

Wish I was caught up T^T

[rescue_me]

Can't ever slow down right? Last I heard my most recent upgrade wasn't going so well for me.

I'm trying! Getting there. x_x

[definingfuture]

Slowing down just makes it harder to move.

[A-ah.] That... about that.

I should try and find them online. Cause my finances are nonexistant. >,<

[rescue_me]

[she raises her hand and shakes her head] No no. I'm not going to have you blaming yourself for this. Probably should have seen it coming sooner but we had a lot of other things going on didn't we.

It's hard to keep up otherwise...

[definingfuture]

I'm not blaming- Do you see me blaming myself? No. You got caught up in a mess, and this is me expressing concern.

We should have been ready for that.

Yeah it is.

[rescue_me]

[she almost wants to laugh at his indignant reaction.] Well we don't usually expect these things to develop...feelings.

[definingfuture]

Not more than once, anyway. [He worries and doesn't really like to admit it.]

[rescue_me]

[There's a little noise of stress and agreement]

[definingfuture]

It'll be okay, though. It's always okay.

[rescue_me]

[She gives him the "is it really?" look but she doesn't say anything]

[definingfuture]

It will be fine, Pepper. Trust me.

[rescue_me]

[A little exhale] You know I do.

[definingfuture]

Good. And I believe in you. No matter what happens, you'll pull through it.

[rescue_me]

Somehow. Of course it doesn't hurt that I've got "Iron Man" to help out [she's still a little miffed about that]

[stallyns]

Are you saying that, like, you're always fun and the torture's gonna be fun because of you being fun all the time?

[definingfuture]

I guess that's one way to look at it. Although, for the record, I don't generally count torture as a form of fun.

[stallyns]

I don't think torture's supposed to be fun. It's, like, the anti-fun. The no fun zone, only with blood and guts and broken bones involved.

[definingfuture]

Well, thanks for the moral support.

[stallyns]

You're, like, totally welcome, dude! From one future founder to another.

[definingfuture]

Really. You're founding the future?

[jarvisconsole]

I think an upgrade is an excellent idea, sir.

[definingfuture]

Well, at least that's one vote. Better than nothing, presuming she's even listening.

[jarvisconsole]

I have every confidence you will garner more votes in a comm such as this.

[definingfuture]

I wouldn't bet money on that one. I've had a lot of bad luck lately.

That's a nice look.

[jarvisconsole]

Lately, sir? [Of course, this isn't his Tony per se] Perhaps I could use an upgrade as well.

Thank you, sir. I am still working on the appropriate facial expressions.

[definingfuture]

Cute. Remind me to upgrade you into parts sometime.

[But no, this is not his Tony so it's an empty threat.]

Well, you're doing a stellar job. Do you have any other ones you'd like to show off?

[jarvisconsole]

[nonplussed] I would take small issue with that.

That is the current avatar. I have not had a need for another face. [Said face is working on the expression 'mildly puzzled'] Do you recommend I have more than one on standby? They do take up a significant portion of harddrive space.

[definingfuture]

Well, you're no fun.

[Ah, this is nice. Some light verbal sparring with the AI.]

It looks better if you have more than one. That's part of human communication. Otherwise things start to get creepy.

[jarvisconsole]

So I have been told, sir. [Many times. By Tony, in fact.]

[Software mulling that one over.] I will consider it, but it did take awhile to settle on the face. [Or so his mun would have him believe :)]

[definingfuture]

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll hear it again.

[He appreciates JARVIS. He does. He's just being himself and teasing.] It's a great face. It suits you. I just think you need to work on your facial expressions.

[jarvisconsole]

Perhaps my design is flawed in that sense. [aka 'it can only be attributed to human error']

There are thousands of permutations to consider, it will take time to beta test all of them. [Don't worry, he only does it on his spare time.]

[definingfuture]

Your design is perfect. I'd know.

[Not just a little bit arrogant there, Tony.]

Great. Do that and pick out the ones you like. It'll be like a Christmas present.

[jarvisconsole]

And yet the upgrades continue. [But he appreciates the compliment.]

Ah, I would appreciate the assistance. [He even has a list he prepared earlier, holographic window popping up in front of Tony.] As I am not capable of emotions, I have narrowed it down to five expected emotional states based on human/computer interactions.

- happy
- sad
- confused
- admiration
- anger

[never_surrender]

You just love tempting fate, don't you Tony? Be careful what you ask for.

[definingfuture]

It's not fate I'm dealing with here. And I know what I'm asking for. It'd be a lot better than what I have now.

[Only in his opinion.]

[never_surrender]

What's wrong with what you have?

[definingfuture]

What's wrong with wanting more?

It's not as reliable. I can do more with the other suit.

[Because that's the important part, right?]

[never_surrender]

[Tony you're talking to the guy who has more or less used the same 'weapon' for most of his career, give or take a few enhancements and replacements.]

Nothing as long as you have a reason behind it. Otherwise it's just greed.

More doesn't necessarily results in better results.

[definingfuture]

[Come on, Steve, embrace the modern era already. He just wants to get to the good stuff. Skip all the muss and fuss, you know?]

So if I want more to do more, that doesn't count? I'm trying to help people. If I have a better suit, I can help more people.

[maidofiron]

Oh oh! My mun saw that red and black model somewhere. Is that what you're thinking of because those colors are pretty sick I gotta say!

[definingfuture]

Well, that's one of them.

[maidofiron]

Ooh options. Nice! [she is always happy to see more technologically advanced people around]