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[notonmyspace]

Who: Tony Stark, OTA
What: Armor Test, this should go well
Where: The park for now
When: 11/7 afternoon


Tony had the feeling this wasn't going to go well. Stark Tech tests rarely did,, but that is why he took the armor to the park instead of testing it elsewhere. At least here someone could see him if he crashed. He sighed as he flexed his arms and legs and heard the wine and hiss of the servos. "Well at least the main parts work," he muttered to himself as he moved to the center of the park and took a deep breath. "No time like the present to break the streak."


He took a deep breath and counted to three before firing up the boots and very quickly crashed back down to the ground. "Okay that was embarrassing."

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[misskringle]

The voice was female and coming from a woman in a pencil skirt and twin set having her lunch nearby. "That was some landing! You ok?" as she came over with her sandwich and coffee in tow. Kristen had only left One Police Plaza after getting word one food truck would be in the park that afternoon and to be truthful she had been craving a BLT all day. So that should explain the tomatoes.

[notonmyspace]

Tony stands up and flashes the young woman his most charming smile and a wave. "Me...I'm fine," he mutters, "I wasn't to high up and the boosters weren't at full strength." He clanks over and holds out a hand. "Tony Stark," he says.

[waypastasking]

It was difficult for Steve to watch Tony struggle with the suit, especially knowing what he had done to it. Still, he didn't know if his company would be welcome. He sat on a bench sketching Tony, glancing up every so often to make sure he wouldn't fall too far.

He fell, and Steve stood, walking over, the sketch visible, or mostly. It was a Sketch of Tony in the full armor, face plate up, smiling. This is what Steve wanted to remember.

[defenderofmen]

Elena had a cup of coffee in her hand and her purse slung around her arm when she caught sight of Tony's test. A small smile played across her lips as she watched him slam back into the ground.

"Are you okay?" She hadn't met Tony formally but she knew him from around HQ. It wasn't a very big place. "I'm not sure what you were doing but it looked amazing. Did you build this?"

[notonmyspace]

Tony looks up at the lovely woman and for a moment his heart twists in his chest as he thinks of another blonde. He sits up and the momentary emotional pain is gone. "Oh this old thing," he says waving at the suit, "just something I threw together back home. Only the threw together part is a little more evident right now then I wanted." He holds out a hand. "Tony Stark."

[defenderofmen]

Elena took his hand with a bit of a smile spread across her lips. "Elena Micheals." She looked at his suit before shaking her head.

"It looks like you've put a lot of work into your suit. What is it that you need to make it work?" She assumed it'd be time or money.

[notonmyspace]

Tony spots Steve quickly and for a split second he considers getting up and moving away. He's still angry, still hurt and he doesn't know how to handle that. Then he spots the drawing and his heart twists in his chest. Is that how Steve still sees him? That smiling, happy man that Tony seems to have forgotten. He sits up and studies his teammate. "Cap," he says, "coming to check on the team screw up?"

His tone was light but the undercurrent of bitterness would have been clear.

[notonmyspace]

Tony takes a second to translate tech talk in his head before opening his mouth. Bruce had taught him the importance of English when encountering a possible non scientist. "Well most of what I need I can get...but the alloy or metal that makes up the suit is a little harder to find. I designed it myself back home."

[defenderofmen]

"Sounds like you need a workshop and maybe a hand." She held out her hand to him in case he wanted to get up. Elena wasn't at all daunted by his suit in it's current condition and she figured he might like a chance to get off the ground.

"I can offer the latter."

[misskringle]

Kristen nodded, it sounded like something Nygma mentioned once during a case. She shifted her sandwich and offered Tony her hand,"Kristen Kringle and pardon the mustard." going for a joke.

[notonmyspace]

"I don't mind a little mustard on me....heck it's not the worst thing that's happened to me this year," Tony admitted. "So have you been here long?"

/slides in here if it's not too late to tag in

[cryogenics]

Bucky hadn't seen Tony yet during his stay here. He didn't even know if Tony knew he was there, but that was probably for the better. Considering how things had gone the last time Bucky'd seen him, he would have given Tony space anyway. Bucky didn't think there was much, if anything, he could do to make things better, but he didn't want or expect Tony to forgive him. How could he when Bucky still hadn't forgiven himself for all of the things Hydra had made him do?

He kept his distance even when he approached, giving Tony a wide berth for both of their comfort. His shoulders were tense but he was trying to keep his hands loose and relaxed. It was a difficult balance. "Looks like you're having some bad luck."

Of course it is

[notonmyspace]

Tony had had time to think about what had happened back home and while he wasn't going to be a fan of James Banes, he was willing to play nice for Steve's sake. He pulls up to his full height with a clank. "Yeah well I'm trying to rebuild something amazing with limited resources so you know things tend to go sideways."

[cryogenics]

"I heard you were good at that," Bucky said. "Working with limited resources." Not having things go sideways. Which, one could argue, Tony was also good at. He wanted to ask how Tony had been doing, if he was alright, but Bucky was pretty sure he already knew the answer. It was hard to be honestly alright after what had happened.

[notonmyspace]

"When you live a life made of scraps you learn how to work with them," Tony said, "anyone can do it when pushed hard enough." He looks over the armor trying to find what most likely isn't working. It also allows him. to keep from looking at Barnes. "Heard you were here...Rogers must be thrilled."

[cryogenics]

"I guess he is." He hadn't talked to Steve much since getting there, though. But he knew Steve was alive and alright, and that was good enough. "You-..." he hesitated. "-you made it out okay?" Out of Siberia. He didn't know how or if the fight had ended, but Tony was here and Bucky hoped that meant things were okay.

[notonmyspace]

"Armor was a wreck and I had no other way of getting home, but yeah sure I got out okay," Tony says bitterly, "someone here must have seen what a sad sack I was and decided to pull me here before I died."

[cryogenics]

He didn't think Tony would have died out there. However the fight ended, Bucky was sure Steve would have at least told someone where Tony was, just to be safe. But he didn't know that for sure.

"I'm-- I'm glad you're alright," he said. "I never wanted to hurt you." Whether Tony believed that or not, it was true.

[notonmyspace]

"It's not me you hurt," Tony says and turns to face him, "look. I am never going to like you Barnes. You killed my family....for Steve's sake I am going to learn to tolerate you, because he's the one I'm mostly pissed at."

[cryogenics]

"Howard was my friend." Bucky would never have hurt him if he'd been in his right mind, if he'd actually been in control of anything. Howard had recognized him, after all those years. Had HYDRA known he would? Was that why they'd sent Bucky and not some other agent? "You didn't deserve to find out the way you did." There was no way anyone 'deserved' to find out how their loved ones died. "Why Steve?"

[notonmyspace]

Tony was about to say exactly why Steve angered him, but he decided to temper it just in case it got back to Steve. "Because he lied," he replied sharply, "I thought we were friends and he lied to me...for a damm year about my parents. I thought he trusted me more than that."