[One-Man Show] un: Watney | @everyone

[markwatney]

PLEASE CHECK IN WITH YOUR STATUS AND WHERE YOU ARE, EVEN IF YOU ARE SAFE IN THE VILLAGE.
If you are alone or otherwise need help, please specify as best you can so that we can send someone to reach you.

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UN: Starking Exhausted

[nonstopnarcissist]

Me, Liv, and Peggy are up- on a mountain? Somewhere southeast of the village. Looks a little bit like a temple or a shrine or something?

[markwatney]

Thanks for the specifics, Tony. I haven't been up there but I know where you are. Be careful, there's something up there that can apparently zap you somewhere else. A security measure, maybe. We had a group end up there once before, took them over a week to get back because of it.

[nonstopnarcissist]

Unlike the random bullshit that got us here in the first place? Sounds fun. Right- we're going to make our way back down and I'll try to make sure we take the safest route back. When Pepper, Rhodey and Bruce check in, let them know I'm alright.

[markwatney]

Will do. Am going to send someone around to houses here in a minute.

[nonstopnarcissist]

Keep me updated? I'll be taking notes on what we see in the area. It might be useful.

[markwatney]

You got it. Stay safe.

[markwatney]

Heard from Pepper and Bruce. They're both in pretty big groups, sounds like Pepper's group may have been zapped somewhere else. Both were OK, so at least there's that.

[nonstopnarcissist]

Fuck. Fuck, fuck- okay. Thanks for the heads up.

[ he's just going to scream internally for the next five hours. ]

UN: pep

[scovillescale]

Tony, I'm fine. I'm not alone, so that's a plus. Please tell me you're okay.

[nonstopnarcissist]

Where are you? I can come find you? I should come find you.

[scovillescale]

No, what you should do is make sure the people with you can make it back to the village, and go there as directly and safely as possible.

[nonstopnarcissist]

I know you hate the armor but now would be a fine time to have it.

[scovillescale]

Trust me, I've rediscovered an appreciation for all the reasons one suit isn't an unfair request.

[nonstopnarcissist]

ATV. I'm designing a coal powered/steam powered ATV when we get back.

[scovillescale]

After having to walk back, I'll be ready to help you build it.

[nonstopnarcissist]

Who all are you with? Anyone that knows how to navigate? What colors?

[scovillescale]

Captain Picard, a black, Dr. Crusher, a white, and Tenel Ka Djo, a navy blue. So we'll find our way back, I promise. Are you with the main group?

[nonstopnarcissist]

So far. Tenel Ka should be able to point you in the right direction, Navy's are good for that. Picard should be able to get you home safe he's- well. Skilled.

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[scovillescale]

He's a successful captain of a space ship - star ship? - so I don't doubt he has a varied skill set.

All four of us ended up seeing things from each other's lives. Did you see something from home too?

[ PRIVATE ]

[nonstopnarcissist]

Yeah. Nothing terrible, nothing I didn't already know.

[ Ok that's a lie. ]

What happened while I was in space.

[ Better. ]

What did you see?

[ PRIVATE ]

[scovillescale]

Well. The VR version of violently murdering Killian before he could murder you, up through a sky of exploding armor.

This time it felt pretty satisfying, so I don't know what to do with that yet. It reminded me of some things I shouldn't have forgotten, like how strongly I felt in that moment that protecting you was worth all the suits it took to have the means to do it.

Your turn. How much of space, all of it?

[ PRIVATE ]

[nonstopnarcissist]

...I don't know what will annoy you more if I say 'that was hot'- that I'm appreciating the inherent badass violence or the pun.

Not all of it. The...most active part. Where I fought Thanos. He sort of threw a moon at me. I survived, by the way so don't- don't worry about that..

[ PRIVATE ]

[scovillescale]

I might have said the pun, but I'm the one who called myself a hot mess.

I do worry about it, but I also know worrying doesn't change that it happened. I wish I could physically be there for you, but I'm still here for you, day or night, no matter how long it takes to get back.

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[nonstopnarcissist]

...I'm going to make it back to you, Pep. Somehow. I promise.

[ He might not mean just here, just now. ]

We're making our way down the mountain right now. So far it seems like everyone's been accounted for.

[ PRIVATE ]

[scovillescale]

You'd better, or I'm going to hunt you down by whatever means necessary.

[ Because she knows him, she knows it could mean any and all versions of getting back. ]

I'm glad we're not missing anyone. We haven't pinpointed where we are yet, but we have the way back without that, so maybe we'll hit a landmark soon.