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[wrathfulkhan]

[Here, turtlefolk, have a teenage boy who is still a little bit zonked from landing on his ass in the palace. There is a Chinese dragon on his shirt, if anyone's at all interested in dragons. From what can be seen, his suite looks like it's in mild disarray; he got angry enough to break a couple things once he was alone and did not do such a good job cleaning it up from the camera's view. He looks mildly upset.]

I-- I don't understand why I'm here, I--

They gave me this place, they told me I have to work...I'm not really trapped, am I? I can't be. This doesn't make sense.

[He stops talking half-to himself and focuses his attention on the camera again.]

I guess I have to work under the assumption that this is all real, until proven otherwise. Even if I'm still not entirely sure what's going on.

Anyone care to enlighten me? The...kedan...weren't all that helpful.

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[manofiron]

Well, it was either that or let the furry kill them.

[ He shrugs and hands the thing off to the robot, who obediently disappears from view with it. ]

And I was bored. Seemed like the thing to do at the time.

[wrathfulkhan]

I'm really going to regret asking about that, aren't I?

[He's almost ready to ask if this Stark's hobbies also include building armor. But hmm...better not, just yet.]

[manofiron]

What? The furry? Oh. No, I wasn't—

[ He shakes his head. There is a line even he won't cross. Furries are on the other side of that line. ]

She was just asking for help getting rid of them. I showed up, took a boatload, and that was the end of it.

[wrathfulkhan]

[And the world breathes a collective sigh of relief.]

Oh.

This place is...pretty weird.

[manofiron]

It gets weirder. Might not seem like that's possible, but it is.

Just keep an open mind. And don't let it get to you. Because it'll try.

[wrathfulkhan]

[Don't worry about weirdness, Tony, he has Seen Some Shit. Up to and including this entire conversation.]

Thanks for the advice.

[He...doesn't really know what to say, he's still coming to grips with everything.]

[manofiron]

No problem. You need me, you know where to reach me. See you around.

[ And with that, he switches off the console. ]