[video]

[highprofilerichkid]

[A dark-haired kid who seems to be in his late teens appears on screen. He smiles, but it looks a bit forced.]

Hey. Tony Stark. [He gives a small wave.] I just... got here, I guess, and got the rundown on the whole scary death chaos monster situation. And all the giant magic turtle stuff. Sounds like a good time. [He laughs awkwardly, and rubs the back of his neck.] Better than centipede monster void dimensions, at least, [he mutters. This is not the first time he’s been suddenly yanked into a different dimension, evidently.]

Anyway, uh, if anyone needs some tech stuff or heavy lifting done, hit me up. I haven’t had a chance to take a close look at the tech here yet, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out. [He seems to brighten a little at the prospect of new alien technology to play with.

He looks like he’s about to cut the feed, but then he hesitates. There’s a couple seconds of anxious silence, and he fidgets, his cheerful demeanor faltering even more.] And, um, just out of curiosity... When they send us back home, there’s... There is something to go back to, isn’t there? [He laughs, but it’s nervous, like he’s not sure he wants to know the answer.] Nobody would really give me a straight answer, but... They’re not going to send us back if we’re just about to... Well, you know, get blown up or something. Right? I mean, that would be pretty messed up.

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Re: video;

[wintershepherd]

Full time, but some people can see me. Usually when they stop wondering where I've hidden the holograms or something.

[ A tease? A tease. ]

Re: video;

[highprofilerichkid]

[Tony squints.] ...You know, I get the feeling that if you try to explain that to me right now it's going to make my head hurt, so I think I'll take a rain check until my brain has stopped doing barrel rolls.

[He's a genius, but hey: even a genius needs some time to completely overhaul his understanding of how the universe works.]

[He can hear the friendly ribbing in Jack's voice, so he smiles and tosses back,] In the meantime, maybe you could wear a non-invisible funny hat.

Re: video;

[wintershepherd]

Hey, I'm cool with that. At least you're willing to give it a shot, that means a lot to me.

[ Especially since some of the previous Tony's (and Jack knows not to compare, he does, but it's still a valid point) have taken a while to be able to perceive Jack. ]

What, like a top hat?

Re: video;

[highprofilerichkid]

[Tony chuckles and grins.] Exactly. And I'll just keep my eye out for the floating top hat.

Re: video;

[wintershepherd]

[ Jack will always like you Tony, no matter what form and age you show up in. ]

Zatanna usually teases me for being too old-fashioned at this point.

Re: video;

[highprofilerichkid]

I'm pretty sure "old-fashioned" isn't applicable in a dimension full of people from a bunch of different universes and different times, so I think you're good.