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[amelioraate]

[ when the feed clicks on, it looks as if Tony hasn't seen his actual skin in about thirty six hours (or a bed for that long, at that, but what else is new?). there is grease smeared more of less everywhere and his hair looks like it was styled using a fork and an electrical sock, but he is grinning and looks very pleased with life as he addresses the network.]

So, since the incident that happened a few months ago involving monsters and other bullshit, I have been trying to put together a defense system for the Quarantine that would act as a primary system to both alerting us about any predators that might get too close, as well as perhaps even as a system that can be used to stun said things for easier removal deeper into the forest. [ look, Loki, he is thinking this time.]

I have come up with a prototype, [ he moves slightly to gesture over his shoulder and, if you are looking close enough you might see a turret shape amidst all the chaos in his workshop, wearing a ridiculous red, blue, and white crown but whatever ] named it Cake so far, but-- well I know that I am not the only engineer here and I think that help would be greatly appreciated.

[ sure he is sure enough that he knows this will work, but it has taken him the better part of two months to get Cake here to the point where he was confident in its build and coding. and the Quarantine will need more than one for this to work.]

Basically, what I am asking for is anyone with any background in coding, or mechanical engineering to help out in the construction and streamlining of these defensive turrets; I have coding done, but more eyes the better. I have also managed to test it out a few time with the help of some friends, but-- I know you can never be too careful.

[ is he a little rueful there? maybe.]

Anyone that might be able to help, I would be very grateful. Swing by the perimeter defense office if you can to let me know.

[ he moves as if to turn the feed off before:]

Oh, and happy birthday Steve.

[ then, with a wink, the feed is shut off]

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[krasnaya_vdova]

[Bad joke or not, it still gets a huff of amusement out of her, a shake of her head. She'd always liked his sense of humor, the jokes. That probably says something about her, if we're being honest.

She hums thoughtfully as he confirms what she suspected. He was the one that she'd wanted to talk to. Three of them was still a bit to wrap her head around, but whatever. It's not like she had much room to talk on that point with the mess that was her story.]

I can imagine. The you I knew wasn't much fond of those early Monday morning meetings that SHIELD is so fond of.

[She nods in acknowledgement to the question.] Ava Anatalya Orlova. The short version of the story is that I came from the same place as she did. [She's always a little cagey about what she says about Nat, vague enough that she doesn't give away much that's not hers to tell. There's a pause, like she doesn't actually want to continue, but she does it anyway.]

Except they put me into an experimental science program and I ended up with her skills and a lot of her memories stuffed into my head. Everyone else that was part of the program got turned into puppet soldiers. The idea was they could use us to steal secrets from every organization in the world. Then I got powers when Nat and I blew it all to hell.

[She shrugs her shoulders a little sheepishly.] The name, though. That I came up with before.