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[buildsomething]

[Tony's in his workroom, look surprised. His expression is deadpan, but there's something almost pleased underneath it. An almost imperceptible loosening of the tension that's always there in the set of his shoulders.]

So I know we're all well aware that this place is weird as hell, but does stuff just like. Turn up sometimes? Your stuff, I mean. From home.

[As he's talking, a metal arm pops into view behind him. The claw at the front of the arm clicks together once, then starts slowly creeping forward like it's trying to peer at the camera over Tony's shoulder. It's about the least subtle thing imaginable, considering the robot's sheer size, but Tony seems to be quite comfortably ignoring it.

At least until the claw nearly knocks right into the camera and Tony has to move it out of the way like he's holding it out of the range of a toddler. The robot arm is still taking up most of the image now, though. When Tony's voice comes again, it's more than a little resigned.]

'Cause this definitely mine. Unfortunately.

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[wingedman]

Steve's shield did before. Sometimes you can request things as a reward for your work, or sometimes they just kinda show up without asking.

Stephen had an entire building follow him, but he's a sorcerer.

[buildsomething]

[What little can be seen of Tony's expression goes pained.]

You mean I could have had the Tower turn up instead of the world's most useless assistant?

[The claw suddenly turns to towards him and Tony snorts.]

You heard me.

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[worldsaway]

It's surprisingly charming for something you've created.

[buildsomething]

...what do you mean 'surprisingly'?

[Yeah, that's Tony's offended face. Not a very serious one, but still.]

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[godslay]

[ She squints a little at the screen, scrutinizing the unruly metal arm. ]

Does it have a mind of its own?

[ Because it looks like some kind of robot, but it's definitely behaving like... well, kind of like Groot. ]

[buildsomething]

He's an AI, yeah. Not the most advanced of one, but he manages.

[Tony suddenly ducks as the arm spins sharply and nearly takes his head off.]

...mostly.

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[alchemyfreak]

You mean like the store I used to run?

[He sound wholly unimpressed with his answer.]

Yeah.

[buildsomething]

A whole store? Okay, that's...different.

[Every time he thinks this place can't get weirder...]

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[metalmenace]

[Don't mind him squinting and staring at the robot instead of caring about anything Tony's saying.]

...I do hope that it was broken upon arrival and this is not how it normally is.

[That's kinda rude, Victor.]

[buildsomething]

[Tony's eyes narrow a little. Only he gets to insult the bots, Doom.]

Nope. That's Dum-E. Say hi.

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[chumpelstiltskin]

maybe hes been sentient this whole time and hes here on his little robot spirit quest for love
and youre like his geppetto or something
only when he lies he shoots lazers or something instead of the nose thing

[buildsomething]

Okay judging sentience is a different, much more complex question. He's got a form of sentience. Sort of.

No lasers, though.

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[shoplifter]

I like him.

[What a cute robot thing. She's smitten immediately. Totally ditching you for him as a friend.]

[buildsomething]

Yeah?

[Tony flicks her an amused smile around the mass of Dum-E's arm.]

You'll like him until he starts breaking things, believe me.

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[nostalgiabomb]

... He's cute.

What kinda dog is he?

[buildsomething]

[Tony just gives him a look. You're hilarious, Quill.]

Very rare breed. You probably haven't heard of it.

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[ikols]

I beg to differ with Star-Lord; what kind of cat is he?

[ This network is full of amused assholes. ]

[buildsomething]

Clearly too dumb to be a cat.

[It's said with love. Mostly.]

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[franciscoramon]

[ Cisco might respond in text form, because that's just the sort of guy he is, but even with typed words his delight shines through. probably all the exclamation points. ]

who is that?!?!
does it have a name?!
what can it do?!
are there more?!

[buildsomething]

That would be Dum-E. He's supposed to be a helper-bot but he's not...great at it.

There are others, but they don't seem to have made it here.

Except for the AI, but he's still processing at the moment.

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[talentedscavenger]

Did you really build that?

[buildsomething]

Really did. Ages ago, but still.

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[deathkid]

Can't say anything of mine has shown up. But that's pretty cool. Does it do anything?

[buildsomething]

Mostly? He makes messes. Technically, he's supposed to be an assistant.

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[anotheroldsoldier]

My bike, once. Surprisingly it wasn't damaged when it fell through the portal. [Raising an eyebrow at the picture on screen.] Nice robot.

[buildsomething]

Fell? Like, literally fell?

[He twists back to look at Dum-E like he's searching for damage. The bot blithely continues to try to poke the camera.]

Don't feed his ego.

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[inebriety]

You're a sentimental man. Is this what we're like when we're an only child?

[buildsomething]

Wait, you're not?

And I am not sentimental. He's useful.

[Sure, Tony.]

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[ex_this_ismydesign36]

[ That is well beyond anything he's ever experienced.

But it's also kinda adorable. ]

I'm assuming you don't mean 'yours' in the Biblical sense?

[buildsomething]

[There's a long pause while Tony just blinks.]

I don't even know what that means in this context.

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[bunnyblock]

[...Is that... a robot? He looks genuinely interested for once, but after a moment...

He holds up a little cube. A rabbit-like thing that rolls around between his finger with similar toddler-esque actions. Like yelling in a high-pitched squeal.]

It wouldn't really be 'home' without your AI around.

That's my opinion.

[buildsomething]

[Tony finds himself peering in a little at the cube thing. Damn tiny screen.]

What kind of AI?

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[livingsymbol]

You built a miniature crane? That's... kind of cute.

[buildsomething]

He's not a crane he's a robot.

[Tony gives a slightly injured sniff.]

It was just a practical design.

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[radicalspeed]

... It could use a nice paint job. Maybe some flashy spikes or lights.

[buildsomething]

Yeah he does enough damage without spikes, thanks. And he'd just scratch the paint off, probably.