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[geniusforgotten]

[ Nikola's been here awhile, mostly keeping his head down. And if he occasionally uses the time and resources his new position provides for his own projects, well, what did they expect? After his unhiring from SCIU, he's a little more careful. Can't make the natives too unhappy. They might still be useful.

The man in the video is standing, far enough away from the lens to show he's wearing a suit and has a glass of wine in one hand. His other hand rests at his waist, the open wine bottle within easy reach.

He can't actually get drunk, but he does enjoy trying. ]

Nice place. It looks like I'll be staying a while.

[ He's so obviously unimpressed with this situation. But it isn't all miserable. He's seen some interesting technology laying around. ]

So allow me to introduce myself.

[ Moving closer now, he flashes a smile that somehow manages to be charming and arrogant all at once. ]

Nikola Tesla.

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[geniusforgotten]

[ There's a pause as he clears his throat. ] About that.

I haven't aged a day in, oh, a hundred years at least.

[buildsomething]

...okay. And how does that work, exactly?

[Honestly, Tony's heard weirder. Frequently. Though he's pretty sure someone would have noticed if Tesla was still around.]

[geniusforgotten]

Oh, you mean because I died?

[ Because that's the issue here. ]

Yes, well, I had some help with that.

[ Yes. Yes, he did fake his death and disappear. ]

[buildsomething]

I was thinking more about the not having aged part, but sure, let's go with that.

[Just faking his death sounds a little too normal. People who are not geniuses do that all the time.]

[geniusforgotten]

[ There's a little hum of acknowledgement. ]

There's a trick to that.

[ No, he doesn't elaborate. Not yet. ]

Now, faking my death, that was easy. And people still think it was part of some government conspiracy. They were following me, of course. They were threatened by my ideas.

[buildsomething]

I would assume so.

[Tony might be taking conspiracy bit with a grain of salt, though honestly it wouldn't surprise him much.]

Not big fans of the death ray thing, huh?

[geniusforgotten]

Not big fans of sharing.

[ He'd had such grand plans, too. And they'd hunted him. ]

[buildsomething]

The government? Not wanting to share? I'm shocked.

[Says the former weapons manufacturer.]