IC Contact

[hotredhero]

You have reached the voice mail box of Tony Stark. Leave a message with JARVIS and someone will get back to you. Make it a nice one, and it'll probably be me.

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[pluggedintheoverlord]

hey stark

whatre you wearin

[voice]

[hotredhero]

What? [What?]

Jeans. You aren't picturing me naked, are you?

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[pluggedintheoverlord]

No.

[beat]

Maybe.

[beat]

Okay, yeah.

[voice]

[hotredhero]

[Can you hear the eyebrow being raised?]

Right. Good to know that about you, Joker. We share so little outside of heavy metal objects and firepower.

Been getting a head start on some parties?

[voice]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

[Yup. He just gives no fucks.]

What can I say, I'm a giver.

[Occasionally what he gives is too much information.]

Yeah, it's a real private party. I was the only one with an invite.

[voice]

[hotredhero]

Oh, really? I didn't know you were into that. Maybe next time I should look you up.

[You think you can outdo him, Joker? Tony is shameless.]

Or you should call me. It's a lot more fun than drinking alone.

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[pluggedintheoverlord]

Gonna say there's a lot you don't know about me, Stark.

[Outdoing him might be tough, but could at least keep up.]

I'm not always real big on company, but I'll be sure to think of you next time.

[voice]

[hotredhero]

So we should fix that.

[Just a matter of fact statement there.]

Show me what you've got, then, tough guy. I don't mind learning new things.

[voice]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Hey, nobody gets a free lunch. If you're gonna play twenty questions with me, at least do it right.

I'm drunk enough that I might even answer.

[voice]

[hotredhero]

Oh, sorry, are we playing "Never have I ever"?

Because you usually offer the other guy a drink before the questions start.

[voice]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

D'you expect me to hand you one through the Guide? Because we're gonna have a few problems with that.

If you really want one, go ahead and get one, it's not like I'm gonna judge.

[voice]

[hotredhero]

Or you could send me one. It would have been better if you had invited me to begin with, but, hey, I forgive you.

We should go out. How drunk are you? Let's get a few more.

[voice]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

I'm not drunk enough. But I know a couple of decent places I haven't hit up yet.

[Joker. Joker stahp.]

Okay, so... [There was some fumbling with the Guide on Joker's end, a muffled comment that sounded like 'where the fuck even am I', and then he managed to get his fingers to work well enough to send the location of a bar to Stark.] Meet me here. Don't take too long, I'm not gonna wait around forever.

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[hotredhero]

[Oh. Oh, you are so asking for a wild night, Joker. Tony isn't even bothering to hide his amusement when he answers.]

You're on, big guy. I'll be right there. Don't start without me.

Don't fake it either, because I'll know.

[voice]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

[If he doesn't wake up with a tiger in the bathroom and missing a tooth, he's going to be seriously disappointed.]

People fake it for you a lot, Stark?

[voice]

[hotredhero]

[You have some special life goals, Joker.]

Common courtesy. I usually end up late and I'm always further along than the party. It's just nice to contribute.

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[pluggedintheoverlord]

[He has high standards for wild nights.]

Not what I meant, but sure, whatever you say.

[voice]

[hotredhero]

[And that is Tony snorting.]

No, people don't have to fake a good time with me. Smartass.

[voice]

[pluggedintheoverlord]

Prove it, Stark.

[If he gets out of this night without alcohol poisoning, it'll be a miracle.]

See you soon.

[AUDIO]

[calibrating]

Tony, when you get this, call me back ASAP.

Shepard's working the pirates groundside and needs all the help he can get.

video;

[hotredhero]

[Good thing JARVIS is tracking everything for him.]

You mean alone? Whose idea was that?

Re: video;

[calibrating]

His.

If we weren't facing an infinite supply of enemies, I'd say he could do it, too. But he needs help.

Also, hi.

Re: video;

[hotredhero]

Well, that's a stupid plan. Don't you guys have back up?

They've been pretty much swarming in waves ever since they hit. Going alone is a bad idea.

[There's an extended pause here.]

Hi.

Re: video;

[calibrating]

You don't give Shepard enough credit. Also, in case you haven't noticed, but we're a little short staffed here.

[Ugh ugh talking to Tony right now is raising his blood pressure. BUT but they both know the reason why, and it's a subject that needs to be broached]

[The timing could be way better, but Garrus understands the role interpersonal relations can have when it comes to teamwork, and with a mission as important as this... well...]

[Garrus sighs, keeping his voice in check with a sincere sobriety]

Look, uh, all that aside, I owe you an apology.

Re: video;

[hotredhero]

Hey, I'm not the one asking for help. I just figured you would have all done the math before going in.

[Yeah, he's not even sorry. Tony is actually waiting for Garrus to cut out, but the Turian surprises him. Well, damn.

And he doesn't actually want anyone to get hurt.]

What are his coordinates?