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Tony Stark ([personal profile] in_extremis) wrote in [community profile] revivalproject2022-09-10 04:11 pm

Harrow

WHO: Tony and Celty, feat. Cayde, Echo, Jon, Dustin, Gladio
WHERE: Wherever you can be found!
WHAT: This is another delivery post. Some characters are getting gifts! If you want them instead of whoever's name is on the tag, you can try to intercept. Celty's delivering now, though, so you better be clever.
WHEN: As the plants calm down.
WARNINGS: None.


The forge wasn't in such a terrible state. It wasn't all the way out here, at the edge of the city, where Tony was stupid enough to have encourage mutant plants to take over the whole place. In fact, it seemed like some of the work had already been done for him when Tony started his pruning, and what was left was easily fed into the kiln or the furnace as he got them roaring again. It was only natural then to get distracted by what was uncovered as he swept out tangles of brambles and withered flowers. There was a lot more cleanup for him to do than just the housekeeping.

By the time he sent a message to Celty (offer still stand?), there was a pile of packages already gathered by the heavy, metal door of the forge, looking disappointingly small in the reddening light of the sunset to Tony's critical gaze. Back to work, then.

...to Cayde
Bundled in a waxy banana-type leaf, tied with its own stems, is a neat stack of long, slim bullets that look like they belong in a rifle. There's no way that diamond shape debossed into their pointed tips is functional. Right? With them is a tube that looks like it has some rifling in it, that the bullets fit into. Maybe there's a way for Cayde (or a curious thief) to find out.

...to Echo
While this is folded up tightly like a fist inside of a clay box, it's not a hand exactly. There's way too many silver fingers, and a plate of flat glass for a palm. It does look like Echo's scomp link will fit into it.

...to Jon
Tony must be really confused about hands, because this glove doesn't have enough fingers. It could be an archery glove. Is the right name on this silky net of petals? It's not leather, but a very fine, gold mesh that knits denser together along the underside of it.

...to Dustin
In a small, paper box is what might be the worst deck of cards. There aren't very many of them, and they are all made of brass, slim enough that it seems like they might fracture. Their backs are all imprinted with NO FUN, and only one of them appears to have anything on the other side. It looks a lot like braille. As soon as the package is opened, they all vibrate.

...to Gladio
This is a flat package, folded in papery leaves. It's a slim, silver frame with filigreed edges along the pane seated in the centre, where Tony appears to have given Gladio...a picture of himself? Wait a second, and it turns out to be two. Three. He's visibly holding his communication device in all of them, so he must have used a mirror. Maybe it's a suggestion.
tsundullahan: (hmm)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-15 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[The dullahan can only shrug at that. She's just the messenger. Her helmeted head tilts in curiosity as she studies the box as well.]
only_an_echo: (outlook grim)

[personal profile] only_an_echo 2022-09-17 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Another pause passes before glancing back down at the delivery. His brow remains furrowed as he shifts the box to open it, careful to not drop anything so that they can both take a look-see at what Tony has gifted him.

So of course there's another long and thoughtful pause after the gift's reveal.]
tsundullahan: (put some clothes on)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-18 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[More staring. Celty finally glances up at Echo before bringing out her tablet to tap out a question.]

[What is it?]
only_an_echo: (stink eye)

[personal profile] only_an_echo 2022-09-18 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Between trying to guess and looking up to read Celty's question, Echo's nose wrinkles slightly.]

I'm...not sure. [A second glance then leads him to try taking it out of the box.] Hold on, here...
tsundullahan: (hmm)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-18 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Celty's guessed as much. She tilts her 'head' as Echo begins to fiddle with the thing, hand out offering to hold the box for him.]
only_an_echo: (brb dissociating)

[personal profile] only_an_echo 2022-09-18 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Murmuring a 'thanks' as he gives Celty the box, the clone gets a better grasp on the item, turning it one way and then the other as he scrutinizes every inch of it. Despite being long, it's not heavy; the extra fingers and the palm are considered strange until he finally looks at the end that can perfectly fit his scomp arm.]

That can't be right. There's no way-

[But Echo tries it out, careful to slip it on over the scomp link. And for the time being, it looks like a million silver fingers opening up like petals on a flower.]
tsundullahan: (migraine but no head wut)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-18 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[The sight makes Celty cringe a bit. Kimochi warui. She clutches the box a little tightly as she watches Echo experiment. Just what did Tony make anyway? He made it, right? Is it supposed to be a hand or a cuisinart?]
only_an_echo: ('Sir Are You Aware You Are A Cat?')

[personal profile] only_an_echo 2022-09-23 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maybe a little of both?? It fits perfectly and Echo isn't sure how to take that, but he's eyeing the fingers that appear to waver without any coercion on his part. Fascinated, yet still in disbelief. A bit weirded out, but it's something he can probably get used to.

He looks at Celty, giving her a slight smile within his default grumpy disposition.]


Remind me again: this is from Tony?
tsundullahan: (.suspiciously specific denial)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-23 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Celty still somehow manages to convey a look of being disturbed. She glances at Echo, giving him a nod.]
only_an_echo: (act casual)

[personal profile] only_an_echo 2022-09-24 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Echo sighs, slightly chuckling in understanding.]

Right. I'll have to thank him personally for this. [He'll keep the arm out of view for the Dullahan's sake.] And thanks for going through the trouble of sending it along, Celty.
tsundullahan: (meru meru)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-25 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[That sort of wording makes her chuckle a little, at least, breaking the uneasiness of watching that wriggling appendage. She offers Echo another nod.]

[Just doing my job. He had quite a few to be sent out. Is this normal?]
only_an_echo: (brb dissociating)

[personal profile] only_an_echo 2022-09-28 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm assuming it is. Maybe he just likes doing it to add to his air of mystery.
tsundullahan: (hmm)

[personal profile] tsundullahan 2022-09-28 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
[That sounds...well, fair. She shrugs.]