Stark Industries, Tuesday, Nov. 27

[ultron_junior]

Victor was back at work today, and oblivious to any changes in the average age on the island as he tapped away at his laptop. He'd found Reddit's AMA forum and was trying to come up with good questions for everything that sounded vaguely sciencey.

Actual work would come ... later. As would cleaning the mangoes off his workbench.

[OOC: Open repair shop, no OCD.]

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[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"You know, I don't think I ever understood the fruit around this place," Tony said, inspecting a mango with great care.

[ultron_junior]

"Maybe the AI wants to make sure we get enough vitamin C," Victor guessed. "But mangoes seem messy to eat near electronics."

He finished his sentence and twisted away from the keyboard. "Hey."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Tony snorted at that at least. "Hey, I'm being a good employer and checking in."

[ultron_junior]

"We're good, Tony," Victor said, shrugging a little. "Equipment's all working, fruit's till showing up, and Jarvis is making fun of my taste in music. I'd say it's all normal but that's like inviting doom."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"An invasion of killer tomatoes," Tony replied seriously.

[ultron_junior]

"Big ones or regular tomato sized?"

IT WAS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Regular sized ones. But there would be more of them." Really, guys? Really?

[ultron_junior]

"But that's still probably harder than a couple big ones."

Yes. Really. This was what they were talking about.

Victor stretched his arms. "Think you can bargain with killer tomatoes?"

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"And let their veggie agenda win?" Tsk!

[ultron_junior]

"I for one would welcome our new veggie overlords."

It was never a bad time to quote The Sampsons.

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Damn his pop culture references!

"You doom us all," Tony replied with a dramatic sigh. "We're you here for the turtle duck... Things?"

[ultron_junior]

"Probably not, since I don't know what you mean," Victor decided. "There were, like, turtle-duck hybrids? Gross."

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, and if you touched them wrong, you ended up the dorm lobby." GUESS WHAT TONY DID A LOT.

[dirtiest-skank.livejournal.com]

"Good to see nothing changed too drastically in my absence," Olive noted fondly as she wandered in with Ally's leash clutched in one hand.

Oh, Olive. If only you knew.

[ultron_junior]

"Not really," Victor said, and came around the counter to offer her a kiss hello. "And I got through Thanksgiving without too much trauma, so ... all systems normal. How was yours?"

[dirtiest-skank.livejournal.com]

"Also untraumatic," Olive replied, happily wrapping her arms around his neck. "Unless you count the fact that Rhi conned me into standing in line at midnight for Black Friday sales. Which, really, is about the first worldiest of all first world problems."

[ultron_junior]

"Mmmm," Victor agreed, his mouth too busy for the moment to think of anything wittier.

A moment later: "Did you buy anything good? 'Cause if you went and you couldn't find anything, that might even be first-worldier."

[dirtiest-skank.livejournal.com]

"I got my dad a thingie at Brookstone that'll help him find his keys," Olive volunteered. "So...no, nothing that good. More of an online shopper, generally."

[ultron_junior]

"Online is usually easier," Victor shrugged. "But anyhow, Brookstone is fun. That would be kind of an awesome job, y'know? Coming up with the little gadgets they sell."

[dirtiest-skank.livejournal.com]

"I'd like to be a test subject," Olive decided. "I think I just found like, a joint career for us. You should go invent a new type of neck massager or tiny helicopter and let me test it for you!"

[ultron_junior]

"I cannot see anything bad about that plan," Victor decided. "Like, toy helicopter or one-person-sized helicopter?"

[dirtiest-skank.livejournal.com]

"I love that that's a question," Olive decided. "Could you totally build me an Olive-sized helicopter? Because I'm not saying I need one, but it'd be convenient. Like, for my life."

[ultron_junior]

See, now Victor was going to need to think about it seriously. "Probably," he said. "Do you know how to fly a helicopter?"

Because that made a difference.

[dirtiest-skank.livejournal.com]

"I have a driver's license," Olive offered thoughtfully. "...in another state. But still."

So that would be a strong no.

[ultron_junior]

"So I should probably stick to making you a toy helicopter," Victor said, folding his arms.

Fiery crashes were bad, Olive.