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[He's overdue for this, it's true. But Tony has been poking around before committing to an introduction. He doesn't rush in quite as recklessly these days thanks to his time with SHIELD. Trying to think more like a spy has paid off in that sense. He connects to the MID, sending his image using a camera that does not look attached to his arm. In fact, it seems to be showing a full body shot, with the camera somewhere across the room.]

My name is Tony Stark. For those who know me, I'm declaring this an emergency in neutral space. Everyone is an ally out here unless you prove otherwise.

For those I haven't met, I'd be happy to change that. Since we're all working together on this problem it doesn't hurt to make more friends. I'm sure everyone has the same goal right now and the more we work together, the faster it will go.

That said, if there's anything I can do for you, let me know. I'm guessing some of us might have arrived a little worse off than others. Just look me up if you need a hand.

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How are you broadcasting this anyway?

[He didn't know there were other cameras on the ship exactly, but yeah, it's pretty obvious it's not the MID doing the work.]

I'm running a test. It's build to send signals. Lucky for us, I brought my own equipment.

[And it looks like he was able to jack into their network in some capacity.]

They let you bring your own? Seriously... How much stuff did you get to take?

[He sort of figured gadgets like that would be off-limits, but... that's pretty reassuring to hear.]

I happened to have some on me when I got here, that's all.

[Okay, he's played around enough. Tony raises an arm and a red metal gauntlet flies over from somewhere off screen and over his hand. He waves at Billy to demonstrate what it is that he brought with him.]

Never leave home without it.

That's-- great.

[He actually laughs ab it. The place he came from might have had a Tony Stark, but it wasn't the one he was familiar with. It wasn't one that new him or anything.]

I've heard about people losing stuff.

Yeah, I'm not sure that thing is stable. We're lucky we all got through in one piece. We could have lost something important.

[He raises his eyebrows knowingly. All your body parts accounted for?]

Are you all right?

I think so? I mean, I feel fine and I was given a clean bill of health during the physical.

[He hesitates a moment. Well, if it'll help--]

I wasn't at home when they took me. I'd been kidnapped to a whole other world that was... inescapable as far as I could tell. Somehow they managed to get me though.

Let's call this good luck, then. At least for the moment.

[Hm.]

You'll have to tell me about it. I want to know what kind of worlds they can reach. It'll give us a better idea of how to fix the Ingress.

[Among other things. Tony plans on questioning him, because this sounds like new information and he hates being left out. If there's something he needs to know, he's going to find out one way or another.]

Sure, okay. Um... Maybe we can meet somewhere more private? Just not something I feel comfortable airing over the network, that's all.

Of course. It's just a question. It might help us figure out how the transporters here work.

[He sounds mild enough. No pressure.]

Yeah, definitely. Anything to help a little.