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[From the feed, it's clear Tony's not the one holding the camera and as a dramatic contrast to his first message, he was smiling brightly with an excitement only a new project can bring. Aaah, spring.

Anyway, he's standing in the entertainment district with one of the old abandoned businesses behind him with a sledgehammer in his hands.]

Good morning Havenwall! For those who don't know me, I'm Tony Stark and that...., is Mr. Petunia.

[He points and the camera moves to include Gladio standing a few feet behind him with his trademark easy-going grin and a large industrial broom resting over one shoulder. He rolls his eyes and gives the camera a friendly wave and, when Tony isn't looking, flips the idiot off playfully.]

Just kidding, you dandelion, that's Gladio Amicitia!

We're here in front of what will be the new Insomnia 2.0 bar!

[Brief pause for effect.]

We're looking for some volunteers for helping us remodel this place and possibly, if you're hot and we actually can stand you, working here once it opens. Just think, the faster this bad boy gets ready, the faster we can drink and eat greasy bar food!

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And what are you going to do for liquor the other four days the café isn't open?

[He says this like this is actually an every day need someone may have, akin to toothpaste or toilet paper.]

Well I'm about to punch out a wall, but there's chocolate shit all over the place and rebuilding, rewiring, the plumbing needs updated, air filtration is a joke, and..

[He continues to list about twenty other structural problems but ending with-]

And someone needs to clean those windows.

I guess I didn't notice the liquor drought around here, not being old enough for it and all.

[ That was accompanied by a brief wry look, but she moved on quickly to the more interesting topic, tapping her lip. ]

I can make those windows shine for sure! And take care of the rest of the chocolate damage. As for the rebuilding... I'm not good for much besides grunt work, but I don't mind it! And if you need any painting or polishing, or curtains, or anything like that later, I'm pretty good at that kind of thing!

Then you've been to self-centered to notice the horrible plight some people live with and you should be ashamed of yourself.

[He manages a straight face right until the end, when a smirk on his lips betrays him.]

That would be greatly appreciated. Would our thanks and pizza at the end of the day be enough?

[ Kyoko's sarcasm detection is admittedly not always the greatest, but this guy is too obvious to take seriously. She holds up a hand, pulling a solemn look. ]

Forgive me. It's always been my policy to stop thinking about drunkards the minute they're out of sight, so it can't be helped.

Oh-- [ Dropping the act, her eyes go a bit wide. ] --there'll be pizza? I haven't had that in--definitely more than a year!

[His smirk grows into a grin.]

Now I can't guarantee it'll be quite right because.. you know, replicators, but yeah? Interested?

[ She grins back, a touch sheepish. ]

I can't say pizza was ever a special favorite of mine or anything, but--any kind of novelty around here is a treat, you know? But I'm ready to help with or without it--it'll be a change from chasing around food bugs.

[Tony's amusement vanishes and he gives her a dirty look.]

First you rag on booze and now you're dissing and saying pizza isn't a favorite? What the hell's wrong with you, heathen?

[ Her head jerks back a bit, brow creasing. ]

What--lots of things aren't my favorites, but I'd still eat them happily! I was saying I'd work totally for free, you know!

[Grin.]

You're fun, kid. I'm just playing around with you. I'd appreciate any help you're willing to give and I'll tell you when the pizza will be served.

[ She pulls the tablet all the way out to arm's length, squinting, as if a different perspective will reveal this man's secrets. But ah... she's pretty sure she knows the drill with this kind of guy anyway. ]

Sorry, it's kinda been a while since I had to deal with older men making fun of me regularly.

[ She's completely deadpan, but not actually mad in any serious way. ]

Ah, how nostalgic.

[Tony chuckled. Yep, he liked her.]

What's your name, sweetie? Do you have a favorite pizza topping?

Oh-- [ She straightens, pulling the screen down to a more even level with her face. Manners! ] Kyoko Mogami! As for toppings...

[ She taps her lip again. ]

Something like mentaiko is probably out of the question... Peppers? Mushrooms? --No, I should think of the "bar food" theme--extra cheese and bacon!

[Tony looks at her for a moment and then abruptly changes his speech to fluent Japanese. And he knows he's supposed to wait for the invitation but honorifics and names and.. whatever. He doesn't usually even use honorifics but, lucky day?]

Nice to meet you, Kyoko-chan.

Are you from Japan?

--Ah--huh? Uh--

[ Please hold, you just gave her like four different things to be surprised about at once. Though she knew there was some kind of auto translation going on in Havenwell, it hadn't really occurred to her that languages could be switched around just for the heck of it. It's a little jarring? But it's also her own language, so it doesn't feel like it should be? And uh also this guy would not have struck her as a Japanese speaker? And then there's the Kyoko-chan thing?? Not that she minds--he's probably a foreigner and almost definitely a weirdo, so it would be forgivable pretty much no matter what.

It's just a lot, so it takes her a few moments of wide eyed blinking, before she furrows her brow, and then deliberately switches to English, just to see if she can. ]

Um--yes. It's nice to meet you, Mr... Stark? [ Yeah, that was his name. ] Have you been there?

[ She has a bit of an accent, but that's it--if anything, she sounds like she's pulling a Customer Service Voice on him. ]

[He laughs, enjoying her confusion. Wow, he hadn't thought it'd be that much of a - okay, yeah he did. He can't lie. Whatever, that was funny.

And he continues in Japanese.]

Tony, Mr. Stark. Whatever you want to call me. And I have many times. What area of Japan are you from?

I see! Your Japanese is very good! [ She would have said that no matter how terrible it was, but. ] Really!

[ But she'll slip into Japanese now, the pull is just too strong; it would have gotten awkward otherwise. ]

Ah, I had moved to Tokyo a while before I ended up here, but my hometown is Kyoto.

[ She's! Not gonna ask if he's been to either of those places, she knows very well they're two of the biggest tourist hubs. ]

That's a very beautiful city. I went for a business associate's wedding and was planning on going back for a longer stay.

[It, of course, would never happen. He hadn't appreciated the quiet shrines and beautiful historical landscapes when he was younger. It wasn't the party scene that Tokyo was. The girl didn't need to know that part of his history with Japan, though. Fortunately or not, this was Tony and he had plenty of other things to say instead.]

I owned the most famous and powerful technology company in the world, so I frequently visited Japan. After I had one too many tour guides who couldn't keep up with my schedule, I opted to learn the language myself and cut out the middle man. My visits after that were exponentially better.

What brought you to Tokyo?

[ Wow--to be so comfortable just laying it out there that you're a super important guy! He's certainly not the first big shot she's ever met, but they really are a different sort of person, huh? Kyoko's eyes widen, and she nods slowly. ]

Um--nothing as nice as all that, just the foolishness of youth and innocence. [ She said it easily, if a bit dryly, but fluttered a hand to move the topic along. ] But what technology company is it? If you don't mind saying--it's just that if I've heard of it, it'll mean we're from the same world, most likely!

[That was him being humble. She really didn't want to hear him when he's bragging.

He smiled, clearly approving of that answer to go to Tokyo.]

It would. [But she didn't recognize his name or face immediately so, probably not. Still, he'd humor her. It would be nice to have someone from his world, after all.]

Stark Industries based in New York. What year are you from?

[ Internally, she breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't need any more details than that; while the circumstances behind her move to Tokyo aren't a secret, it's not a story she's ever proud to tell.

She'll just give a rueful nod at that information. ]

It was 2015 when I was there last, so... unless Stark Industries doesn't get really big until later, it's a no-go. Jeez, there are way too many different Earths to keep track of, at this point!

[He laughed at that.]

Clearly too many.

Anyway, it was a pleasure meeting you, Kyoko. I'd better get to handing out work assignments since people are arriving. If you know Pyra, she's the one making the pizzas so she's handling the toppings or tell me when you get here.

Ah--yes, I've met her! But really don't worry so much about feeding me. The labor comes first!

[ She grins, completely gung-ho, and then throws up a hand in a salute. ]

I'll be on my way!

[ And with that, the feed ends. ]

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