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Tony Stark ([personal profile] runs_on_batteries) wrote2022-02-14 12:37 am

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Feb. 18th [Voice - In-Person Later]

[personal profile] blindedbyloyalty 2021-02-17 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ignis isn't impressed with this world right now, he's struggling to make something with the replicators broken and on top of that, his Ebony stash is gone. His argument with Tony hadn't helped his mood, nor did finding out that Era had wanted to cut herself out of the family. Noct's distressed by it all.

He's not in a good mood as he pulls a pot out the cupboard. He'd debated on just grabbing something from a cafe, but he doesn't run into the bears that are supposedly around... or Tony. They need space to cool off.

He doesn't understand why his train self fell for the man in the first place, things had started out fine between the pair, then it had gotten rather frustrating. Like he was talking to a brick wall. He recalls an argument that he had with Noctis once upon a time back, but that had been his fault, not understanding Noct's fear over losing his dad. He's not sure who's at fault here now. Both of them, if he had to guess.

He's in the middle of filing the pot with water when his phone goes off, making him jump and spilling the pot in the sink. Ignis groans, but he's thankful that it wasn't too much of a mess or that he hadn't gotten far with... whatever he was going to cook.

He rarely uses his phone for calls, he's called up Gladio twice... and that's it. So someone calling him is a surprise, back in the day on Eos it had been Noctis calling him, but here it could be anyone. He follows the sound of the phone going off, it's on the counter, not far and he answers it. ]


Ignis. [ Ignis keeps his tone even, not sure who's on the line...? ]
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-17 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Gladio HAD been home and had been in the process of adding a second bed to one of the rooms to give Tony a makeshift double bed like his own. He had the frame in and the mattress halfway through the door when he heard the crash. As fortune would have it, he was trapped enough that he wasn't able to go running to find out who was breaking in, which gave Tony time to yell up at him. Gladio just sighed, rolled his eyes and shoved the mattress haphazardly into the bedroom. He'd deal with that later. This sounded more important.

As he walked down the stairs the gaping hole where his door used to be was the first thing he saw. The next, as he stepped down into the living room, was Tony in his suit and the broken pieces of his door.

"... Well I've no way of stopping them now you killed my door." He muttered dryly. Not amused at all. "The hell, Tony? Why're you breaking my house? What happened and why're they douchebags?"
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
Might have killed a lesser being, but Gladio just raised a brow and dropped himself down in the love seat oposite Tony. He crossed his legs, resting his ankle on his knee and dropped a hand on top. The other he had his elbow on the arm of the chair and his cheek in his hand. He knew he shouldn't, but he was trying not to laugh.

"I thought you know?" He drawled, even though he didn't laugh it was thick in his voice. "Ignis'... talked a lot about Noct, huh?" Clearly. And clearly Tony had gone looking for the advisor, or had been unlucky to find him himself. Gladio had hoped he could have been there as a buffer for their first meeting. And he regretted that hadn't happened if this was the result.

Gladio opened his mouth to say something else when Tony just damn well shattered his door some more. He sighed. "Put it down before you turn it into sawdust."
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh no, Gladio who had been almost amused before, was slowly feeling very cold. He's started to slowly sit up. Anger simmered under the surface as he listened to Tony rage on. Slowly he began to tap on his ankle. Counting. Doing his best not to get up and punch the other man. His door was already a wreck he didn't need to demolish the rest of his damn house. But he was getting seriously pissed off. Even after the 'apology', Gladio was not feeling too forgiving.

But he took a slow, deep breath before he uncrossed his legs and leaned forward, arms draped across his knees. His gaze was steady but there was no hiding the fact that he wasn't happy.

"Lets start at the top, huh? Don't ever try and diminish the things that happened in my world, Stark. I'd never dream of doing that to you. Our worlds are different, you know that. But the pains the damn same. So you quit that now." A sigh. "As for Ignis... You see him through rose coloured glasses. My experience was he kept us at arms length. He pushed me and Prompto away at every turn. Noct less so. But me? Yeah. I never said he wasn't loyal. That man was loyal to a fault, but he was changed. His family wasn't us anymore. Maybe I didn't tell him about you, but I told others. I didn't tell this world's Iggy because I didn't know how he'd react to 'hey, you were engaged and had a teen daughter as well'. Don't know about you but that shit can be confusing if you've not lived through it." Like himself. Learning of the things he'd done. Being judged for those things. Sometimes it was better not to know. And no, he hadn't thought it was important for Ignis to know since it had no bearing on him. It wouldn't change anything.
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[personal profile] blindedbyloyalty 2021-02-18 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's a voice he wasn't expecting to hear, considering how they parted last time around. ]

Ah, Tony.

[ Have a surprised sounding Ignis answering back. He's moving back to the sink, grasping the phone in one hand and reaching for the pot for the other hand, shaking out the water that's leftover in there. He's using his hearing here to hear the drops. ]

What do I owe the pleasure of this call?
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
He'd take it. It was as close to an apology as he was ever likely to get. And for Tony Stark to admit he was wrong, it was a big deal. So Gladio nodded and let that slide. For now.

Though Tony's next words were something of a bombshell. Except... not completely. They had broken up once before and Gladio had stupidly tried to get involved. He'd thought things had gotten better but clearly they hadn't. And that made him feel bad. Maybe he shouldn't have tried to get involved like he had...?

"He was very... single-minded. Highly focused on certain things. And those things were you and Madoka. And Noct and his duty. Everything else fell to the wayside unless he needed us for something." Him. Him for something. He couldn't remember Ignis ever going to Prompto for anything and that had pissed the Shield off to no end.

"I can't speak for the Ignis here though. I guess he's got that hyper-focus too and needed to say something no matter what. But why that..." Gladio leaned back some, frowning. It was bad enough that when he'd showed up everyone seemed to know his name, they at least didn't seem to know the details of his world. He was shocked that Ignis would spill about that though... "Yeah, your Ignis talked about Noct a lot. He said some messed up things, Tony. Or did you forget how pissed off you where when you first met me?"
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
"And you've spoken to Regis now. Does he seem like a tyrant to you?" Spend five minutes with the man and that answer would be as clear as day, Gladio thought. And he hoped that now Tony saw the truth for what it was. Maybe they had been forced into the lives they had, by circumstances or by lineage, but he knew none of them would change it for the world.

Slowly Gladio sat back. He didn't sigh this time, but he came close. "Yeah. They all told me." Of course they had. Just as Prom and Noct had back on the train. He'd already known. But they'd been quicker to forgive him there. Here...

"What've we gotten wrong, Stark?" He asked quietly, curious. What was he getting at?
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Gladio's smile was slow, damn near gentle and infinitely sad as he listened to Tony. And when he was done, he shrugged. A single shoulder rose and then fell.

"I know I was right." Of course he did. He'd probably have said it again, he'd probably say the same thing now if the shit hit the fan and this world descended into chaos. "I know what he thinks. But he forgets my duty. Mine is to protect. And yeah, maybe that's Noct on paper, but I like to think it means I get to protect the people I love. My family. My friends."

"If I'd had time to train him I'd have been happy havin him at my side, blind or not. But... yeah. I think Iggy probably should have hung back. I can't imagine I'd have been able to fight fully if I had to worry about Noct losin his shit and Ignis gettin hurt because he can't see a monster sneaking up behind him." But why that put into question his loyalty, Gladio didn't know. To him it showed the most love he could. If he hadn't cared it wouldn't have mattered if he got hurt or not...

"The thing I regret. The thing I apologise for... is my temper. That's the thing that gets me. I could have just talked to them but I didn't." Emotions were high on all sides, from what he understood. He hadn't been immune to that. "If I get to choose, I'd do that differently. But I'd still want them to be safe... No matter what."
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[personal profile] blindedbyloyalty 2021-02-18 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
... Alright, I'd assume you know where Gladio lives. I'm not far from there.

[ Have some... handwaved directions, Tony. ]
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Gladio raised a brow, sadness becoming mild amusement. "Did I ever come across as someone who needed the last word? I know when I'm right and I know when I'm wrong. And I know who I can trust."

A low huff of a laugh and he leaned on the arm of the chair again, his head falling onto his hand. "I told you you're right, Stark. What more do you want from me?"
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[personal profile] blindedbyloyalty 2021-02-18 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's happy to hear that honestly, that Gladio has someone else there with him. He knows that the Shield has been struggling lately.

Since Ebony is out of the question, he quickly finishes up in the kitchen and moves to the couch. He's been on that walk before so he knows how long it might take.

When he hears the knock, he's up on his feet, moving to answer the door. ]


Tony.

[ He steps aside and gestures from him to come inside and towards the shoe pile near the door. House rule sir. ]

... Is that what I think it is? [ He knows that smell. ]
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[personal profile] callmegladio 2021-02-18 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Right again. It does. It hurts. But all I can do is way for them to realise on their own." He could try and talk to them again, and again and again, he could lose his temper and rage until they realise how serious he was. But that would defeat the purpose. No, all he could really do was wait and hope for the best. He could show them, little-by-little that he could still be trusted. That whatever memories they had of him were wrong.

Or he'd just keep his hurt with him.

"There's workshops... And hey, you're the one who started this. I was happy being angry and telling you what a dick you were. But sure, tell me more about why you were angry enough to bust down the door of the only house I've ever owned." Gladio... very much sounded like he was trying not to laugh, but he was serious. He would have happily NOT had a conversation about himself if he could help it. He only had because Tony had brought it up in the first place.

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