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Jun 22, 2015 18:53:59 GMT -7
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 22, 2015 18:53:59 GMT -7
(a lot of Robo's WWII info is left out, so I don't actually know if he was there on d day or the battle of the bulge, etc)
Robo took long strides to keep up with the Captain as they left the room, talking animatedly about his experiences fighting the Nazi's secret science division spearheaded by Dr. Vanadis and Otto Skorzeny. "I wasn't there for D Day," he explained, "because I was busy destroying Nazi bases, punching cyborg monsters, getting my legs blown off, you know. You know, World War II is how I got my human citizenship?" There was a giddy feeling surrounding the tall man that seeped over into Robo. Most of the men he fought with in the war were dead or dying, or at the very least very very old. It was hard for Robo to keep in contact with people he'd made friends with over the years, not only due to his job but also because well- it was hard. Friends, old, dying, babbling, senseless...when he remembered them so strong and lively. He preferred it that way.
So absorbed in retelling his side of the war- his "sprinkles on the cupcake of history" as he liked to call it- that he didn't notice the smooth, barely robotic voice that came over the hidden speakers in the walls. It addressed Matt with a crisp English accent, an even, almost dry tone, and impeccable manners. "Mr. Murdock, sir," the voice said, "My name is JARVIS, and I am Mr. Stark's personal AI. Do you require assistance in any way?" JARVIS was not stupid. He was, as his name implied, a very intelligent system, and he could deduce and reason without being told to. He knew also that he had developed a bit of a free will, and his own personality. This he did not know because Mr. Stark told him, but because he had conducted his own research on contemporary AIs. He did have a 'hunch' as it were, that Tony himself did not know the extent of JARVIS's free will. The AI thought that perhaps Tony was afraid of what JARVIS might become, or simply did not consider the implications of how far his program had come. Whatever the reason may be, it didn't matter. JARVIS was not stupid. He knew Matthew Murdock did not need any help to navigate the hallways, regardless of his lack of sight. He knew, but he did not understand how or why, and so he would ask.
(We forgot a very important character, so I have decided to steal him)
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Rp w/ dare
Jun 22, 2015 19:15:09 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 22, 2015 19:15:09 GMT -7
"Oh," the Captain abruptly said, almost breaking the flow of the conversation. He laughed nervously to downplay his shock. "That sounds slightly different than my experience," he laughed. "But that's interesting! I guess you really deserved your citizenship, then." As the the group carried on towards the elevator, Steve couldn't help but ask more questions. He was just so curious, almost like a young child. "Um, if you don't mind giving me a brief summary, what was the Cold War like?" He asked, shifting his friendly gaze towards the robot's 'eyes'. "I kind of, um, missed that part," he added, chuckling. Enough time had passed since the initial shock of learning about his scenario that he could start making light of it. The blind man was initially startled by the sudden appearance of the voice, and it caused him to jostle so much he almost shook his glasses of his head. Whirling around for a moment, he ignored the AI's questions as he desperately searched for the voice's source. Matt knew he probably looked insane, as he spun around in small circles, looking for something he couldn't possibly see. Hesitantly, he asked, "How do you know my name?" Before adding, "And I won't be needing any assistance, thank you." He could hear the rest of the group starting to distance themselves from him, and it reminded him to keep walking in that direction. The voice, or AI, as it had called itself, completely threw off his senses; it seemed to be coming from almost everywhere. But, he couldn't help but wonder if this system somehow knew he was blind as well. After all, it knew his name. (Good call )
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 22, 2015 19:33:24 GMT -7
If he had eyebrows to quick, he'd have quirked them. "It was long," he said, "Long and stressful. I didn't fight in any war but World War II, but I did come under a lot of fire myself because of all the atomic weaponry scares and well- Atomic Robo and all that." He laughed humorlessly. "There were a lot of stalemates, deadlocks, you name it. The public was scared of everything. Nothing at home, thankfully." He shook his head subtly. Cold War? Not fun. "If you don't mind me asking you something personal, what do you think of everything today?" He asked, voicing his thoughts from earlier. "It's interesting. You're older than me, but I lived through more of it." He mused aloud.
"I have access to all rooms in all of Mr. Stark's buildings," JARVIS informed him. "I heard you talking." He knew it tended to worry people with how much control Tony granted his computer system. He knew though, that not only because of his advanced coding but also due to the personality he had developed that he would never, as some put it, "go HAL 9000 on them." Thus, he didn't bother telling Murdock that he also had access to any and all of Tony's files, suits, other projects, et cetera. "Since the Captain and your...companion...appear preoccupied, in case they do not inform you, the elevator will be on your right in about 100 metres." He said, by all appearances sounding completely neutral. He was, in reality, testing Matt.
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Jun 22, 2015 19:56:33 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 22, 2015 19:56:33 GMT -7
Steve nodded as he attentively took in the information, which, compared to everything else he had been told about that era, seemed to align well. Except, of course, Robo's unique atomic experience. He wondered what exactly he had done, but he decided he would save that question for another day. "And everything today?" The Captain gave him an exasperated expression. "This, ah, terrorism stuff seems pretty terrible. But fighting it is almost as big a problem as it is to the natives. We just need a strategy, but so far, what we're doing with.. Drones? Or whatever they are. It doesn't seem very effective." He shrugged. "But what do I know? I'm not in that field of military anymore," he admitted shamelessly.
Straightening out his jacket collar, Matt continued tapping in semicircles with his cane. "I see," he murmured. "And yes, I am aware. Thanks for the warning, though." His tone was snarky, and he grinned sarcastically at the space in front of him, hoping the AI would pick it up. If there was one thing he couldn't stand, it was feeling dominated by someone that thought they knew better than him. The blind man could pick up so much more than eyes alone could, and it sometimes deeply bothered him that more people didn't know. He somehow managed to beat the rest of the party to the elevator, and he smoothly located the button and pressed it. Matt then stood smugly, holding his cane to his side with a smirk on his face. The smile faded, though, as his pessimism sunk in. Congrats. You just worked an elevator. Gold star for you. He knew he didn't prove much to anyone.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 22, 2015 20:39:36 GMT -7
"Nor am I a part of any branch," Robo said just as shamelessly. "Yet here we are, both of us still stuck in the middle of the action. Tesladyne, the company I run, deals with anything out of the ordinary. Giant ants, moving pyramids, talking dinosaurs, Japanese movie monsters, you name it. And you? The Avengers, I mean." He had to admit, the parallels seemed almost eerie. If the Avengers dealt with half the weirdness Tesladyne- Robo- had had dealt with over the decades, well, he wouldn't be surprised.
Internally, JARVIS 'sighed'. It wasn't an action, not one of the few he could perform, but rather a sort of mental pause, a moment of consideration before he computed, analysed, ran some other bit of data. He found himself mimicking human behaviour very often, and yet seldom did he find himself questioning where he'd picked up such habits. He had to admit, human quirks were useful for expressing oneself, especially when one did not have half the body a human had.
While Matt opened the elevator doors, JARVIS ran a background search on the man. Lawyer. Blind from childhood and no criminal record. There was nothing to hint at his secret. Next JARVIS searched for Daredevil. Nightly acrobatic hero, dressed in maroon and often described as aloof, which some thought to be a sign of some sort of precognition. He had to have shown up earlier than May 2014, or otherwise SHIELD would have had files on him and his identity would be known.
Ah. They were all in. The smooth elevator doors slid to a close behind the three males (if one such occupant could be considered as much- though JARVIS supposed that if he himself was considered male, and if this Atomic Robo had human rights, then he was certainly male), and JARVIS entered the floor number without being promoted to- he knew where meetings were held. He knew everything that went on in this building. For now, he would watch and listen.
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Jun 22, 2015 21:24:50 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 22, 2015 21:24:50 GMT -7
Steve chuckled, feeling his stomach drop slightly as the elevator started to ascend. "Sounds like your dimension lives in some kind of movie," he remarked, grinning. "The Avengers are somewhat more realistic, but also not. We've defended against alien invasions, terrorists, and this group called HYDRA." He paused, then added, "You'll probably learn more about them. They might even do something while you're here." He then turned his gaze back to the reflective elevator doors, silently marveling at how impressive he looked next to the short robot. Though he usually had a humble opinion of himself, he looked so much taller, and stronger. Robo could probably deal quite a beating though, the Captain figured.
The blind man continued listening quietly to Steve and Robo's ongoing conversation, relieved that the two of them were clicking so well. Still though, he wasn't used to being around people that were so damn chatty. Even his coworker, Foggy, who was usually a goofball, knew when to tone it down. It seemed to him that the robot would never run out of energy to run his mouth. That got Matt thinking. Was he solar powered? Oh, the prefix 'Atomic' to his name probably just wasn't for decoration: perhaps he had some kind of radioactive core, powering him? If that was the case, then his sensitive nose couldn't pick up any trace of radioactive decay. Or was it something different inside? He stood almost motionless, like a statue, as he pondered these things to himself.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 22, 2015 21:42:07 GMT -7
(love that steve looks at himself and says "this robot is short" pffft) (Oh oh okay. so there's a crazy dinosaur that claims he travelled through time with crystals, which have many uses and are actually seen used as an energy source- theory? robo runs on crystals. seeing as nobody knows what robo runs on...it's possible)
There was a lull in the conversation, during which JARVIS decided to make himself known. "Mister Atomic Robo sir, if I may introduce myself," he vocalised, "your colleague Mr. Murdock and I have already become acquainted with one another. My name is JARVIS, and I am the personal AI of Tony Stark. Welcome to the Avengers Tower." He waited a beat, running a subliminal scan in the background and gathering specs from Robo.
Unfortunately for JARVIS, Robo noticed. He jumped and glanced around wildly, comically hunching his shoulders. "Did you just scan me?!" He asked, surprised.
"I did, sir." JARVIS admitted. Well. He'd have liked to have kept quiet about that, but he'd been caught red handed, so to speak.
"Yikes. Didn't even know you were in there." Robo 'sighed', shaking his head with hands on hips. "You sound pretty advanced," he complimented, admiring how smooth the AI's voice was. Even his own voice bore a highly mechanical overtone, but most supposed artificial intelligences didn't have the same finesse or emotion while speaking as Robo did (he swore up and down- automatic and artificial intelligences were two different things, that was the difference) but JARVIS was easily on par with him and more, at least in the 'sounding human' department. "Nice to meet you, Jarvis."
"And I to you, sir," JARVIS responded curtly, cordially as the elevator dinged two a stop and the glossy doors slipped open.
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Rp w/ dare
Jun 22, 2015 22:00:38 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 22, 2015 22:00:38 GMT -7
(Haha yup. Just cause I could.) (And good to know m8)
"So," Matt finally spoke, strolling out of the elevator doors, "Where exactly is this meeting going to take place?" He paused to glance back in the general direction his other two companions were. He wanted to start mapping out this building in his head, just so he could familiarize the layout of it all and feel less lost. The Captain was quick to catch up to the blind man, whose long strides made up for his lack of hustle at the moment. "It's down this hall," he answered, gesturing in his direction. "Just follow me." He paused, giving him a curious glance. "You don't need anything, right?" Though Steve didn't mean his comment to come off as condescending, it certainly did, at least to the blind man. Matt flashed an uneasy grin at the Captain, before saying rather quietly, "I can handle myself, thank you very much." To prove it, he even folded his cane back up, and caught up to him with no trouble at all. He silently wondered if he should take off his shades as well, but decided to wait and make that decision later.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 22, 2015 22:12:40 GMT -7
Robo hung back while Steve took his long strides and matched his pace to Matt's instead. "Easy," he said quietly, "he doesn't know. Give them a chance before you get mad at them." Looking up, he noticed how Matt seemed to be twitching his hand like he was tempted to take off his shades, and the contemplative, challenging look on his face matched it. "You know, you should just take them off if you're uncomfortable with them," he noted. Given that he hadn't seen Matt wearing them in either of the two gimmicks he'd seen him wearing before his 'pitiable blind man' getup, he'd wager the man was not happy about having to wear the dark glasses.
JARVIS observed all this with quiet omniscience. He was intrigued by these two newcomers. One was an autonomous robot, constructed far before the most fluid modern robotics and yet the most humanlike, the most lifelike JARVIS had ever seen, even beating out such Stark inventions such as DUM-E. The blind man captured his curiosity as well, so he conducted another subliminal scan. If Robo noticed, he didn't say anything. Humans, even ones with enhanced physical attributes such as Steve Rogers, would- should- not have been able to sense the scan occurring.
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Rp w/ dare
Jun 22, 2015 22:27:15 GMT -7
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 22, 2015 22:27:15 GMT -7
The blind man nodded towards the robot flanking him, replying in a soft voice, "I'm thinking about it. I just normally leave them on when I'm not doing my night job." Matt was thankful that he had a little moral support in the form of Robo; if he was Daredevil, he might have already started a fight with the Captain. Sometimes, it was hard for him to curb his temper in the daytime. He flashed a small smile at the robot, but it vanished when his sensitive ears picked up a very faint noise. It was very high pitched, and the lawyer had barely been able to hear it; it must have a ridiculously high frequency. Also, it didn't seem to have just one source, but rather, hinted that it came from everywhere, almost like that JARVIS thing. Matt gazed around the hallway suspiciously, but didn't say anything. He'd already spoken a little more than he preferred to, anyway.
Steve walked a couple paces ahead of the pair, feeling slightly irritated at the 'blind man'. In his mind, he had only tried to help him out, but after he considered how Matt would have felt for a moment, he realized that he could have rubbed him wrong. The Captain wasn't one to pick fights, and hopefully, the man would realize that sooner than later. In the meantime, however, the group had arrived at their destination: the conference room. "Alright," he announced as he opened the door for the two. "Take a seat anywhere."
Meanwhile, the Russian spy had already made herself comfortable in the conference room, and just as she was beginning to wonder what was taking them all so long, they arrived. She looked up from where she was sitting alongside a long table to start analyzing the newcomers. There was some blind looking man, and, a robot? Natasha furrowed her brow in surprise. She hadn't seen an actual robot in ages, or at least, something that wasn't a part of Stark's side projects. Nevertheless, she put on a sort of half grin to welcome them in. She didn't verbally greet them all, however, and only nodded at the Captain.
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