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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 24, 2015 22:45:20 GMT -7
Matt's retort stung. Robo jerked back a bit, moving a miniscule half step and hunching his shoulders just the slightest bit. "I wasn't talking about the holograms," Robo muttered quietly, if a little irritatedly. He'd only meant to ask what Matt thought about the laboratory in general. It looked rather sterile, but he couldn't smell anything...literally. Being a robot, he was completely incapable of smelling anything. It could smell like rotten eggs, or churned earth, or even buttery milk and he would never know. Then there was hearing. Were there mechanics whirring in the walls? Could Matt hear the building quivering from the cars speeding above ground? Was there air flow? Maybe it was a little bitter for him to think it, but he thought Matt was just a little bit too touchy about his sight.
...definitely bitter. He was a little too proud to admit he should apologize though, so he stood in silence while he waited for the machine to finish scanning Matt.
"Okay," Banner said quietly, breaking the pounding, pushing quiet. "You're done," he said, almost in a murmur, like he was afraid of breaking the crystalline air of the room. "You two alright?"
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jun 24, 2015 22:46:10 GMT -7
(am is at airport) (am is do board in minute)
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Post by Daredevil on Jun 25, 2015 14:14:24 GMT -7
(dude airports are the worst things ever. like if there's anything i hate the most it's airports.)
The blind man purposefully ignored the scientist's question, and stepped out of the scanner without another word. Though he felt he had absolutely every right to be upset after the comment (and he didn't buy Robo's explanation), he simultaneously felt guilty for snapping at him like that. Matt was never one to usually raise his voice; even when he spoke in court, he kept his cool, unlike other lawyers that just talk loudly to get their points across. His eyesight was definitely a sore spot for him, though. Even though he could see so much without necessarily seeing, there were still so many things he couldn't do. He only spoke to break the oppressive silence in the room. "Did the scanner pick up anything?" He coolly asked, glancing over at Bruce.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jul 2, 2015 19:50:46 GMT -7
Bruce hesitated before replying, seeming to swallow his reservations as he said quietly, "It's a unique signature; I'd need to discuss it with Tony, but it's similar to something related to a...project he's been working on." His voice was low and uncertain, as though he had just revealed something he shouldn't have. Bruce kept his eyes down, fiddling with various controls on the holographic screen in front of him. From the looks of the others in the room, he might just have. Steve looked like he was positively seething with anger, and he might just have exploded in the next few seconds if Robo hadn't caught his attention.
He only spoke to ask if it could be traced, but it was enough. Bruce nodded meekly in response, quietly telling Matt to move away from the scanner so he could scan Robo. The short statured robot moved past the man silently, pausing to give him a look that, had Matt been able to see, was somehow sympathetic despite the mechanical eyes. The slanted eyelids helped, but Matt couldn't see that. He could only hope that the tension dissipated soon. This whole situation was making him very nervous, what with the room full of people ready to snap at any moment.
The fact that he'd just blown it with the one person who was on his side didn't help.
(THE TENSION IS REAL)
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Post by Daredevil on Jul 3, 2015 10:33:50 GMT -7
(it sure is)
The blind man could feel the tension in the air, too; to him it felt like a different type of humidity, like stepping out of a steamy shower. It also had a certain scent, but he couldn't quite describe it with words. He stood in his designated spot quietly, both hands on top of his cane. Matt tilted his head when the scientist revealed that Stark had been working on something with a similar signature, and he made a mental note to ask him about it if they managed to cross paths again. He knew that in his heavily intoxicated state, he could be much more likely to reveal information than he would if he was sober. He decided he would apologize personally to Robo later, since his little outburst still weighed heavily on his conscience.
Natasha was much more upset than Steve was when Bruce spilled the beans to these strangers, however. Unlike the Captain, she didn't look as furious; her face remained emotionless and neutral-looking to downplay that terrible reveal. If she kept her cool and acted unaffected, she decided, the blind man and the robot would eventually forget about what he hinted at. But when Bruce glanced in her direction as he worked, she sent him a vicious glare, as if almost to say, 'Way to go.'
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jul 3, 2015 11:27:15 GMT -7
Bruce shrank under Natasha's simmering stare. If possible, her quiet fury stung most. He knew she was the most likely to understand why someone would hide something from even those closest to them, but now she just stared like he'd broken one of the Ten Commandments on Christmas. It wasn't even his doing- this was Tony's project, through and through. Maybe she felt like he was violating Tony's privacy, though he doubted it; she could hardly stand him. Why did that glare hurt so much? He wilted and turned back to a holoscreen that alerted him to news of the robot's scans.
"You're...letting off radiation. The kind that happens in nuclear reactors." Bruce said slowly and clearly.
Robo, who stood with his arms crossed casually while he leaned on one leg more heavily than the other, nodded. "It's nothing harmful." He assured. The government would never have allowed him to keep functioning if he gave off even the slightest traces of radiation. That thought gave him pause. If the government's most powerful radiation scanners couldn't pick up the radiation he gave off... "Why did you even need to scan me anyway?" He asked suddenly. "You got your data from Matt; and what sort of scanners are these things anyway, if they can pick up that?" He continued, building.
"I was curious," Bruce admitted. Robo twitched slightly. He didn't like that. Unlike the hallway scanner, which should only have been able to find and store stats like height and log appearance, this scanner, as he could see from the back of the holoscreen, took everything. He could see a high resolution display of himself on the screen, complete with his inner workings displayed for all to see. His entire body, all his systems, bared for all to see.
"You could have just asked," he nearly spat. He stalked off the scanner platform and paced his way over to Matt. "Is there anything else you need right now or can we leave?" He said, staring straight ahead at the door and not looking at anyone. It had been a long day. Maybe they could just slip back to Matt's apartment quietly and take a break. Wait til morning. That idea was appealing.
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Post by Daredevil on Jul 3, 2015 11:52:25 GMT -7
(aww poor bruce)
The lawyer lifted his head slightly, looking up at Robo. "I don't have any more requests," he quietly replied. He glanced over in Bruce's direction before adding, "Is there anything else you'll be needing from us before we take our leave?" His tone was very no-nonsense, even perhaps bordering on cold. "Perhaps would you like to schedule another meeting within the next couple days?" Internally, Matt wasn't looking forward to having the chatty robot back at his apartment; being the introvert he was, he relished his alone time, and he could use some personal space after a day like this one. Really, he just wanted to blow off some steam. Maybe he'd even take a patrol of the city again tonight, just to get away from it all.
Steve gazed over at Bruce expectantly as he waited for him to answer, but in a friendly sort of way. He wasn't one to hold grudges for long, really. He personally didn't need anything else from the two strangers in terms of data or information, but he was a little bit sad to see the robot go; he wanted to talk to him more, about the past and the present. To him, Robo seemed like a trustworthy figure. The Captain also felt terrible that their meeting had gone so sour so quickly, and he somehow wanted to make it up to them.
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Post by Atomic Robo on Jul 3, 2015 11:58:30 GMT -7
(hhhhh this rp feels like its going nowhere unfortunately- that's neither of our faults i think it's just kind of the characters and the situation mmmmmmrrrr) (what do we want to do next like...?)
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Post by Daredevil on Jul 3, 2015 12:15:02 GMT -7
(yeah I kinda feel that too :/ ) (no idea. I mean.. maybe we could do something along the lines of Steve trusts them and continues to reach out but nobody else likes them and it creates drama?) (that's all I got now, sorry. my muse is kinda dead)
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Post by Daredevil on Jul 3, 2015 12:19:15 GMT -7
(or maybe Matt and Robo could get into a legit fight? that could be interesting) (mr Matt would get his butt whooped but still)
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