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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 1:30:30 GMT -5
Jess settled in to her room a couple hours prior to picking up the phone.
Brandi had given her a nice room on the top floor, with a big window. Brandi somehow knew Jess's love for huge windows, sadly they reminded her of Wayne manor.
Sitting down she itched her head and grabbed her the room phone and dialed a number she continually dialed, but never called.
This time she hit the dial and sighed.
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 1:46:36 GMT -5
Although usually incoming calls were first handled by Pepper, today it was Tony himself directly answering the phone. He'd somehow managed to make Pepper go take a well-deserved break, and he'd been doing a pretty good job at avoiding the crazier phonecalls and smoothly handling the paparazzi.
He was tinkering on the suit, talking to Jarvis, when the phone rang again. He paused to wipe some grease off his hands before answering.
"Hello, you've reached the office of Tony Stark, this is Stark speaking."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 1:52:33 GMT -5
"Oh" Jess hadn't actually expected him to answer, usually it was Pepper when she hung up. But she wasn't hanging up this time. Taking a big breath she was able to put a smile on her face "Tony Stark, what are you doing answering you're own phone. Aren't you far too powerful and rich to be doing something like that?"
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 1:55:46 GMT -5
Tony grinned at hearing who was on the other end.
"I'm perfectly capable of doing this myself. I think Pepper would be proud."
In the background, Jarvis rattled off a series of system checks on the Iron Man suit.
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 2:05:22 GMT -5
"Let me guess, she left a list by the receiver on what buttons are what right?" Jess chuckled "How are you?"
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 2:07:44 GMT -5
"Naww. I figured it all out. Except for this one that I'm afraid to push buttons on. It might call Africa, for all I know."
He cradled the phone between head and shoulder, trying to continue working on the bit of tinkering with both hands.
"Perhaps you should invest in a headset." Jarvis said in the background, sounding...almost amused.
"Anyway, I'm doing just fine. What about you, darlin'?"
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 2:12:51 GMT -5
Laughing Jess laid back on her bed and twirled the phone cord about her fingers like a teenager. She realized she was doing it quickly however and stopped, she promised herself she wouldn't get like this with him, or anyone.
"Oh, back in Paris, laying low, doing some work for the museum. Here to talk to a girl about Excalibur, who's that in the background?"
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 2:16:15 GMT -5
"Excalibur? Have you been holding out on me?" He was grinning, but it was one of those grins that carried over into your voice.
"That is Jarvis. The best help you could ever ask for."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 2:21:44 GMT -5
"That's what she claims."
Ooooh Jarvis, damn Jess you should have figured that one out. What kind of nerd wouldn't recognize Jarvis!
"And I'd never hold out on you Tony" there was something behind her words that Jess hadn't intended and if she could reach it, she would have kicked herself.
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 2:30:01 GMT -5
"Interesting. But in this world, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the real thing."
There was a short quiet as he understood, or thought he did, the meaning the words held.
"I wouldn't hold out on you, either."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 2:36:09 GMT -5
Well there it was, out in the open, without either of them having to say a word.
I miss you, I love you, I need you, yada yada yada.
Jess closed her eyes "I'm sorry I didn't call sooner."
I tried to call a million times, I'm just a wuss.
"I've just been so busy, you know..."
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 2:41:21 GMT -5
"It's all right, hon. We gotta do things on our own time. Rushing it could hurt what you want to do or say."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 2:55:12 GMT -5
Chuckling softly she rolled over and looked out the window in to the Paris sunset "That's one way of putting it" clicking her tongue she tried to change the subject to anything but what they could obviously talk about.
"So how you been keepin busy? Saving damsels in distress or what have you?"
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Post by Tony Stark on Sept 29, 2009 3:00:19 GMT -5
He glared at what he was working on when it zapped him, then rolled his eyes at a Jarvis-comment as he answered.
"Naww, more like blowing shit up." He said.
"Maaaybe a few damsels somewhere."
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Post by Queen Dopplepopplus on Sept 29, 2009 3:03:49 GMT -5
"That sounds like a hot night on the town" reaching over she grabbed her journal and made a few notes to the first clean page.
"The only thing I've blown up was a lighter, and that was by accident" with that she reached in to the pocket of her jeans and pulled out her cigarette case and pulled one out.
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