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[latenightfondue]

[ The video feed starts and catches a few moments of an extremely messy apartment with sand scattered over everything, and then it turns around to focus on the man holding the device, sprawled out along a wide window sill where he watches the candy hearts falling from the sky. There is a bowl beside him full of them, which he keeps dipping into, and speaks around. ]

This the sort'a stuff everyone was warning me 'bout, huh? Been here two weeks and I got sand coming outta everywhere, candy falling outta the sky, and I gotta say there's something ain't right 'bout them either.

[ He stops long enough to chomp down another one. ]

Think I might'a got something'a Lena's and that Tony fella's. [ His expression doesn't give much away, but he does wash the candy down with a swallow of scotch straight from the bottle. ] Anybody know what the hell's going on? Insightful things.

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[latenightfondue]

Pretend it never happened? I'm all over that, sweetheart.

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[synanthrope]

Is that right?

Is that how you are with everything, or just the negative things?

[video]

[latenightfondue]

Ain't that many good things come my way, darlin', not unless y'count a successful invention.

[video]

[synanthrope]

I would be happy to come your way.

[video]

[latenightfondue]

That so, huh? [ He leans in closer, brow wriggling with interest. ] 'Cause I could live with that.

[video]

[synanthrope]

I'm Saya Wallace.

[Her smile is just a touch predatory]

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[latenightfondue]

Unusual name. Like it. [ with a charming smile. ] Howard Stark, and I can assure you it's a pleasure.

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[synanthrope]

[Her interest suddenly went up.]

Are you a mechanic, Mr. Stark?

[The other one is, after all.]

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[latenightfondue]

[ Eyes lighting up. ] Mechanical engineer, business man, or I was before getting stuck here. [ Curiously. ] How'd you guess?

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[synanthrope]

It's your name.

[Her smile tugs at the corners of her lips]

I'm one too. A mechanical engineer, not a Stark.

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[latenightfondue]

The Stark name's a thing here?

[ This is the first he's heard of it, but he really needs to look into this now. ]

Be a shame if you were a Stark, 'specially if we were related.

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[synanthrope]

Oh, no.

We're not related.

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[latenightfondue]

Glad we got that cleared up.

[ Too glad. ]

If I happened to ask you out for coffee, s'there a husband or a boyfriend I should watch out for?

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[synanthrope]

Not at all, Howard.

But I prefer wine.

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[latenightfondue]

Wine, huh? Think we could swing that. Somewhere 'round here must stock the expensive stuff.

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[synanthrope]

Yes, I agree. Thank you, Mr. Stark.

[video]

[latenightfondue]

Then what're we waiting for, huh?

[video]

[synanthrope]

Nothing at all.

[video]

[latenightfondue]

Might need some directions, but otherwise let's go find us somewhere to go.

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[synanthrope]

I'll pick you up.

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[latenightfondue]

I'll be waiting, sweetheart.