Back to School Diagon Alley Festival! – Log 1

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WHO: Anyone visiting Diagon Alley!
TONE: Festive and busy!
RATING: PG-13 for possible language
WHEN: August 20 through 22
WHERE: Any and all of Diagon Alley
WHAT: There is a huge festival the whole week to let students get school supplies. People from all over are flocking to Diagon Alley for the best deals. That means you might meet new people or see old friends!
STATUS: Ongoing!
NOTE: Remember that this event is semi-open! Any HP AU character can have fun here, whether you're in the game or not, so have fun!

Comments

[greenmoonrising]

... Tell me honestly - how many girls are on the team?

[arrogantalloy]

hey, come on. Try outs haven't even started. For all I know they could be all guys.

[arrogantalloy]

Well at least there's something we can agree on there.

[He gestures towards the tablet.]

What do you think? It's only meant to be for business, but hey, if you can figure it out I can maybe suggest opening it up to a student grant.

[givesyouaboner]

_{[Dirk returns his attention to the tablet, scrolling through the apps. Some of them he opens to test out.]}

It seems fairly user-friendly to me. It transitions smoother than the iPad, too, which actually says a lot considering those work well too. _{[He pauses.]} You know what'd be cool? If you could just keep the tablet laying flat and it had a holographic option for presentations or even skype calls.

[arrogantalloy]

Hmm

[Tony thinks for a second and scratches his head.]

I know there's holographic tech being worked on. But that's in the military department. I know know what's going on in the public sector... Well marginally more than what the press releases have anyway.

[givesyouaboner]

Why would that be something that only the military gets access to? If you market it the right way, you could get a lot out of the public sector too. Like if you had it as an upgrade. I think that's along the lines of normal marketing tactics anyway?

Look at this shiny piece of quality Stark tech. This could be yours for the inexpensive price of five hundred pounds. But wait! There's more. For just an additional three hundred you could get our promotional holographic package!

_{[Guess who's watched too many infomercials due to insomnia over the summer?]}

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony chuckles.]

Wow, inexpensive' the right line there for that price. That's twice the size of the current biggest iPad.

But the military get's it because the military pays bigger money to advance the tech. Everything starts with military funding.

[Tony shrugs]

At least that's what Obi keeps insisting. I don't think the scientists are ready for realising holographs yet. They aren't dad, and they really aren't me. So really I don't expect to see it coming out any time soon.

[givesyouaboner]

Hey, you're also paying for the name. Some people would probably do it, too. There are people who have more money than they could possibly do anything with. There was this one guy who liked my dad's first script so much that he funded the majority of the filming. I think the same would apply here.

Who's Obi? Clearly you just need to make it all yourself if they won't do it.

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony raises an eyebrow]

Hey, I'm one of those people.

[Not that he even looks remotely offended.]

Obidiah Stane. He's in charge of Stark Industries right now. And right now I can't build it. I don't have any access to the labs or their suppliers.

Right now all I can do is make a few small spells that don't get the ministry sniffing, and building my own cars.

[givesyouaboner]

Oh, well, I guess that's good for you. I can pretty much buy what I want too.

That sucks. Are they making you wait until you're an adult? You'd think they'd at least have the sense to take your ideas to heart if you tell them.

_{[There's another pause.]} You can build your own cars? _{[Yup, he's amazed.]} I really like the idea of building things, especially robots and stuff, but I don't have the means to do that yet. I just read about it.

[greenmoonrising]

We're in the house of bookworms. The guys don't work out much. [Snerks.]

[pizzaitaliana]

[Felicia giggles as she takes his hand.]

You do, you're really good with brooms!

[She pats the poor abused broom lovingly, ignoring the evil looks from the shopkeeper. It's not like she broke anything, just... nearly broke something. But she hadn't and that's what counts.]

Now I just have to learn to keep from crashing with my broom. That was scary!

[arrogantalloy]

Genius or not, no one trusts a kid to run a multi-billion company. It's weird, yet. Appropriate.

Besides, I really doubt, dear old dad really planed on clocking out so soon.

[Yeah, there's a vague sarcasm in there.]

I put the body on my roadster over the holidays. All I have to do now is get all the wiring in place and tune it then it's road worthy. Well it can be taken for a road worthy.

How come you don't have the means to do it?

[arrogantalloy]

I'm a guy and a bookwork. I work out.

[Grins at the smirk, because installing car engines isn't for noodley arms.]

And you aren't exactly squidgey 'round the middle yourself.

[Tony pokes at Bruce's side playfully.]

Don't count us all out, there.

[arrogantalloy]

[After he helps her up. Tony gestures to the shop owner. One of those 'I've got the bill if need be' gestures.]

Well how about this then?

[Tony takes the broom off her and puts it back on the rack.]

I trained on this one, and I know for a fact it's stable.

[Tony pulls off a Stark Broom, and hands it too her.]

It's technically a stubborn broom movement wise, because it doesn't want to move unless you're sure. But for shakey flyers, it's pretty handy.

And waste the chance that I'd been given

[bonafide_divinity]

[He looks up, smiling somewhat hopefully.]

You can't prove that was me.

[ficklefuckwit]

I'm quite frequently silly, that command is a bit like telling me not to breathe.

[He finds himself quite extremely enamored with the fact that they're not letting go. Wow, hugs are really fucking great. Wow wow wow he missed these.]

[greenmoonrising]

[Squawks and bats Tony's hands away.]

That's because I don't each much, not because I work out.

So I'm never gonna dance again

[wwistful]

Obviously I can't. It's not as if I recorded you speakin', I have no physical proof that you spend your free time galavantin' behind bookshelves whilst mockin' your teachers. That's why I had hoped you'd be man enough to own up to it.

The way I danced with yooouuuuuuuu....

[bonafide_divinity]

Of course I'm not- I have nothing to gain by owning up to it and everything to lose so why would I--

[Wait...

he just said too much.]

[arrogantalloy]

Steve doesn't eat that much either, and hard glares can snap him. No, no. you're pretty fit.

[Tony is so chuckling at the reaction.]

[greenmoonrising]

[Grumble grumble GRUMBLE]

Yeah, thanks, whatever.

[arrogantalloy]

Okay, hey. Complimenting here. There's no need to go dismissing that.

You're a puppy in his prime, here. We should start running in the morning or something just so girls can see you all athletic and sweaty.... Or guys. So people can see you being all trim and glistening.

[Tony opens the door to the cauldron for Bruce to go in first.]

[greenmoonrising]

For the hundredth time, I am not a puppy.

[Huffs and moves past Tony into the dim establishment, heading for a corner booth table.]

[arrogantalloy]

You are always so uptight.

[Tony shakes his head then follows him in. Flopping down into the booth almost on top of Bruce once he's sat down.]

Think there's a chance of Panini?