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

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony smirks a little more. Because really, not enough people have that reaction in the UK to him. What with him being a bigger deal in the US]

"Dirk Strider". You've got quite a name there, really sort of movie star like.

[givesyouaboner]

<sub>[This is what happens when a kid's spent time in New York City and Hollywood for movie premiers and the like.

He's really flattered right now and that's a bit of a foreign feeling. A really cool guy complimented him, omg.]</sub>

Thanks.
Maybe I am a movie star. Definitely someone people should know about at least.

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony makes a very amused noise.]

Oh yeah, now it's unmistakable, you are defiantly a Strider. Speaking of...

[Tony glances around.]

...Where's the rest of you?

[givesyouaboner]

_{[No one ever understands how nice it is to be so readily identified as a Strider. Nevermind that's what he is; this is just his hero-worship speaking.]}

Actually, I don't know. Maybe doing more boring clothes shopping. I decided I wanted ice cream instead.

[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.

[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?

[givesyouaboner]

I guess that makes sense, even if adults can make poor decisions just as easily.

_{[Brb, thinking you're even more impressive now.]} That's really neat.

Mostly it's that there isn't space for me to try making things. I share a bedroom with Dave.

[arrogantalloy]

It's a very good business model to have.

It's only neat when the engine crane doesn't spin it's gear and nearly rop the engine you've been working on all year. But. Otherwise, yeah. Neat.

You bunk with him. Wow, that must be... Irritating.