The winds of change~~

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WHO: Everyone!
TONE: Anything from fun to serious
RATING: PG-13+
WHEN: 20th - 23rd April
WHERE: All around the school
WHAT: Canon selves event! A seance gone awry has had its effect on the school, bringing about mental and physical changes to students and staff alike! Full details of the combinations of effects can be found here.
STATUS: Ongoing! Use whichever style you like.

[Spring brings change, but that change isn't always a good thing! Whether your character has changed entirely into their canon self, or only in part, please keep in mind that whatever they know/learn of their original canon during this event will be unable to be clearly recalled - disappearing with their past self - when the event is over. This is to avoid fourth-walling after the conclusion of the event.

Please also keep in mind that some people will not want to fourth-wall during the event! Make sure it's alright with the other player before you decide to do that. Above all, though, have fun!]

Comments

[greenmoonrising]

[Bruce's frown grows pronounced and he hesitates for a moment but then shakes his head and reaches for Tony's hand covering the arc reactor.]

What's wrong with your reactor?

[arrogantalloy]

You...

[He raises a skeptical eyebrow at the boy, but knows he can't mess around right now.]

It's off, it shouldn't be off. And I really need on if I'm going to make it to the well end of the week if I'm in a coma, end of well tomorrow if I enjoy pain. But, I don't.

[He starts to look pale.]

[greenmoonrising]

[He tugs Tony's hand away quickly and examines the dead reactor, brow furrowing as he mutters:]

... It's wrong. It's not meant to be like this-

[He hadn't examined the previous adult Tony's arc reactor in THAT much detail but he knew how it was meant to work and what it was meant to look like. And this wasn't it. There was no magic. No wonder it was dead...]

Breathe.

[He gets his wand from his robes and casts a spell without thinking, making the dead reactor generate magnetic waves towards the shrapnel without powering it up. He doesn't even know how long the spell will last, he's not a doctor, not yet, and all he can think now is that he has to get Tony to one of the professors before it does run out.]

That should hold for half an hour, maybe. We need to hurry, come on. [Tugs on Tony's wrist, heading for the dorm exit.]

[arrogantalloy]

[He frowns at he's tugged at so Bruce can see the reactor]

Oi, hey. You know I know it's not meant to be like th- Breath. Really?

[He raises his eyebrows at the wand and the familiar feel of the magnetic pulsing.]

Okay, wait what kind of... This isn't mine, is it S.H.I.E.L.D?

[He looks it over cautiously, then with great trepidation slips the reactor back into his chest.]

Half an hour?

[He almost starts to pull his hand away.]

Okay, kid. I have no idea who you are, what your tech is or where you're trying to take me. So how about we use some of your apparent half hour of time to get me in the know, here.

[greenmoonrising]

Look, I don't know where the people who can help are exactly, so it could easily take over 30 minutes to find them. You can ask questions while we walk.

[Keeps tugging him along, mind racing as he realises this Tony's a muggle.]

[arrogantalloy]

If you can tell me your name and how you know me. Then I'll move.

[To be fair, he sort of has a good reason not to trust 'random' people leading him about.]

[greenmoonrising]

My name's Bruce. I'm... friends with someone you sort of know.

[Drags on.]

Look, do you want to live or not?

[arrogantalloy]

Yeah okay. So we're being vague?

[Actually starts walking to not be dragged]

Well I've had to live through worst. But fine, I'll let the dragging continue if you're so set on it.

[greenmoonrising]

You wouldn't believe me if I told you exactly what's what anyway.

[Keeps tugging him along, down the halls and past the students.]

Relax though, we're not in Afghanistan or anything. We're in England.

[arrogantalloy]

I've probably had to deal with worse. Never really thought for a moment this was Afghanistan. They're not really big on.

[He glances around.]

Castles.

[greenmoonrising]

So I gathered.

[Enters Hospital Wing and glances around, trying to find one of the nurses.]

[arrogantalloy]

Hmm.

[Tony tries to straighten up as they enter the room, to try and look a little less pathetic. Then rubs along the rim of the reactor.]

Whatever you did to this. Could use a faster pulse rate, might want to keep that in mind next time you poke at someone's EM life support systems.

[greenmoonrising]

You're lucky I knew a magnetic spell at all.

[Has noticed how pathetic Tony's looking and it's REALLY NOT HELPING HIS NERVES as obvious by his eyes going bright green without him noticing.]

Look just... sit tight and I'll go find someone.

[Points at a bed, expecting Tony to sit.]

[arrogantalloy]

[As un fun as Tony's feeling right now, it doesn't mean he doesn't notice the iris colour change.]

Hey, what's with the eye thing?

[He looks around the room again.]

You one of Xaviers?

[greenmoonrising]

[Pauses.]

What? Who's Xavier?

[Shock gets green out of his eyes as he frowns at Tony.]

[arrogantalloy]

Yeah, bald, wheelchair teaches 'special' kids in an out of the way place.

[greenmoonrising]

... Never heard of him. [Rolls eyes and resumes going to back room in hopes of finding a nurse.]

[arrogantalloy]

Hmm. Then what's with the eyes? [Just stands there waiting for something to happen. Fighting the urge to sway.]

[greenmoonrising]

It's a condition.

[Finds one of the nurses and leads her back to Tony, letting her examine the chest and explaining in detail about the arc reactor and the shrapnel before she begins poking her wand at it carefully.]

Tony, try to bear with this, please.

[arrogantalloy]

Yeah, I bet it is.

[Tony sits there as he's poked and prodded at. Looking a mix of peaky and unimpressed with being poked and prodded at.]

Well, I'm not really being given too many other options here now, am I? There wouldn't be any chance of a drink now, would there?

[greenmoonrising]

[The nurse takes a moment before casting a spell anchored to the reactor, generating a steady magnetic pulse to keep the shrapnel from moving closer to Tony's heart. After telling Tony to rest for at least an hour to get used to the spell, she bustles off to tend to increasing numbers of students and staff alike with issues.

Bruce just watches Tony, eyes a bit greener than normal but still not so obviously bright as before.]

... Do you need some water or anything?

[arrogantalloy]

[Tony sighs, sounding put out about being told to rest, and starts doing up his shirt while standing.]

I was thinking something a little stronger than that. Guessing that's not an option though, so how about some coffee? Or just point me to a way out, I have things to get back to. So... Bruce, huh?

[He raises an eyebrow at him as he adjusts everything after he's all buttoned up.]

You look. Familiar.

[greenmoonrising]

Kind of hard to get liquor in a school, though I'm sure some of the professors might have some... Then again, I'm not sure how well you'd down Firewhiskey.

[Stares at him with a raised brow.]

You already said that.

[arrogantalloy]

I'm sure my liver would disagree. Not that it would really encourage it.

I was kind of worrying about other things right then. What with my life support kind of failing. But now I want to go back onto that topic.

[He starts to give him a scrutinising look.]

[greenmoonrising]

You should probably learn to stop depending on alcohol for your issues. [Shrugs and glances away.]

Sit down, I'll get you some water.