ironheart.

My stepdad. it's this thing he used to say all the time. "Those who move with courage make the path for those who live with fear." He said it constantly. He said my mother taught him that. And I just... I was tired of being afraid. I wanted to fly

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@xironxmanx​

“Imma need you to check me on this.”

Dark eyes were trained on the switchboard that were powering N.A.T.A.L.I.E. The A.I. was glitching slightly. Riri normally would have just fixed it on her own, but she couldn’t turn down the risk of letting her previously deceased mentor’s alternate reality counterpart help her out. It had been a long time since she had seen any kind of Tony Stark, and Riri’s respect for the man remained high. Still, her lab was her space. She wasn’t used to having others in there.

“---hey.” she glanced at him. “I didn’t say touch.”

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xmoonsilk​:

“Uh, yeah. Yeah!” Cindy raised her voice, unsure if Riri heard her over the noise of the welding as she awkwardly stood in the corner of the room.

it was going to bug her if someone else was in her space. riri sighed as she put her tool down, knowing her mom wouldn’t be happy later when she was still building. “what’s up?”

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destroyrofworlds​:

“I was just gonna ask how you guys are holding up with C.R.A.D.L.E.. But it can wait.”

grateful for the fact that her rhythm wasn’t going to be interrupted any further, riri took a few minutes to silently finish welding the reactor back into the breast plate of her armor. setting down the blowtorch as she pushed the eye guard up to her forehead, riri finally faced daisy. “everyone’s at a different place. i can’t speak for them, but i think it’s getting better.” she was feeling a little more okay, at least. even those who hadn’t been arrested had emotional turmoil over it. the entire situation had been traumatizing to the extent that riri had refused to suit up for a while, but she kept her exterior calm.

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moondouglas​:

“What are you welding?”

“the reactor on my gauntlet is loose. i don’t want the nanotech to destabilize. why, you care about mechanics?” 

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bcrtonhawk​:

“You can’t just like, stop for a second?”

“what you have to tell me is that important?” riri shot him a look as she put the peace of metal down.

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medusaliiths​:

“I was supposed to meet with Ms. Marvel, but it seems as though she’s running a little late.”

“ms. m’s been overbooking herself, like always. she puts too much on her plate.” riri loved her, but she seriously needed to learn she couldn’t save the world singlehandedly. they were a team for a reason.

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“--i’m welding. can it wait?”

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blackniight​:

“you see, history is much more fascinating than you’d expect it to be.”

“i’m more a science person.”

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xironxmanx​:

“Nope, stop right there. Before you say anything— this is just as confusing for me as it is for you. Scratch that— this is way more confusing for me. So just- don’t say anything stupid, alright?”

“look, i’m glad to see you. i’ve made a lot of updates on your tech. just don’t start this all snarky.”

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soldatslav​:

“hi, i’m bucky. i have one arm –– is that too forward?”

“the one you’ve got is nice. shuri worked hard on that. she showed me the specs.”

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@visionv​

okay, so, riri had been keeping her distance. viv had been making an effort and that was cool, but riri just wasn’t ready. there was the kiss that had left her conflicted and then the fact that they had all thought viv was dead when she was really just helping c.r.a.d.l.e. round them up. she had explained and all had forgiven her. riri had forgiven her too, it was just... complicated.

“just fit inside, you stupid --” she muttered under her breath, trying to wiggle a part into the nanotech gauntlet she was working on. seeing a flash of pink as viv phased into the lab, riri sat back and shoved her googles up into her curls.

“viv.” she fiddled with her glove. “i thought you went home.”

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xmoonsilk​:

“A lot changed for me after Pleasant Hill. Mentally, physically.. There’s definitely been some sort of reality shift.”

“I held the Stone in my suit and got a rough scan. I’m pretty sure whatever changes are happening should mostly be coming from Earth-616 where Ripley and the Stone are from.”

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destroyrofworlds​:

“They’re not actual earthquakes coming out of my hands. Technically it’s vibrations.”

“Do you want a reading on the richter scale?”

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hardycat​:

Felicia stood and waited for her chips to dispense from the machine, but when they got stuck she let out a groan and hit the glass. “The one time I try to pay for something.” She grumbled to herself.

Because Riri also wanted something, she moved to the machine and let N.A.T.A.L.I.E. interface with it to find the manual override. “What’d you do to it?”

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ladylckis​:

“What is this Tik Tok that I keep hearing mortals go on about?”

“I’m not explaining that to you. Google it.”

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bcrtonhawk​:

“Careful. I don’t remember if I put my explosive-tip arrows in that bag or not. Or was the acid tipped arrows.. Shit, I dunno.”

As the nanotech covered one hand, Riri held it over the quiver and scanned the arrows. “You got both in there. You trying to kill someone?”

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rgocking​:

“God, you’re telling me. I hadn;t even considered that possibility.”

“No desire to forage or new hair growth?”