℗ oo2. a headache the size of stark towers

[quits]

[Needless to say, Pepper did not have a very good first day in Paradisa. She spent most of her day in the elevator convinced she'd wake up at some point, then found out her friend was killed, and then spent the rest of the night drinking. Once again proving to herself that she cannot keep up with Tony Stark when it comes to alcohol.

Now she is miserable.]

So -- this much is clear. I'm not dreaming. I'm from before the time that Tony's here from and a bunch of stuff happened. [Her fingers press to her temple... ow.]

Wishes, the journal, the castle -- all magic, which is real. There are places that you end up sometimes, because the castle brings everyone there. People die, but then come back because the castle... fixes it. I've lost something and it's not just the memory of being here before -- which is also the same case for Tony, even though neither of us remember.

[She has a glass of ice water, which you can hear clink when she raises it to press to her temple.]

Is there anything else I should know? [Other than the whole Loki thing, which she is not even going to say his name, because she wants him to hurt for what he did.]

Oh, and for those I didn't weird out the other day in the elevator while I was still thinking this is all a dream - I'm Pepper Potts.

I also could really use some aspirin. [But she can handle that one.]

Comments

[molotov]

The kitchen is on the first floor. That sounds something they left out.

[quits]

A kitchen? I can't believe in a place this big, there's just one kitchen.

[molotov]

You can put your own kitchen in your room, if you want. But there is just the one main kitchen.

dictated

[builds]

You can wish for cool shit for your room.

Spent last night setting up mine. You know, after you passed out. You have to work on your alcohol tolerance, by the way.

dictated → forever

[quits]

[and he's still awake....]

I don't have to work on -- did you even sleep?

[builds]

Nah. Don't need it. I had coffee instead.

[fredless]

It sounds like you actually sorted out a good bit, pretty fast.

[quits]

I did spend most of my afternoon in the elevator talking to people I thought were in a dream.

[fredless]

This place can have that effect.

[changethings]

You and me both. [ Aspirin sound so great right now, and maybe a heavy drink. She got practically no sleep last night. ]

[quits]

I hear you can just wish for aspirin. [Pepper is just going to opt for the clinic. Magic + OTC meds doesn't sound exactly smart to her.]

[changethings]

I'm not really going to trust anything this 'magic castle' gives me. [ Not smart at all. ]

[unnaturalpause]

The Clinic is on the second floor if you are looking for aspirin and do not wish to ask the Castle for it.

[quits]

Thank you, I saw it listed on the directory. Are you a doctor there?

[unnaturalpause]

No trouble at all, and presently I am yes. The head of the clinic is presently a cat however if you wanted to speak with her about anything.

Dictated...telepathically (sorry about that XD)

[ruined_jaw]

Sounds like you've got it all pretty well figured out. Little makes sense in Paradisa, if you look at it using the rules of the world you come from. Paradisa sort of operates on it's own set of rules, which it breaks as often as it enforces them.

I'm Jonothan Starsmore, of the X-Men. Not sure if you know the X-Men, in the universe you come from.

[quits]

[AHHH VOICES IN HER HEAD. DO NOT DO THAT.]

Oh... I'm hearing things. Bizarre things...

[zapswithmagic]

... Pepper Potts? Thee Pepper Potts? [He might be having a little fanboy moment here, sorry Pepper.]

[quits]

Excuse me? I mean, yes, that's me and I don't think there's another one with my name out there. [Except... there are different universes with her.]

[schrodingersghost]

That pretty much sums it up.

...You doing okay?

[quits]

Much better than I was yesterday, but I guess it's all odd since being kidnapped shouldn't be an okay thing.

[arealwoman]

Don't count on anything.

[quits]

What do you mean by that?

[walkinthruwalls]

The castle likes to mess around with things, too.

[quits]

I've heard about the temporary losses and the alternate worlds -- is there more than that?