001 VIDEO LIST ONE

[deadliestviper]

[The screen switches on, revealing a face caked in dirt, covered in dust, streaked with sweat, and smeared with blood. A pair of troubled, if clear, blue eyes look out from it, and then there's a shake of the head, followed by a swirl of long, messy blonde hair – underneath all the grime, the new arrival's a female. She gives a bright smile, the sight slightly disarming on such a gritty face.]

Hi. [Her voice cracks when she speaks and she coughs, then clears her throat.]

Sorry to bother you folks, but it appears I've got some new business to attend to and I'm a little out of sorts. [Her smile turns apologetic, a little self-deprecating. It might be cute if she didn't look like an adult female approximation of Peanuts' Pigpen.] If one of you would be so kind as to point me toward the showers, I'd be in your debt.

[One last thing: her voice lowers, the sparkle gone from her eyes.] Budd... If you're here, I'll find you.

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[aggravating]

There-in lies the fun. [He's just grinning, though. He's a flirt, but there's been a severe lack of follow through in the last... six months.

... God he's overdue on sex.] Tony Stark, by the way. Genius and playboy extraordinaire.

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[deadliestviper]

I'm not the sort of girl you'll find fun. [That line? Seriously? That has to be the worst line she's ever heard.]

Beth Solberg. Utterly uninterested.

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[aggravating]

Trust me, you have breasts? You'll be fun.

[He really loves making an ass of himself]

Hard to get and pretty stoic. I'll keep that in mind.

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[deadliestviper]

No. I won't. [Unless being punched by women is fun for Tony, which, let's face it, it might well be.]

Do. Oh! And keep in mind that I don't want to speak to you again, as well.

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[aggravating]

[Okay, he's laughing, now, and just kind of relaxing]

Alright, alright, you're good. [There's a weird sort of look on his face, now] You know, you kind of remind me of someone back home.

[Pepper was always the only other woman who didn't fall at his feet :C ]

So what's the story, if it wasn't mud wrestling?

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[deadliestviper]

Good? No. I just don't see the appeal.

[Dear God, Tony, for your own safety please do not try to make her a Pepper substitute.]

Why should I tell you?

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[aggravating]

I'd say you should get your eyes checked, then, but even I think that's pushing it.

[No promises, there]

Because I'm one of like three people here that won't baby and attack your cheek with a spit soaked hankie?

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[deadliestviper]

You have limits? Thank God, that's a relief.

As tempting as that is, I still don't see how it's any of your business.