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Justin Rhodes ([info]iron_hide) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-07-10 12:26:00


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Entry tags:anya stark, inactive - chris frost, inactive - harvey hogan, inactive - justin rhodes

You're looking at a winner... (Open to Anya, Tina and Force Works)
"Mr.  Rhodes, we have to say, this is the most forward thinking and far reaching work we've ever seen. The coding is superb and the device itself is not nearly as bulky as its television counterpart. We received several excellent submissions, but your work stood head-and-shoulders above the rest. The data storage and recollection capabilities are also second-to-none." says Mr. Will Wright, a trustee of the X-Prize Foundation.

"The news release is going out today, Mr. Rhodes. You're the winner of the contest." Mr. Wright says, reaching out to shake his hand. "And we'd like to discuss having Cambire Designs mass-produce these devices for use in hospitals around the world."

"Thank you, Mr. Wright." Justin says, accepting the handshake. "And I'd love to talk more about that. Cambire would be glad to do this work." 

Inside, Justin is would like to dance a jig, but he's a terrible dancer without Tina, and he's trying to be professional anyway. A few months ago, he'd been looking for a project, any project, that he could do in his free time that didn't involve upgrading/testing/developing his armor and the rest of the Iron Family (he'd taken to referring to the collective armor wearers by that moniker). Tony, his AI, had come across the X-Prize Foundation's challenge to build a working medical tricorder. As in, from Star Trek. The moment he saw the release, Justin knew he'd found his project. He'd found it two weeks after the competition had started but that didn't daunt him one bit. Uncle Tony used to say that being behind just made one work smarter, not harder, to catch up.

Part one of working smarter involved calling an old friend.

The move to Kansas City and getting settled in might have cost most people valuable time, but Anya had come out to Kansas City to help with the set up Cambire's offices and Justin had insisted that they set up the lab first and foremost. Between the two of them, it only took a full day to pull it off and after the rest of the building was ready, Justin spent the rest of his available time in the lab, coming out only to eat and to call Tina, who always seemed to be busy. Rather than be upset, Justin worked to meet the July 1st deadline.

He'd finished three days early and put the tricorder to the most extensive battery of tests he could come up with; it passed every one with flying colors. Once he'd created a second, he sent the first off to the committee for judgment. The wait had been torturous, but the phone call came last Friday night as Justin was, again, calibrating his armor.

They'd asked him to come in and discuss his work. Now, he was the winner of the contest. The patent application was sent in the following morning.

Mr. Wright's voice cuts into Justin's thoughts.

"So, what are you going to do with $10,000,000 dollars, Mr. Rhodes? Early retirement?" Wright asks, chuckling.

"Oh no, Mr. Wright. After I make a contribution to charity and to my company, I've got a few irons in the fire, some new ideas that I'll now have the freedom to pursue." he says.

Like new armors. he thinks to himself.

 


 



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[info]anyastark
2011-07-10 06:29 pm UTC (link)
That sent up a warning alarm. "Everything okay with you and...." Anya had to pause for a minute to think of her name. "Tina, right?"

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[info]iron_hide
2011-07-10 08:56 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, it'll work itself out. The time-difference is creating a problem. We keep missing each other's calls and I haven't seen her since I left New York." Justin says. The whole thing bothered him a lot, but he didn't have room to complain and he wasn't going to.

"Like I said, it'll work itself out. You're balancing home and work, so I'll figure out a way to do the same. By the way, you need to come talk to your friend. Since she can't drag /you/ out of the lab at a decent time, she's started doing it to me." Justin chuckles.

"Her birthday is coming up soon and so is Harvey's. I need to get to work on gifts for both of them. She's still a little down about her...condition, Anya. I'm not sure what I should do, if anything." he says.

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[info]anyastark
2011-07-10 09:31 pm UTC (link)
"I don't know what to say that may help you. Steve and I just drop what we're doing and take the call. Even if it's three in the morning. We also schedule calls if we keep missing each other." Frankly she didn't understand it. Anya was always able to get in touch with Justin when she needed to.

"It's her thing. She needs to keep someone from getting some work done." Anya panicked for a moment and checked the calendar. Oh good. It was only July. Anya hadn't lost track of two months. For a moment she had been worried. "Her birthday isn't until September so we have some time on that, but in the mean time we should do something together. Maybe pick a spot somewhere and meet for a day or two. You, me, Toni and Steve."

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[info]iron_hide
2011-07-10 10:01 pm UTC (link)
"That sounds like a good idea. How soon are we talking? I bet I could Toni out of the house soon." Justin says.

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[info]anyastark
2011-07-10 10:14 pm UTC (link)
"I think the meetings are relatively local this week," she said. "I don't think any are overseas, so theoretically we could do this any time. I can let Steve know and he can fly out, or I can go get him. Either way, it should work out."

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[info]iron_hide
2011-07-11 12:07 am UTC (link)
"All right, let's set it up. I'll tell Shrimp and we'll host you guys." Justin says.

"I'm sure you and Tony would love to shop until you drop while Steve and I find a place to hide. I mean, a place to hang out while you do that." he laughs.

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[info]anyastark
2011-07-11 12:14 am UTC (link)
"Just tell me a day and we'll be there. I can always juggle my schedule. Toni's not the shopping type. She usually only goes to keep me out of trouble. Maybe something like mini-golf of some other low stress activity."

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[info]iron_hide
2011-07-23 11:29 am UTC (link)
"How about next weekend? Give everyone a chance to pencil it in in advance." he suggests.

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[info]anyastark
2011-07-23 11:35 am UTC (link)
"Sounds like a plan. Steve and I will see you then. Take care of yourself."

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