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Ray Palmer is the (_atom) wrote in paradisolog,
@ 2016-04-22 18:49:00

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~ray palmer (_atom), ~sam wilson (justslower)

WHO: Ray Palmer & ~~OTA~~ Sam Wilson
WHERE: On the beach
WHEN: After sunset/after the rain stops
WHAT: Taking the A.T.O.M. Exosuit for a little joyride
WARNINGS: TBD
STATUS: Complete

Do...Ray... Egon!

So far, while everyone was working very hard on the medical facility, they hadn't gotten far enough into it for Ray to find a reason to use the exosuit and, if he was entirely honest, he was itching to get back into it. With the rain, he hadn't had a chance — all he'd managed was to program the suit's comm system to sync up to the bracelet like a Bluetooth and then tweak the programming in the suit to automatically read out any text-based messages he might receive in flight while also translating voice to text so that he could respond to them — but he couldn't help noticing after the sun went down that it had tapered off — if the slow to a stop of the sound of it pattering on his shelter's roof was any indication — and Ray couldn't wait any longer. It was fine if it was nighttime, after all. It would hardly be the first time he'd flown at night.

Ray took the suit, still in its compact form about four inches tall and in its tiny carrying case, and he headed out to the beach, following the path worn into the grass through the jungle leading away from the camp. Once he'd gotten out there, he took a moment to look up at the sky, marveling to himself that only a few minutes ago, it had been pouring rain and now the skies were clear and filled with a spattering of unfamiliar stars. This place never ceased to amaze him. He didn't suspect that it ever would.

Pocketing the little case for the suit, Ray took the exosuit out and pressed one of the buttons on the front, causing the suit to suddenly expand to its life-size form on the sand in front of him. "I missed you, old boy," he muttered with a little smirk as he turned on the power source for the propulsion jets on its back and then started to dress himself into it. Once inside, Ray stretched his arms over his head and systematically powered on the remaining propulsion jets for flight, starting with his legs, "Do," moving to his arms, "Ray," and finishing with his shoulders, "Egon..."

Ray paused for a moment to appreciate his own stupid pop culture reference with a dopey little grin before he finally took off, shooting up into the air and zipping around over the ocean in large circles, like a puppy chasing their tail only on a much larger scale.

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justslower
2016-04-24 04:55 pm UTC (link)

When the rain finally tapered off, Sam decided to go for a run on the beach. So far, he wasn't overly impressed by paradise, given that it had been pretty much nonstop rain since he arrived. Of course, the people all seemed really nice and there was no shortage of beautiful women around. He wasn't quite ready to jump into the casual sex part of this whole adventure, but when he was, he couldn't imagine being disappointed.

Sam slowed and came to a stop when he spotted something flying over the ocean. The moon was near full, so at least there was some light, but he couldn't quite make out who or what was up there. His first thought was that Tony Stark was here with the Iron Man suit, but he dismissed that almost immediately. If Stark was here, there would be fireworks or something. He was not a subtle man.

Run forgotten for the moment, he stood on the beach, watching as whoever was up there seemed to be having a grand old time flying around. It made him miss his EXO-7 wings. They probably wouldn't be super useful here, but after years without them, now that he had them back in his life, they felt like part of him.

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_atom
2016-04-25 08:03 am UTC (link)

After a few circles, Ray pressed a button to shrink himself, just to make sure that the functionality was still there. Promising that he could do so if necessary in a medical emergency was hollow if the suit didn't do it. But, it did. Thankfully, it did. He hit another button to grow back to full size and then decided he didn't want to run the power too low just in case being able to recharge it was going to prove difficult here.

So, he swooped down toward the beach and landed again with a low whoop of exhilaration. It felt good to be back in the sky.

Belatedly, Ray noticed someone else on the beach and he lifted the face plate on the suit offering the other man a charming smile. "Oh, hello! I didn't realize anyone else was out here!" he chirped brightly, holding a hand out to the man. "Ray Palmer, nice to meet you. I've seen you on the network," he realized aloud as he got a better look at the man. "But I'm so sorry, there's a lot of new people all at once; I'm usually better at this, but I can't recall your name."

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justslower
2016-04-25 09:46 pm UTC (link)

Sam frowned when the flying man shrunk down and then went back to normal size. Was this the dude who bested him at the training facility? If so, Sam was totally ready to defend his honor, even without his own wings. By the time the guy landed and walked over, he was pretty sure it wasn't the same man though. That guy had introduced himself as Scott.

Shaking the offered hand, he still looked a bit skeptical. Maybe this guy knew Scott. "Sam Wilson," he said. "Interesting suit you got there. You ever spend any time in New York?"

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_atom
2016-04-26 08:39 pm UTC (link)

Ray grinned proudly. The A.T.O.M. Exosuit was one of his greatest accomplishments in the lab, and once he'd integrated the nanotech, it easily became the greatest accomplishment. Some of the functionality on the suit wasn't going to be very useful here, like the facial recognition software Felicity had created, mostly because it had been developed back home and really only linked through Star City records.

"New York? No. Well," he said, correcting himself quickly, "once or twice on business trips when I was trying to woo investors, why? Is that where you're from?"

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	justslower 2016-04-26 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	"It's where I was living before coming here," Sam said. Before that, he was in DC. Before that, he traveled a lot for the military. None of that was very important though. "Don't suppose you have a pal named Scott with a similar suit?" The idea that there were two of them seemed awfully coincidental. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_atom 2016-04-27 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Ray nodded. "I'm from Missouri, so I didn't get a lot of time to visit the east coast." His eyebrows lifted at that question and he looked genuinely surprised. "No, the ATOM exosuit is the only one of its kind. The technology is proprietary and I built it with my own two hands. ...you know someone with a nanotech-integrated suit?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justslower 2016-04-27 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	Sam shrugged. "I don't know the specifics, but I met a dude who had a suit that let him shrink. Called himself Ant Man." And kicked Sam's ass, but he wasn't going to admit that. "I don't know where he got it or how it worked. I just got to see it in action." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_atom
2016-04-27 11:20 pm UTC (link)

Shaking his head, Ray looked puzzled. "Well, it definitely isn't a Palmer Tech suit, I've only made this one," he said. "I don't know of any other company working with nanotechnology in this vein back home, so...I'm not sure, I'm sorry," he offered and he truly did look apologetic for not knowing this other person, since the question would suggest that there was a reason for said curiosity.

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	justslower 2016-04-28 12:01 am UTC (link)
	"Huh. Well, I've never heard of Palmer Tech, so if it's a big company, we're probably not from the same place anyway," Sam pointed out. "Have you heard of Stark Industries?" He supposed it wasn't that strange to realize there were similar things in different worlds. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_atom 2016-04-28 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Once again, Ray shook his head. "No, I can't say that I have. But it's possible that we're from different places, completely. I get the feeling that's something that happens a lot here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justslower 2016-04-28 12:17 am UTC (link)
	At least Ray wasn't the guy who handed his ass to him. That was something. Sam shrugged. "Sounds that way, yeah," he said. "Seeing you flying around makes me miss my EXO-7 wings." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_atom 2016-04-28 12:34 am UTC (link)
	That caught his attention. "EXO-7 wings?" Ray prodded gently, eyebrows lifted with both interest and curiosity. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

justslower
2016-04-28 12:38 am UTC (link)

Sam smiled. He loved talking about his wings. "Military prototype," he explained. "I was in a pararescue unit. They're giant metal wings that strap on to my back and I have hand controls to pilot it."

If Ray's suit could show up, maybe his wings would too. That would be awesome, but he didn't want to get his hopes up. "I work with a team back home that deals with otherworldly threats and use the code name Falcon."

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	_atom 2016-04-28 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, that's so cool! Do you know how they work? What makes them go?" Ray asked, his expression lighting up with gleeful curiosity. Ray grinned. "The code names are the best, right? I go by The Atom," he said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justslower 2016-04-28 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Sorry, man, I don't know the inner workings," he said. "I just know how to fly the damn thing." The more he talked to Ray, the more he realized that if Steve and Tony ever had a weird lab created love child, it would be exactly like Ray. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

_atom
2016-04-30 12:37 am UTC (link)

Ray looked visibly disappointed for a moment before shrugging it off. "Ah well, that's all right," he said with a smile. Couldn't win them all, he supposed. Maybe if this man's wings showed up, he wouldn't mind Ray taking look, if he promised to be careful. Ray made a mental note to ask another time.

"I've been missing my suit for a while, so I think I'm going to take back off and recalibrate some of the settings to the atmosphere here on the island. It was nice to meet you, Sam," he added, holding his hand out to shake once more. "Have a good night!" he added as he shook the other man's hand again and then let go to lower his face plate before bolting up into the sky once more to enjoy the freedom of flight once again.

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