[ Tony watches the chandelier crush the shadow with a grim kind of satisfaction, even if it fills him with a primal horror all the while. This isn't Hawke - he's encountered enough of these doubles to know that, but that doesn't change how disturbing it is to see something with Hawke's face go down like that.
But he doesn't watch for long.
As soon as he's sure the creature is down, he whips around to make sure Pepper has a clear path of escape. ]
Get out of here, Pep!
[ A moot point - Pepper's no fool, she's already bolting - but her warning prompts him to wheel back around as the creature re-assembles itself behind him. Lightning is hard to dodge, he knows from experience, and it's almost comical that this isn't the first time he's been in this situation.
The difference now is that the whole suit is already beat to hell, and a full-system shock doesn't help. There's a terrible whine and hiss, an explosion of sparks, and then the lights in the helmet and reactor go dark.
i kept this icon around for a reason
But he doesn't watch for long.
As soon as he's sure the creature is down, he whips around to make sure Pepper has a clear path of escape. ]
Get out of here, Pep!
[ A moot point - Pepper's no fool, she's already bolting - but her warning prompts him to wheel back around as the creature re-assembles itself behind him. Lightning is hard to dodge, he knows from experience, and it's almost comical that this isn't the first time he's been in this situation.
The difference now is that the whole suit is already beat to hell, and a full-system shock doesn't help. There's a terrible whine and hiss, an explosion of sparks, and then the lights in the helmet and reactor go dark.
Time for him to start formulating a plan B. ]