Well, the more the merrier, I suppose. Wonderland could use further injections of intelligence in its populace.
And I see no reason to give you a demonstration of my potion making skills. It tends to make people... unhappy to discover their identity can be usurped just by gaining a snippet of hair. And the number of people who know I have this capability is very limited. I learned the potion from a book in the library and learned many more tricks when I became a potions master in a magical world event. I have plenty of the potion pre-made. A snippet of your own hair and I'd look exactly like you. Any master of disguise knows the real power of deception lies in the finer details. I made an excellent woman--nothing amusing about it--as her boyfriend would certainly attest.
[Tony grins at the soldering iron, then grabs up some of the wire and a junk circuit board, wires and a length of solder wire. He reaches in front of Sherlock to turn it on.]
Without getting technical, it glues things in place with this bit of metal wire here.
[Tony swirls the wire, then holds his hand out for the tool.]
[Sherlock hands over safety goggles first, then the tool. John would kill him if he didn't wear safety equipment and he'll be damned if he's going to be the only one.]
I've seen something akin to it on construction sites but wasn't aware it played a part in electronics. Conductive metal for the completion of an eclectic circuit?
[Tony stares at the goggles for a second then shakes his head.]
Yeah. I, don't like to be handed things, so just put them down. There.
[He gestures vaguely to the whole bench.]
Well you're thinking of arc and tig welders. I have them too, used more for making sure metal stays together. But yet, it's all for connectivity.
And unlike welders, solders don't produce light, thing never gets that hot, also doesn't spit up slag, so the goggles are only going to make you look... Well, it's not a good look when they're functionally useless. They also make it harder to see, not a big deal when things can fly into your eyes, but when dealing with electronics. It's a problem, because of how small scale everything is.
Well you can get to do this. I'm going to get you to connect these two wires to here and here.
[Tony uses the tip or the solder to point at the two areas, then grabs a press lamp and puts it in the middle of the board.]
And I'm going to put this in place here, so you know how it's done. Right?
[He leans over the board but to one side, so Sherlock and see everything. Grabbing the solder wire he straightens out a bit and then touches the solder tip to the wire which immediately melts.]
Right so it's hot enough now. The whole point is to just melt the wire into place and then it cools on it's own and sets. And then you just... Put the iron where you want the wire to drip...
[He sounds distracted as he works on melting the solder into the grips of the lamp. Repeating the action a few more times till he knows it's all good and in place. Then he stands, holding out the solder and the wirse for Sherlock to take.]
Don't expect precision on your first go. It's clumsy work starting out and it's easy to feed the wire too fast and end up with a large blob. But I reckon you shouldn't do too bad.
[Sherlock takes the tools in hand and sets to the fiddly work. He’s quite dexterous and used to working with precision so he doesn’t do all that poorly.]
Simple lighting array. I can use this for building into.. Well pretty much anything. But with the brightness that can achieve, I could build that into a compartment, cockpit something like that.
I want something your mind can think of that my mind can't. That's how Wonderland works. If I can think of it, I can simply take it from the closet. So it has to be something in your mind.
[He boops him on the forehead. In case there was any uncertainly as to where Tony's brain was.
...On second thought...]
I'm a scientist. I compile masses of data in ledgers and moleskins. I am constantly on the run, occasionally in some sort of danger, and am entrusted with sensitive materials--chemically speaking and via trust.
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And I see no reason to give you a demonstration of my potion making skills. It tends to make people... unhappy to discover their identity can be usurped just by gaining a snippet of hair. And the number of people who know I have this capability is very limited. I learned the potion from a book in the library and learned many more tricks when I became a potions master in a magical world event. I have plenty of the potion pre-made. A snippet of your own hair and I'd look exactly like you. Any master of disguise knows the real power of deception lies in the finer details. I made an excellent woman--nothing amusing about it--as her boyfriend would certainly attest.
When can we get started?
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There's an interesting way to make friends, got to say.
I'm ready when ever you are.
[He pats the work bench]
Everything we need is right here.
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[Sherlock examines the work bench and taps his fingertips together.]
I'm bored and you have toys. Lets.
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JARVIS, some music to learn by, please.
From your usual collection, sir?
Sure, but keep it low. You know, mood music.
[Tony sound system starts up, with rock coming through the speakers just loud enough to be heard.]
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Really, he should have known it'd be science set to rock 'n roll.
But that's fine.]
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He also listens to grunge, so really, be thankful.]
Hard to pick, huh?
[He grins, knowing the feeling.]
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What can I meddle with with this one?
[He picks up something that looks like a slender sodering tool.]
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Without getting technical, it glues things in place with this bit of metal wire here.
[Tony swirls the wire, then holds his hand out for the tool.]
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I've seen something akin to it on construction sites but wasn't aware it played a part in electronics. Conductive metal for the completion of an eclectic circuit?
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Yeah. I, don't like to be handed things, so just put them down. There.
[He gestures vaguely to the whole bench.]
Well you're thinking of arc and tig welders. I have them too, used more for making sure metal stays together. But yet, it's all for connectivity.
And unlike welders, solders don't produce light, thing never gets that hot, also doesn't spit up slag, so the goggles are only going to make you look... Well, it's not a good look when they're functionally useless. They also make it harder to see, not a big deal when things can fly into your eyes, but when dealing with electronics. It's a problem, because of how small scale everything is.
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I’ll let you explain that to John if I get an earful. So what can I do with it, then? Give me something to do.
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Well you can get to do this. I'm going to get you to connect these two wires to here and here.
[Tony uses the tip or the solder to point at the two areas, then grabs a press lamp and puts it in the middle of the board.]
And I'm going to put this in place here, so you know how it's done. Right?
[He leans over the board but to one side, so Sherlock and see everything. Grabbing the solder wire he straightens out a bit and then touches the solder tip to the wire which immediately melts.]
Right so it's hot enough now. The whole point is to just melt the wire into place and then it cools on it's own and sets. And then you just... Put the iron where you want the wire to drip...
[He sounds distracted as he works on melting the solder into the grips of the lamp. Repeating the action a few more times till he knows it's all good and in place. Then he stands, holding out the solder and the wirse for Sherlock to take.]
Don't expect precision on your first go. It's clumsy work starting out and it's easy to feed the wire too fast and end up with a large blob. But I reckon you shouldn't do too bad.
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[Sherlock takes the tools in hand and sets to the fiddly work. He’s quite dexterous and used to working with precision so he doesn’t do all that poorly.]
And what exactly does this do?
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[He gestures at what Sherlock was working on]
Simple lighting array. I can use this for building into.. Well pretty much anything. But with the brightness that can achieve, I could build that into a compartment, cockpit something like that.
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I don't fiddle.
Make something. Make me something.
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Well then give me something to work with, here. I need variables. What's something that you want?
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[He boops him on the forehead. In case there was any uncertainly as to where Tony's brain was.
...On second thought...]
I'm a scientist. I compile masses of data in ledgers and moleskins. I am constantly on the run, occasionally in some sort of danger, and am entrusted with sensitive materials--chemically speaking and via trust.
What would you make for such a man?