No WiFi - OTA

[st_guyinthechair]

There was no cell service here at the Madonna Inn. There was no wifi. There was internet, but it was dial-up and Ned's laptop didn't even have an Ethernet port to plug the sluggish internet connection into his own device

The horror.

So Ned needed a solution - he was going to take one of the Ethernet cords and one of his USB cables and see if he couldn't make some sort of usable cable this way.

He was currently in the lobby. His laptop was on a coffee table, closed, and on his lap was a big blue Ethernet cable and a black USB cable. He currently had pliers in his hand, but there were other tools on the ground in front of him.

Ned was on a mission.

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Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_guyinthechair]

He sucked in a breath. Did Tony Stark just get him? Like, he understood what he did for Peter? And then Ned had to wonder if Peter told Mr. Stark about it...

Still, he said it. He said it like it was a real thing. It was definitely official now - he was the guy in the chair.

He nodded a few times. "yeah, yeah that's it. You know, helping him when he needs an extra pair of eyes or... a map or whatever."

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

"That what this," Tony gestured down to the side at Ned's laptop, "Is about? Keeping the title?"

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_guyinthechair]

"Sort of. I mean. Well, not really? He doesn't need to like, do the whole Spider-Man thing a lot here, right?" From the sounds of it, it only really happened once. "I'm actually trying to access the internet? It's dial-up, so it's pretty ancient."

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

"You and what outside world to access, Tiger?" Tony gestured at the double doors. "I won't break down the physics but if you were hoping to stay current on the latest meme...welp."

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_guyinthechair]

"Uh... well, no. No. But the inn does have some internet access." At least, it had seemed like it. "When I logged onto the dinosaurs in the business center there was some sort of bulletin board? Like a forum, I guess. Maybe the first sort of Reddit? I figure maybe there's some sort of coding or loophole that might get access to the outside, you know?" But first he needed more than the inn's computers could provide.

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

“I like the optimism.” Tony patted the boy on the shoulder with the back of his hand, claiming a seat beside Ned’s. “Let’s have a look.”

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_guyinthechair]

Ned looked a little surprised and almost in shock that Tony Stark - Tony Stark - decided to sit down and help him. Ned was pretty sure his mind was going to explode. This was so surreal and yet also so amazing. He had to remind himself to breathe as he held out the wiring. Don't pass out Ned. Don't. Pass. Out.

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Tony held the ethernet cable and the USB cable in other, piecing together what Ned was getting at pretty quickly.

"Might as well throw together an adapter, am I right? Might make a fun afternoon project."

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_guyinthechair]

The fact that he was making something with Tony Stark had Ned beyond floored. This was basically a dream come true. "Yeah! It'll be fun"

(ooc: Fade with Tony and Ned making an adapter?)

Re: Ned & Tony - Techie Woes

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

"I've got a wire stripper in my room." Tony rose as he gave Ned's shoulder a firm pat. Even if he didn't say it, a humble project that kept his hands busy was probably what the doctor ordered for a decent nap later on.

(ooc: fade here :))