31 :: [ Video ]
[ Official public statement time. This is mostly for the network, although there will be copies forwarded to news outlets as well. It flickers to life in Tony's office, and he's at his desk, in the usual suit and tie number. ]
I feel as if I should make a statement regarding what occurred yesterday afternoon, at 5:30 pm. Yes, there was an altercation between myself and Norman Osborn. It had nothing to do with either of our teams of Avengers, and was completely removed from anything occurring in the city yesterday.
What happened yesterday was in every sense of the word, an accident. There are no excuses for what happened, and none that I can give. It appears that shoddy engineering played a part in it, but other than that, I can't step on the toes of the eventual investigation. I will be cooperating fully with the police force, to ensure that justice is done, and I have every confidence that I will be exonerated of any charges against my name.
I express my condolences to Osborn's team, Victoria Hand, and his son.
Thank you.
[ For the Police: Tony will have already sent over several packets of information to the police. They include the data readings from the fight, as well as silent video. It will show the readings that Osborn's suit shorted out during the fight, and that he fell, and that Tony did start dropping in altitude, before the other man hit the ground. It also shows Osborn's vitals, and that they went dead on the point of impact. The video is pretty much from right before the fight, when Osborn charged his uni-beam, and Tony retaliated, as well as a small portion of the fight before cutting out. The rest is, as they say, history, so it isn't included. ]
I feel as if I should make a statement regarding what occurred yesterday afternoon, at 5:30 pm. Yes, there was an altercation between myself and Norman Osborn. It had nothing to do with either of our teams of Avengers, and was completely removed from anything occurring in the city yesterday.
What happened yesterday was in every sense of the word, an accident. There are no excuses for what happened, and none that I can give. It appears that shoddy engineering played a part in it, but other than that, I can't step on the toes of the eventual investigation. I will be cooperating fully with the police force, to ensure that justice is done, and I have every confidence that I will be exonerated of any charges against my name.
I express my condolences to Osborn's team, Victoria Hand, and his son.
Thank you.
[ For the Police: Tony will have already sent over several packets of information to the police. They include the data readings from the fight, as well as silent video. It will show the readings that Osborn's suit shorted out during the fight, and that he fell, and that Tony did start dropping in altitude, before the other man hit the ground. It also shows Osborn's vitals, and that they went dead on the point of impact. The video is pretty much from right before the fight, when Osborn charged his uni-beam, and Tony retaliated, as well as a small portion of the fight before cutting out. The rest is, as they say, history, so it isn't included. ]