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Awkward you, awkward me // Awkward after all this time

Nov 26, 2010 19:15

WHO: Bruce and Jan (and then Hank)
WHAT: Awkwardness
WHERE: Fratvengers House, Manhattan
WHEN: Nov. 26
WARNINGS: Everything

( A chance to meet on the street // So crowded with hustler's and dreams // And it's even more awkward seeing you wearing that ring )

hank pym | ou, janet pym | au, bruce banner | au

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hulkkeysmash November 27 2010, 03:17:35 UTC

Janet had never told him that she was a mutant back home, but that didn't mean he hadn't known regardless. In their universe, true mutations were rare and the general global feeling about them was a thinly-veiled witch hunt. Jan had hid what she was as best she could, but Fury was a man in the habit of knowing things. He'd given Bruce a full outline of her physiology to study. He didn't trust Bruce any further than he could throw the Hulk, but he knew that Banner was one of the smartest men alive and he'd be a fool not to use that resource.

He'd suffered all manner of guilt when he'd looked at those slides before, like he was seeing some intimate part of Mrs. Pym that was private. It was nice to be able to look at the data now with Jan's permission and explicit invitation.

Bruce jotted down some shorthand on one of the print-outs he was going over, glancing up at Jan.

"Anything interesting?"

youmakemesmall November 27 2010, 03:20:37 UTC

"Nothing out of the ordinary... for me, anyway. No added mutation, at least. And if there is, it's mutating so slowly that I'm not getting a reading on it. So... so far, so good," Jan had a habit of looking at her blood and DNA samples a lot. Not a lot was known about mutants other than they were mutated and it was important to know whether or not she would wake up one day as a bug and never go back to being human. It was a thought that kept her up at night.

It would be so interesting to get a look at other mutant's DNA. Back home, the X-Men kept their secrets locked up tightly, not that Jan blamed them. They were all but persecuted for their mutant status, treated like outsiders of society. She often felt guilty for turning her back on the mutant community. Very guilty.

"You?"

hulkkeysmash November 27 2010, 03:25:10 UTC

They weren't so different, really. Their worries were very similar---Bruce never knew if the day would come where he went into the Hulk and never clawed his way back out. His stretches of peace were uneasy and erratic, so he was still cautious and vigilant. Jan's DNA was more human than his was, depressingly enough. Hers had a certain set mutation while his...well, it was in daily flux. It was an ugly mess. By comparison, Jan's DNA had a lovely symmetry.

"There are some slight differences from the last set of scans and samples I saw back home and these here," Bruce said, tapping his pen against several circled areas. "Though, that might very well be because of the growth steroid that Hank introduced to you. He never allowed me to see your bloodwork after that." Standing up, he folded the papers over the back of the clipboard. "And mine is still processing."

youmakemesmall November 27 2010, 03:35:13 UTC

"After we get the results, we'll look it over," she said absently, looking up from the microscope and rubbing her eyes.

She was a little distracted now that she caught sight of all of the post-its Bruce had all over the lab. It was like a rainbow of crazy. Some of them had formulas, some of them had grocery lists. She had heard of the absent minded professor but this was a little insane, even for Bruce.

Jan really hoped he was still in the process of unpacking because shit was everywhere.

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