Who: Bruce Banner and whichever Avenging types are hanging abouts
What: Bruce discovers he has a few 'roommates' in the free hostel place for new arrivals. And is not happy about it.
When: backdated to late Monday afternoon
Where: basic-level housing in Residential Zone 01 aka Kurzweil
Warnings: Possibly lethal levels of derp? Nah, we're good.
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Herpderp. )
"Could you hurry it up, buddy? Some of us have better things to do than shop project housing."
Yes Bruce, he is standing only a few feet away, dressed in a smart suit and jerk shades, giving you the most dubious expression ever.
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"This man," and a pat of Thor's hand on Tony's shoulder "Offered me a drink. And Agent Barton had been among those at the SHIELD complex surrounding Mjolnir." There's a warm smile and genuine good cheer in his voice. "Trust me when I say I mean no one harm."
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"I don't know any of you at all and you obviously don't know any of me at all- I mean, me, just me, so just me should go and leave you all here to get caught up and acquainted because have I mentioned a place I had to be at? Because that's still there and needing to be gotten too, with time being an issue and all."
Oh god, Captain America needs to stop eating Wheaties and let go because he's got a grip like iron and it's matching way too well with the lead weight in his stomach.
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Tony checks his wearable, going through recent history to pull up further information. "Captain America, the actual Captain America, not-so-secret agent man, Thor who needs no further title... and Dr. Banner. Read a few of your papers- great stuff, but highly theoretical. I didn't see much practical application in them." He then looks up from his version of the introductions, looking rather bemused at the fact they're still all standing there.
"So, can we put the good doctor down and speed up whatever we have going on here?"
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And why not? It would seem that they were all at least connected in some manner or another - and sharing food and drink would do none of them any harm at all. Bereft of those he called friends it fell that he would simply have to find more. These men seemed as good as any other that he'd met.
He claps both Clint and Tony on the back with more force this time, trying to encourage them forward. "For how else are we to celebrate new friendships?"
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Everyone else goes for the round robin of introductions, but he doesn't care. When he thinks Thor's enthusiasm has the captain's attention (while ignoring how his gut clenches at the idea - not now), he makes a break for it. The door to the barracks is still open and Bruce darts with all the years of being a fit bitch on the run affords him.
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"Friends," he began to question the title Thor seemed so content to hand out--what was he, Oprah?--but then he had the wind knocked out of him by Thor's rather god-like strength, enough so that he was knocked off his feet.
However, the upside of this was that he gave him a bit more room to maneuver when Banner made a break for it. Reflex took over and he slid across the ground, diving for Bruce's legs in an attempt to knock him over. The Hulk, running around unsupervised? Not. Happening.
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"Let me go!"
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"Calm the hell down. You're not going anywhere until we get this figured out."
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(Which ends up with Thor accidentally dangling Clint above the floor but he doesn't notice that.)
"Friend Barton is right. Running away will not solve any of our problems. But neither will fighting."
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He hoists Banner upright, holding on to the man's arm now rather than trusting him not to bolt. "Where were we?"
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"Sorry, but. Where is the 'our' in all of this? Nowhere in any of this did I go and join up with somebody, let alone any of you. There was absolutely no joining going on here."
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"I hate to admit it, but Dr. Banner here is right. Personally- I don't know about you guys- I find it a little weird that I know you, he knows him... and that he knows all of us. Great coincidence. You know the greatest thing about coincidences? They don't happen."
Tony pauses, and gives a small ironic to Bruce before addressing Steve. "Yep, I'm him."
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