[OPEN] Green Means Go

[beastisbeauty]

Bruce is slowly acquainting himself with this version of New York City. He tries to spend as much time as he can in his labs, but there is only so much that can be done in a day. Sometimes, science requires patience, sitting back and letting things happen.

Also, there is the very real possibility that he will spend the rest of his life here. Bruce doesn't intend to spend it alone, isolated from the people of this world. He's had enough of that in his life. As difficult as it is for him, Bruce knows he has to make connections and find people who are willing to accept both him and the Hulk.

He needs the Hulk to learn how to quickly tell friend from foe.

Unfortunately, Bruce's deep thoughts mean he is not paying enough attention to his surroundings. He crosses the road at the last moments before the crossing light changes from "walk" to "don't walk." Unfortunately, a car also speeds towards him, barely pausing at a stop sign.

The result is Bruce getting hit in the side by the car and going flying over the hood.

This wakes the Hulk up.

Hulk ignores the driver, who gets out of the car to help Bruce and then flees, when he sees the Hulk. Instead, the Hulk focuses on the man's car, pummeling it angrily and tearing it into pieces. This only takes a few moments, then Hulk stops and looks around the street. People are screaming and running, but, so far, no one is trying to hurt Hulk or shooting stupid bullets.

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[beastisbeauty]

Hulk huffs, sitting and crossing his arms over his chest.

"Always puny Banner. Puny Banner not save puny ones! Hulk saved! Always think Hulk monster! ONLY WANT BANNER!"

[stronglikebear]

Yuri bites his tongue to stop himself from pointing out that they hadn't needed rescuing until he turned into a jolly green giant and smashed a car. "Banner?" he asks, squinting at the giant man. "Do you mean Bruce Banner?"

[aly_brighteyes]

Meanwhile, Aly pauses on a different line of confusion. "Wait? Big Hulk and small Hulk aren't the same?" She shrugs and reaches out to pat his arm.

"Hulk saved us, it's all right. We just want to be harder to find."

[beastisbeauty]

"Betty call Banner Bruce," Hulk recalls, shrugging. "Only HULK is Hulk. Puny Banner is small and soft...puny human. No one find. Hulk can leap away or smash."

[stronglikebear]

"Bruce as in that guy I met when he -- when you came through the rift?" Yuri's still staring at him, trying to see the resemblance. He didn't get a chance to see the man before he transformed; now that he knows, he's a little worried at the thought of Bruce having access to the rebel base. He tries to tamp down that thought, telling himself that he's hardly any better, what with how he's rampaged through the park in bear form before.

[aly_brighteyes]

Aly mentally chews on that information, wondering at the strangeness of it all. "Odd's bobs," she mutters, channeling Daine for a moment.

[beastisbeauty]

"Hulk not remember. Banner keep things from Hulk. Thinks too fast for Hulk. Always thinking, thinking, thinking. Annoys Hulk," Hulk grumbled, giving the woman a baleful glance. "Hulk not odd! Puny humans odd! Too soft and too loud."

Hulk has no appreciation for the irony of his comment.

[stronglikebear]

Yuri finally relinquishes his grip on the tree. "Sorry," he says. "About the yelling." Even though he felt perfectly justified about it.

[aly_brighteyes]

Aly nods, playing meek and quiet. "I didn't mean for you to say you're odd. It's just something my friend says."

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk huffs a bit, at the apologies, calming down somewhat. He wraps his arms around his knees, resting his head.

"Banner and Hulk not the same. Sometimes Banner. Sometimes Hulk. Hulk come out to smash."

[stronglikebear]

"Only to smash?" That doesn't sound like much fun to Yuri, but that's probably why Yuri isn't Hulk.

[aly_brighteyes]

"Seems a bit of a limited option," Aly observes. She keeps an ear perked for any sounds of trouble. "What shall we do now?"

[beastisbeauty]

"SMASH!" Hulk suggests, enthusiastically. "Smash bad Romac! Show Hulk Romac and Hulk smash."

[stronglikebear]

Yuri jumps in surprise at the shout. "Shhhh!" he protests before remembering that he's shushing the not-so-jolly green giant. He looks around uneasily. "Romac's a bunch of people, alright? They've got buildings and jail cells and stuff, doesn't matter how strong you are."

[aly_brighteyes]

"Romac can't be smashed so easily," Aly agrees, though she's of a mind to see if they can't be made to crumble from the inside out. She's with the rebels mostly for Daine's sake until she figures out whether she wants to throw her lot in with another revolution.

Still, it is always ever-so-nice to watch regimes topple.

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk huffs, looking irritated.

"Strong matters. Strong always matters! Jail not hold Hulk!"

[stronglikebear]

"Jail hold Yuri," Yuri points out, perhaps a bit childishly.

[aly_brighteyes]

She nods, lying, "And Aly."

Not for very long, but they needn't know such a thing.

[beastisbeauty]

"Hulk not let jail hold puny ones," Hulk assures them. "Hulk smash jail, free little friends!"

[stronglikebear]

"And then they'd be after us even more." Yeah, Yuri's feeling pretty pessimistic right now. It doesn't help that he doesn't believe they can really go unnoticed out here for long.

[aly_brighteyes]

Him, maybe. Aly knows how to make herself disappear. Still, she finds it sort of endearing that Hulk calls them his little friends and she reaches up to pat his arm.

"Thank you, Hulk."

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk stares at her hand on his arm, head tilted. He's not at all used to nice touches.

"ROMAC not stronger than Hulk. Hulk not let ROMAC keep puny ones."

[stronglikebear]

"They'd try, though," replies Yuri, a bit less touched. "And they'd try to go after our friends, too. Or at least, my friends."

[aly_brighteyes]

That's what it was, Aly thinks. It's all a bit like talking to Nawat, trying to explain humans and hawks and why crow mobbing wouldn't work.

"I know you'd keep us very safe," she agrees, keeping her hand where it is. "But ROMAC is trickier and crueler than that. If they can't catch us, they might catch people we care about."

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk frowns, not liking this ROMAC.

"ROMAC bad. Hulk not tricky people who hurt friends. Hulk find ROMAC and smash."

Because really, he thinks the simplest answer is usually best.