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i_nevermiss (i_nevermiss) wrote in expresslogs,
@ 2012-05-18 22:42:00

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bruce banner, {clint barton

Who: Bruce Banner (greenskin) & Clint Barton (i_nevermiss)
What: Old/New friends meeting for a chat and drink.
Where: #5 Dining Car
When: Back-logged to May 17, after their Network chat
Warnings/Ratings: TBD
Status: Closed, Ongoing

Clint Barton was uncomfortable and slightly itchy. Estranged from his home plane (was that a good name for it? Clint had never been one for physics or any other of that sciency mumbo jumbo) where he didn’t know practically anyone and was stuck in his Kevlar lined fighting suit. It wasn’t meant for extended wear, that’s for sure.

But sure, he’d met Lucifer (and wasn’t that a mind-fuck, meeting the Devil himself), Jo (Clint was glad he’d gotten that chance for sure, she was pretty awesome) and he’d talked to a handful of others over the network thing that the train had set up. But that was completely different from actually having someone he knew.

Then Bruce fuckin’ Banner had made an appearance on his little chat and Clint could have wept from relief. This Bruce, however, had been taken by the train about a year before the conglomeration of events that included the assembling of the Avengers Initiative and Loki almost taking over the world, and Clint was another two years into the future of that.

Yes, another mindfuck, but Clint would take it happily as long as he got the see the Bruce’s face.

Clint didn’t much have a family before the Avengers, sure Barney was his brother and the circus had taken them both in, but that was a can of worms stuck in a bag full of cats -- twelve kinds of super crazy complicated that he didn’t want to think about on a good day, much less when having a panic attack after being kidnapped by a semi-sentient evil train.

So the Initiative had kind of grouped together after Stark had rebuilt Avengers Tower and become this hodge-podge of family that none of the members ever really got the chance to have. It was weird, but it was home and Clint was missing it something crazy, even just after a few days.

Bruce showing up had been a tiny miracle that Clint wasn’t about to pass up. He could just hope he didn’t kind of freak the guy out, knowing him in a way that Bruce didn’t know Clint in return. That could get messy if Clint wasn’t careful, he didn’t want to suppose Bruce was the same person as his Bruce in the future.

Clint shook his head to try and muddle through his thoughts as he trudged from car to car, pretty much ignoring anyone he happened to pass. It only took a few minutes to reach the forward dining car that Bruce said he’d meet him in.

Taking a deep breath, Clint opened the door and took a few steps in, eyes surveying the area without conscious thought.

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i_nevermiss
2012-05-21 11:11 pm UTC (link)

It hadn't occurred to Clint that what he said could have some adverse affect on Bruce until the other man kind of stumbled on his words. As Bruce rubbed a hand down his face Clint had to look away, slightly embarrassed that he'd come out and said those things to a person who barely knew him. Clint was just a stranger to Bruce, but not only that, Clint knew a great deal about the other man while Bruce knew next to nothing about him. Not only was it not fair, but it had to make Bruce uncomfortable.

Yeah, that brain-to-mouth filter would have come quite in handy about that time, but Clint's mouth never seemed to want to bother the upstairs. It was kind of sad, really.

Clint looked back to Bruce as he spoke again, this time in thanks to Clint's offer of support and protection. It was nice to see that Clint hadn't freaked him out too awful bad with all his feels.

"Y'got that right, buddy. For sure." Clint took a quick swig of his beer as he pondered on the rest of the team.

"Well," Clint licked his lips quickly before continuing, "Like I said, there's me and you, but the other SHIELD agent is Natasha Romanoff, she's a spit-fire who used to work for the Russians. That's just another very long story that we should skim over for now. She's actually the one who went to get you for SHIELD when they first needed your help.

Next came Captain America. He'd been frozen for the last seventy years and had just thawed out before the big fight. That was weird, lemme tell ya. S'kinda awkward having one of your Heroes suddenly become real life." Clint took his time pausing to take another drink of beer. He swished it around in his mouth for a moment before continuing.

"Iron Man joined to help you figure out what was going on with the object and you quickly became awesome science bros. It's kind of adorable actually, if only because I can't understand a word you guys say." Clint interrupted himself with a laugh, "But then there's Thor, and that's also also a long story. He's the Norse God of Thunder and Awesomeness. He's really the life of the party."

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	greenskin 2012-05-22 02:12 am UTC (link)
	Bruce stroked his chin as he listened, and shook his head. So much information. "Okay, well... it seems like you have some amazing adventures." He smiled at the man. "I hope to meet them all some time, if the train doesn't get mad and like, bring Emil here." The Abomination would be a real killjoy if he showed up, that was for sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_nevermiss 2012-05-22 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	Shaking his head, Clint agreed heartily with Bruce on that front, "Oh yeah, Blonsky is not someone I would want to meet ever again. But especially not here of all places. Not fun times." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenskin 2012-05-22 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce nodded and raised his beer. "To finding ways to cope, and to rediscovering the future." He sipped from his beer and nodded. "I have a feeling this adventure will get weirder before it gets more normal." he knew that sounded odd, but it felt that way. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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