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Bruce Banner has embraced the monster. ([info]monsterdoc) wrote in [info]wariscoming,
@ 2012-05-27 19:19:00

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Entry tags:bruce banner/hulk, elphaba

Characters: Bruce Banner and Elphaba
When: Evening
Location: A field between two buildings, near a major road
Warnings/Rating: TBD
Summary: Bruce Banner arrives, faces his inner demon, and then tries to find out what is going on.
Status: Closed and Complete.



One moment, he was in the lab, and the next, well, there he was. He was standing in the middle of a field, staring at a plant where his lab counter had once been. Shock swept over him, and his pulse began to pound, and Bruce stumbled backward, nearly jumping in surprise. Typically, he fell on his ass, then. Since he had joined the Avengers, he had seen a lot of things, but this was... uhm... what was this, anyway? Long distance teleportation? But why to a field? And a field located in... somewhere? Bruce glanced around, confused, seeing cars pass, and people going about their business, and none of them looking at the man dressed in a lab coat who had just fallen on his butt in a field in the middle of their midst.

His puzzlement ad sheer curiosity were so far, winning the war against his stress level and heart beat, which were both calling for the Other Guy to come out now. He glanced around for somewhere better, but seeing nothing and being ignored anyway, he sat down in the field and closed his eyes. With slow deep breaths, he pushed himself down into meditation, letting the surroundings fade away, and his mind fill with peace. The peace of anger. His mind, his heart, and his soul, seethed with rage. Rage ay all the things that plagued him. Rage at how many people sought to use him. Rage at all the things that happened to him against his will. Unending, uncomplicated, and unstoppable rage. The stress and the peace fought, and it was not a short battle, but eventually, the peace won.

With a deep breath, deeper than the others, he rose and dusted himself off, then started walking, looking for answers, and for some sort of clue as to what was going on.


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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-05-31 11:51 pm UTC (link)
"Nothing wrong with new adventures, right? Well, as long as they are fun sometimes and not just completely bad or something." At his question of her being green, she nodded. "Yeah, I am green. I'm just using a spell to turn my skin a normal color. I learned early on that most people in this place take badly to someone with green skin." At his comment of liking green, she smiled a bit shyly. Again, that was not something she tended to hear. "I like green, too. Though it took me years to embrace it." After all, it wasn't until Galinda had dedicated herself to being Elphaba's friend that someone didn't think she was an abomination.

"Not so much in the studying with someone. A friend got me into yoga and I've been working on meditating to help keep me calm. So far those have worked." It was good that she hadn't had an episode in a while, though she'd gotten close a few times. She looked at Bruce. "How about you? How do you try to keep yourself from hurting people?" She was rather curious about Bruce and about how accepting he seemed to be. After all, people tended to take badly to her if she said she was the Wicked Witch of the West. Which she really wasn't, but that didn't seem to matter to some people.

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-01 08:12 am UTC (link)
"Absolutely." He smiled at her. He rubbed his face as he listened to her. "I'm glad. When my condition takes hold, I get very green." Which was an understatement, really.

"Mostly meditation, and embracing the condition, embracing the truth of it, and what it means about me. And, I don't always. Sometimes, people still get hurt." He looked down, walking in silence for a moment. "Sometimes, I can't stop it or control it at all." He shivered at the idea, and wished he could.

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-03 05:02 am UTC (link)
Upon hearing Bruce turned green sometimes, Elphaba felt a sense of camaraderie and she smiled a bit. "Well at least I won't be the only completely green person around here?" There had been others before that had drastically different skin color, but as of right now, Elphaba was fairly certain she was the only one with that. And now with Bruce and his condition that turned him green, she wasn't the only one. Elphaba did like that, having someone else that understood and someone who would accept her without fearing her or hating her simply because she was different.

Elphaba listened to him, frowning slightly. "I know how that is, that sometimes people get hurt when we do not wish them to. But as long as we can do everything we can to control ourselves, to keep from hurting others, then we have to give ourselves that credit, even if someone gets hurt in the end." She was trying to be helpful, which was something that she was trying to become better at doing. "You do try to control it, so you can't fault yourself. You at least try. Some people do not even try."

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-03 07:01 am UTC (link)
He smiled at her and nodded to her words. She had a very nice smile, and a good point. Perhaps in a place that was used to such the Hulk would not be so out of place. "It is the best color, I think, to be. Others would be lucky to match the tone." he joked to her and winked to her.

Her words sobered him and he nodded, and sighed a little. "I know and I agree. It is just... hard, sometimes." He shivered a little as they walked. "I have to hold myself accountable, though. I try to give myself credit for trying to stop it, but the fault is still mine."

Bruce was grateful to her, though and he smiled at her with that in his eyes, wishing he was better at saying such things.

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-03 07:25 am UTC (link)
Oh Bruce really was lucky that Galinda wasn't here. No doubt she'd try to get his green self dressed in pink as well. "It took me years to think so, but green isn't so bad. Even green is hard to match tones with, but I have a friend that insists pink goes good with green." Elphaba chuckled softly, though there was a twinge of sadness within her eyes. It hadn't been that long since Galinda got sent back home, and she really missed her.

"True, the fault still belongs. That can never truly be erased, no matter what." Elphaba knew that well. How many people had she hurt when she'd flown off the handle? Yes people had forgiven her, but she knew it was her fault. She'd still done those things. But it was a learning experience. "You can still take a lesson from it, though. Try to figure out how to better stop it the next time."

Elphaba looked at him, reading the intent behind the smile and the look in his eyes. She responded with a smile of her own and a nod. He wasn't the only one that wasn't good with words sometimes.

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-03 04:26 pm UTC (link)
Bruce would have staunchly resisted that. Bleh! He would rather just hang out with Elphaba. She was turning out to be pleasant company indeed. "I don't think my other self would be entirely happy with pink.

Bruce nodded, and smiled softly to her. Here was someone who understood! He had forgotten what that felt like; really, actually being understood. It took his breath for a moment, and he found himself actually having to blink away a tear or two. Damn. "You are very right. And it helps when you have someone willing to be there as a friend."

He nodded to her, smiling, walking with more confidence now. The evening seemed less dark, and the place less strange.

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-05 05:16 am UTC (link)
"I wasn't exactly happy with pink either," Elphaba confessed. She still didn't like pink much, but she'd gotten used to Galinda dressing her in it. And as much as she disliked it, she currently did miss that. She missed Galinda. As much as it did dampen her mood, she was trying not to let it show. She could brood later when she was home.

Bruce was entirely right. It was always easier when there was a friend there to help. She nodded, a little smile on her lips as she glanced at him. "It does help to have a friend, that is for certain." It had taken her most of her life to realize the value of friends. Then again, no one had ever taken the time to be her friend until Galinda had come into her life.

Elphaba noticed the growing confidence in the way Bruce walked and she smiled a bit. It was good to see that. this place could definitely be completely disorienting at first. Speaking of which, something just popped into her head that she'd forgotten to mention.

"Oh, I almost forgot. The demons in this world can possess people. At the complex you can get an amulet that will protect you from that. You just need to remember to wear it at all times when you are outside the complex." She glanced up and took in where they were. They were almost at the complex, just another block or two.

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-05 06:27 am UTC (link)
Bruce nodded, and grinned a little. "I can imagine. Few people seem to." He listened to her and smiled. She was an interesting person and he was glad she had been there. She, personally. She was someone he definitely wanted to learn about.

"Demons can possess... hmmm. Not a good thing. I'll have to see if I can come up with a way to block that, myself." He smiled at her. "Thanks." He glanced ahead. "What does this complex look like?"

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-05 07:00 am UTC (link)
"Just be glad Galinda isn't here right now to have heard you say that. Otherwise she'd either cover you in pink glitter or try to make you wear pink." Elphaba chuckled a bit at the thought. It was rather an amusing thought, and the sight of Bruce covered in pink glitter was quite amusing. All ready she was liking Bruce, and while making friends was sometimes an awkward experience for her, she was wanting to get to know Bruce better.

"The only way I know how to protect against being possessed is to either wear the amulet, or get the design of the pendent tattooed on you, but it has to be exactly correct otherwise it won't work." Taking hold of the chain around her neck, Elphaba pulled the amulet out from under the collar of the dress she wore and showed him the pendent. "It looks like this. Maybe going for the tattoo would be better for you so you don't have to wear a necklace if you don't want to?" She offered helpfully. At the question of what the complex looked like, Elphaba was about to describe it when it came into view. "Actually, it's that building right there." She pointed it out to him.

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-05 07:13 am UTC (link)
"I'd have to object to that, either choice." He chuckled and grinned at her, and shook his head. "I think pink would look bad on me, and glitter worse." He nodded to her.

"A tattoo wouldn't work. I'd heal it off when I changed. Because of my condition." He nodded to her, though. "Interesting design. I'll get one and see what I can do." He might be able to create an energy matrix like that.

He glanced forward, then smiled at her. "Excellent! Thank you!" He felt himself filled with hope. Half an hour in a new city and no changed or explosions! Maybe there was hope!

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-05 07:23 am UTC (link)
"Smart man. Very, very smart man." Elphaba grinned a bit, sharing his sentiment completely. "You have nothing to fear in that regard, though." Unless the Seal decided to send Galinda back here, but the likelihood of that was quite non-existent.

Elphaba nodded a bit, slipping the amulet back under her collar. "I'm sure you'll figure something out. And if you can't, there are those who can try. And if everything else fails, I could try to magically put it on you." Though Elphaba was wary to try such a thing. She'd never done something like that before, and she was always nervous about trying out new spells because she wasn't certain if they'd work or not.

"You're very welcome. I'm glad I could be of help." She smiled back at him.

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-05 07:28 am UTC (link)
Bruce gave her a bow and a wink. "Why, thank you." He smiled at her. "Well, if she were here, I would deal, I suppose, since she seems like your friend." He nodded. He already felt a touch of trust for this woman.

He blinked and nodded. "We'll see what happens. Perhaps we can work on it together." He would like that. He hadn't worked with a magic user before. He was sure he would learn a lot!

"Where do I go to get a room? And you have been an excellent help." His smile was warm, and he felt rather calm. He hoped this place would let him have some peace and quiet to deal with all of this.

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-05 07:42 am UTC (link)
Unable to help herself, Elphaba laughed a bit at the bow and wink. She wasn't used to such things, but there it was. "Galinda is my best friend. And really, it is best to just go with the flow. But you don't have to worry about that unless the Seal decides to bring her back here."

Working on it together. Well, there was something to that, Elphaba had to admit. She knew she needed to work more with others, perhaps this would be an opportunity? "I would like that if it comes to it." She smiled at him. There was a lot to be learned from working with others.

"Uh I think there's some place on the main floor when you go in where you can get that straightened out. Otherwise you can just take any apartment that's open? There should be a list saying who lives in what room somewhere. But here is where we get out of my comfort zone. I have never lived in the complex, and when I've been in it, I never quite paid attention to that part of it." She smiled a bit awkwardly and scratched the back of her head. "So I'm sorry to say you'll have to find out that part of it for yourself?"

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-05 07:46 am UTC (link)
"It's good to have friends, really." He smiled at her. "I have learned, in my life, that there are always possibilities." He wagged a finger at her. "Never give up, and so on."

He nodded to her, and he smiled at her. "Thank you, again. Seems I am thanking you a lot." He felt she was a very nice and very helpful person. And he was lucky to have run into her.

"No worries." He smiled at her again. He stuck out his hand as they reached the complex. "Thank you, Elphaba. You have made this arrival a lot less stressful than it could have been. You have given me a lot to think about, too." He smiled wider.

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[info]tothewesternsky
2012-06-05 08:09 am UTC (link)
As he wagged his finger at her, Elphaba gave him a salute in response. "Yes, sir. No giving up. Got it." And well, wasn't that something she'd learned since being in this place? That anything could happen at any given time? And not to mention, the Seal had sent Elena home once and it had brought her back. Perhaps it would do the same with Galinda at some point.

"Perhaps you might be, but I don't mind." Rather she wasn't used to being thanked in such a manner. Yes her friends had said as much when she'd helped them, but everyone else? Not so much.

When he extended his hand, she reached out and shook it, returning his smile. "I am glad I was able to be of help. And a less stressful arrival is most certainly a good thing. I hope you settle in all right. I know it can take a little while to properly digest it all."

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[info]monsterdoc
2012-06-05 08:15 am UTC (link)
He shook her hand, and smiled, then nodded. "Thank you." He glanced at the building, and squared his shoulders. "No time like the present, I guess."

He started forward, moving away from her a little, almost tensing, as if he expected something bad to happen. and maybe somewhere deep inside he did. When he opened the door and stepped in, and nothing did, he felt tension slide away from him. Maybe, just maybe, this would be okay. Glancing back to wave, he headed in, to try to find his way, and a new beginning for a new world.

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