Bruce Banner | 001 | Video

[greenisnteasy]

Hi. My name's Bruce Banner. I'm a doctor and a scientist. Not to flood everyone with information or to alarm anyone, I feel like I need to say a few things.

If you could gather up the medicine you find in your house and bring it to the pharmacy in the middle of the town, that'd be appreciated. You're welcome to keep a small supply of your typical things, like aspirin, but it'd be a good idea to centralize everything else.

Clearly whoever was living here left in a hurry. Keep an eye on yourselves for signs of illness, including radiation sickness, in case there was a biological reason for the evacuation. Nausea and vomiting are going to be your first indicators that something could be wrong radiation-wise.

I could make a Geiger counter or something similar to test the radiation levels, but I need some electronic parts, and I can't seem to find any except for these cameras. And I don't really recommend taking those apart unless you like getting electrocuted and blacking out.

[That had been fun, and by fun he means he was incredibly grateful that he hadn't Hulked out.]

If you find any parts that don't give you a shocking experience, could we share?

Um... Keep calm and carry on. [But no really, he hopes they can avoid some The Monsters are Due on Maple Street style panic.]

Comments

[wandandsickle]

Oh, goodness, certainly not! Although I am curious as to what a robot that can pass for human is like. I imagine the engineering that goes into such an endeavor would be fascinating! It is, after all, very difficult to mimic human life in a useful way, at least where I come from.

Yes, it's really rather strange; I would say that I am quite good with electronics and mechanics, to the point where it would not be a difficult task for me normally. Although I wonder if the same protections extend to the wiring in the walls...

[greenisnteasy]

So far he seems pretty cool. Believe me, where I'm from, we haven't reached that level of sophistication either in terms of the physicality of it all.

[JARVIS is pretty damn impressive as an AI, though.]

Same here. If you decide to try that out, let me know how it works out. Actually it's probably not a good idea to try that one out on your own, you know, in case you fry yourself. We could try it together?

[wandandsickle]

Perhaps! I have a few ideas, but I could always use more, and two minds are better than one, after all.

[greenisnteasy]

Definitely. So what do you do? Are you a scientist, an engineer, or just an electrical device enthusiast?

[wandandsickle]

Mechanic by trade, actually, although I do some work with the Armour Institute of Technology these days. My education was somewhat spotty, so science is more of a personal hobby, you could say.

[greenisnteasy]

Nothing wrong with that. That's how I got started with science. I'm not familiar with that institute; where are you from?

And when, I guess. Apparently I need to ask that too.

[wandandsickle]

Oh, really? I was certain it was fairly well-known, but perhaps times change. The place I call home is Chicago, Illinois, and for me it was most recently June of 1932.

[greenisnteasy]

[OOC: WHOOPS my bad, should've googled. Pretend he didn't say that. /wiggles fingers]

Ahh, another person from my past, then. Nice to meet you.

[wandandsickle]

[OOC: Don't worry about it! Most people haven't heard of it; I only know because I have friends who graduated from IIT.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, too. It is really quite amazing to meet people from future times! There are so many things I'd like to know...