¡peligro! x 005 x audio

[gloryisbullshit]

I need a doctor. [The microphone is rattling against his skin, a little louder than his breath over the feed.] I need a--I need a surgeon.

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[greenisnteasy]

[Maybe he's stupid.]

Alright. Let's see. [Bruce's hands aren't shaking by virtue of how steadily he's breathing, which he can pass off as part of the concentration thing -- which it is, really. He's concentrating hard on Party to keep that voice out of his mind. He feels around Party's wrist, moving down as much as he can under the communicator, but he still doesn't feel anything.]

I can't find it. [He opens his eyes and looks up at Party.] Can you show me where it is?

[He's already starting to think -- Duh it's not there, Banner.]

[gloryisbullshit]

[He doesn't feel it anymore either, but that's bullshit because he's felt it all week. He says so hurriedly:] That's bullshit, it's right--it was there! Right here, look-- [Twists his arm to cover Bruce's hand and lead his fingertips to where it was, but even so.] It was there. I know it was there. Can we look? Like I mean, you--you could look at least!

[greenisnteasy]

You want me to dig into your wrist where there's veins and delicate bones, to look for something that I can't locate right now?

[Ain't happening. His face says as much.]

I believe that you felt it. [It's more likely he was feeling something that wasn't there; Bruce knows that, knows that he's seen messages on the network that were... off, and he should say it, but his paranoia's mounting. Their captors could have put a chip in his wrist; they could have taken it out when he started to come for help. Who knows?]

I'm going to ask you to keep an eye on the area, but stop scratching at it because you're only going to hurt yourself that way. Come back to me when you feel it again. In the meantime...

[He roots around behind him for some cream that'll calm his irritated skin.]

That'll help with your inflamed skin there.

[gloryisbullshit]

[Party stares at the cream, just baffled, really.] I need help. You don't believe me!

[greenisnteasy]

I do believe you. [Thanks, paranoia-inducing drugs!]

But I'm not going to hack into your wrist with no plan of attack. Exploratory surgery isn't usually something you do for the heck of it. I don't have any machines to use to scan your wrist either.