private audio; day 51

[facilitated]

Private to Bruce Banner


Hi, Doctor Banner? [ Funeral assistance apparently isn't enough for her to be okay with first names just yet, it seems. ]

I was, well. I wanted to make sure my friend had spoken to you. Conrad? He has a bit of an issue, you see.

Comments

[facilitated]

Dude, that was like the first thing I said. I said if shit got bad to tell someone 'cause no one wants him going on a bitey trip around town or anything, right?

[ Not that she even thought Conrad was so much as capable of that sorry Conrad but it's worth mentioning nonetheless. ]

Okay, good. I just, I don't know how much other people know, you know? I didn't want to be like, one of two people he'd told. I worry, or whatever. No one should be going hungry here, even people with special dietary requirements.

[greenisnteasy]

I agree. I'm not on the bandwagon of revealing everyone's secret identities, but I do think people ought to receive the proper care they need. If you could... [ He frowns, trying to think of how to put it. ] Spread the word about that? I don't know how many vampires or werewolves or whatevers come confessing their sins to you, but if it comes up.

[facilitated]

More than you'd think. [ It's a joke, but the slight sigh that comes after it indicates that maybe it's not just a joke. She rubs her fingers lightly against her temples and laughs, shaking her head. ]

I'll do my best. You know, before this place - I'd never even heard of all this stuff? Like, vampires got their asses kicked on TV shows and demons got vanquished by priests in old budget movies. Was it like this where you were from?

[greenisnteasy]

Ha. Well. Where I come from people can become gamma monsters and there are superheros. A whole team of them, actually, and supervillains to go along with them.

I don't think my reality's a good one to compare vampires to.

[facilitated]

...Okay, fair point. [ She laughs, but it's kind of weak. Seriously, how do all these people deal with this stuff on a day to day basis? She's only just wrapped her head fully around vampire. ]

Superheros and supervillains, huh? Closest I got to that was movies. Were- I mean, are you...?

[greenisnteasy]

That's not such an easy question to answer. [ But he can't just be purely bitter or purely anti-Hulk, not with Tony advocating for him so hard. Bruce doesn't think he's worth the defense Tony launches for him, but Bruce can agree he lacks a villainous quality. ]

When he cooperates, he's one of the good guys.

[facilitated]

When he co-operates? Sounds...well. Sounds complicated.

[ She offers him a slightly sympathetic smile at that, shrugging her shoulders lightly. ]

Way I see it, we're all a bit like that, aren't we? There aren't many people on the earth that aren't capable of being awful people when pushed to it. I guess what sets people apart is the willingness to do what's right when the time calls for it. Right?

[ Wise words for a headstrong teenager. Maybe because she's seen a little too much of that aforementioned 'awful people when pushed to it'. Not that she'll ever tell a soul, though. ]

[greenisnteasy]

[ Wise words, but Bruce thinks they're too optimistic. His world-weariness makes it hard for him to accept them, but he'll smile for her. ]

That is important. You judge a person based on their choices rather than their mistakes, right?