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[hulkbusted]

[Video feed flicks on momentarily to show the face of a tired man, brow furrowed in concentration before a thumb sweeps over the camera input and the video feed cuts out. What follows is a series of text only messages.]

Director Fury, I know you're scanning. I don't know where I am, but I know you have the tech to trace this. I think you owe me a rescue. Keywords: S.H.I.E.L.D., chitauri, Hulk Bruce Banner

Attn: Tony Stark, if you can read this, I'd appreciate a ride. Keywords: Candyland, shawarma, chitauri, Iron Man, \Gamma(n) = (n-1)!\, for all positive integers n.

[ooc: Bruce was dumped outside of town upon his (re?)arrival and lost half a day while the Hulk vented some spleen for them both.]

Comments

[infernoandhearth]

Very mysterious. Keywords: vague, inexplicable, the City, hallo.

[justamessenger]

Candyland? Where?

[hulkbusted]

I was trying to get the attention of some people who should be looking for those keywords. Doesn't this place have more name than "the City?"

[hulkbusted]

It's kind of an in-joke thing.

[justamessenger]

Now that's just mean, you got my all excited. Who's Director Fury?

[hulkbusted]

If you don't know who he is, you're probably better off not knowing.

[justamessenger]

That was ominous. Well done.

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[godoftricks]

Ah, Dr Banner. I see you have returned to us. [ Quite pleasantly. ] Are you lost?

[hulkbusted]

If it was, I've been around him too long already. Look, can you tell me where this is? I'm not making any sense of what I'm finding on the local network and it's coming up like a closed system.

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[hulkbusted]

What are you doing out of your cage?

[justamessenger]

Oh, that's because it is one. A closed network. Because this is The City and they're not big on outside communication. Either that or outside communication isn't possible because we're in an alternate universe. I'm nut sure which one yet. I suspect the latter but I like to keep an open mind.

[infernoandhearth]

I've been trying to think up something appropriate. Otherwise: no.

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[godoftricks]

[ A brief pause. ]

You don't know where you are.

[hulkbusted]

Is this some kind of Asgardian thing? Because I didn't sign on to escort the guy with an Escher illustration in place of a mind back to Asgard. That's family business and I want to be done with it.

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[hulkbusted]

Someplace where things have gone pretty wrong, I'd say.

[hulkbusted]

Okay, we'll start with the usual things when I wake up somewhere new. Do you know any charities that offer clothes to people who need them? Maybe a night in a shelter and a lead on a cash-paying job?

[justamessenger]

Nope, not Asgard. Although I would love to go there! Have you been? If you have I'm jealous.

[hulkbusted]

I haven't and I don't want to go. I'd rather just get back to New York.

[justamessenger]

Ooh, New York is fun. I don't blame you. But sorry, there's no real way out of here.

[hulkbusted]

Who are you?

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[godoftricks]

You were here only a short time ago. We had just begun to come to an accord, you and I. This is quite unfortunate.

[infernoandhearth]

I haven't looked into the job thing at all, but there's a Welcome Centre that should do you for the first two. Would you like a guide?

[justamessenger]

Oh sorry! I'm supposed to do introductions first, aren't I? Sometimes I forget the right order.

Hi! I'm Dulcie. Do you need any help? A towel? Some people land in the fountain.

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[hulkbusted]

Sure, because I'm always willing to come to an accord with someone who manipulated me to hurt people.

[hulkbusted]

Actually I could use some clothes.