002 :: Voice then Video

[hulkbusted]

[Transmission opens with a crashing sound and low curse that ends in...] --ck!

[A different voice, much deeper, comes in.] Sir? I think you dropped your-- [Fingers on the microphone muffle whatever the man says before...]

Thanks. [And then there's another crash as the communicator hits the ground again.]

What's your problem, buddy? [The man with the deep voice sounds kind of pissed off.]

Look. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I have this. I don't know what it is, actually. I'm sorry. Thanks for your help, but think I'm just going to sit down here and wait for these arms spasms to pass. Why don't you just take these technicolor coins and-- [Yes, there's the sound of coins hitting the ground and the following deep-voiced profanity cuts out of the transmission for the sake of little, innocent, Loki ears.

A video transmission cuts in a minute later and Bruce is sitting on the ground next to his communicator with his face in both hands.]

Dear world, I take it back, my day could get worse.

[ooc: Back from con! If you have a thread in Bruce's last post that you'd really like to see picked up, let me know. Otherwise, I'll grind up the remaining stale threads to bake fresh, tasty threads for your gaming delectation.]

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[doeswhathewants]

[Twirling the glowstick of destiny] Saying your day could not get worse only invites bad things to happen, I have noticed.

[hulkbusted]

[Dear world, bite me.]

Where did you get that?

[doeswhathewants]

[Dear Bruce, LOL LOKI'D -No Love, The World.]

That is awfully forward. Why, do you like it?

[hulkbusted]

[Dear world, remember that when Loki's shoving that stick right up your--]

No, and it's not a toy.

[doeswhathewants]

Obviously not, Loki had it, so it is likely quite dangerous. Thus why I am keeping it and attempting to decipher what it- do you know what it does?

[hulkbusted]

I have an irrational desire to throw things on the ground today, not to put hand grenades in the hands of children. Don't you have an adult to give that to?

(private)

[threeolives]

Serrure, what did I tell you about that staff and Dr. Banner?!

[doeswhathewants]

Possibly. If I knew what it did.

Or potentially use the power to get everyone out of here. [Tips his head and attempts to look oh so guileless.]

(private)

[doeswhathewants]

Oh, this Dr. Banner. [Don't buy that innocent look.]

[hulkbusted]

[Bruce's facial expression manages to eloquently convey the word "bullshit" in English, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish without a single word being said.]

That's not how these things work.

[threeolives]

As opposed to what other Dr. Banners you and I both know? Yes, this Dr. Banner!!

[doeswhathewants]

I would not know since you have not told me. Thus, I might have to, you know, have test subjects volunteer to see what exactly this does. [Gives a little face like he doesn't want to do it, shifting the weight of the staff as though considering it.]

[doeswhathewants]

If I said I was wholly and entirely sorry....

[hulkbusted]

Kid, I told you it's not a toy and you said it's dangerous. Unless you aren't a kid, you should put it in the hands of someone qualified to work with it, and if you aren't a kid, you're messing with me, and I don't have a lot of patience for that today.

[doeswhathewants]

If I told you the answer is it's complicated, would you at least give a hint as to what it does?

[hulkbusted]

You just did and the answer is no. Give it to Steve Rogers.

[doeswhathewants]

As amazing as Captain America is, I highly doubt he understands the principals of magic enough to attempt to neutralize the weapon itself. And for the record- whatever record might exist- I am thirteen.

[hulkbusted]

Great, so a thirteen year old has Loki's glowstick.

[Bruce gets up, the video following him until he can stretch and then bend down to pick up his communicator and throw it to the ground, giving Loki a quick view of some off-the-beaten-path side street before it lands face down.]

Huh. It didn't smash.

[doeswhathewants]

Are you trying to smash it? I think the big green guy would be better for that...

[hulkbusted]

I don't smash things, I have better self control than that. [He nudges it with his toe to flip it over and sits back down again.

He does not rise to the bait about the Hulk. He's still... absorbing what he's seen on the network over the past week.]

[infernoandhearth]

I'm mainly impressed by how that man has clearly managed to avoid anyone else cursed all day. Or else he's an incredibly slow learning curve.

[doeswhathewants]

You just threw that on the ground, that is like a mini smash. [Just the driest of looks] A series of mini smashes.

[hulkbusted]

I wasn't really aware of it until it hit me. I wasn't in town most of the day. Maybe he was similarly isolated.

[hulkbusted]

Don't even bother to try to tell me you don't know about the curses. You mentioned them to me first.

[Seriously, what is it about 13-year-olds that makes them so obnoxious?]

[studmuffin]

[ Blurted out. ]

Oh god, you're so cool.

[ He hasn't seen the Avengers yet, he's so sorry, but you're all Bruce Banner-y and Stiles is anti-fourth walling so he'll grin nervously. ] I mean that was an awesome throw.