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[The man on the screen looks utterly exhausted. Haggard might even be apt considering the greyish pallor of his skin under his dark stubble and the even darker circles under his eyes. When the video jostles in his hold for a moment, it displays his bare chest before coming up to his face. He looks like he tried to wash off some combination of mud, sand, and various other things best not examined too closely and didn't do too great a job of it. Despite that, he tries for a tired smile and a finger taps the screen before withdrawing.]

First off, I'd like to say that Tony Stark makes the world's most durable phone. I'd do a testimonial commercial, but that might be in bad taste.

Second, I've read some of the information available and I think you'll understand it's not the easiest thing to swallow, but I'm going with it as a working theory for now. Don't ask why, it's a long story.

Third... [He trails off and turns his head away from the camera before looking back at it] I don't know what the third is, let's say I want to issue a blanket apology and leave it at that.

[ooc: The Hulk ended up getting stuck outside at sundown and fought (pounding and getting pounded on) all night. Between that and a chitauri invasion, I figure Bruce is feeling a little run down.]

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[See Bruce look down, see Bruce look up, see Bruce prevaricate]

Yeah, I guess it got ripped off since I got here.

[...yep, he believes that.]

Yes, I suppose a mindless darkness monster found it fascinating.

I didn't take time for conversation to ask what haute couture monster style looked like.

Of course not; my apologies.

I believe you have friends here, then?

I dropped in alone. [Typical]

Ah, how unfortunate. I assume the greeters have already informed you of the apartments and such.

[Bruce, thy name is awkward.]

I... didn't really get a chance to talk to a Greeter.

Really? How strange...

[Oh, you are just a bundle of curious...]

Well, you have a free month in the apartments across from the baseball field that you arrived in. You don't have to take it, however; if there are individuals that wish to take you in, that's fine of course.

Strange? Around here? I thought we had a whole bushel of what the hell?

What's the word on private housing? You know, without roommates or really close neighbors?

Private housing? That's virtually impossible if you've just arrived.

[Of course. Murphy's law in action.]

I guess I'll look at the apartments while I get something figured out.

[Naturally.]

Living here is essentially simple. Live in an apartment, find a job, avoid going out at night...

What about the going home part? I have people who will be looking for me.

Unfortunately, no one has quite figured that out yet. The Core decides who comes and who goes and when. There have been attempts to investigate the Core, but they have been more harmful than helpful.

Is there any compilation of information from those investigations? Someone I could talk to?

What little has been revealed to the public is online through the NV network. Anything more than that, you'll have to get in with SERO, something I personally would not recommend.

SERO's the military industrial mad scientists I heard about? Or are they the slavers? I'm guessing science, which when you mix in the military can be as bad as slavers.

Your first guess was correct. The slavers would be AGI. I would recommend working for neither, though unfortunately they have quite a hand in city affairs.

Yeah, I'm more of an independent contractor these days. Someone just told me that a friend of mine is here and if I know him, he'll have a way to help me get what I need.

[Provided of course that this isn't really a case of many-worlds interpretation being proved correct, because if it is, who knows if Tony Stark isn't from some other iteration of his world where he's an evil bastard instead of the egotistical but basically okay bastard that Bruce knows?]

Ah, how fortunate. Just be mindful; the Core is capable of taking us from different places in our timeline. It's entirely possible that your friend may not even know you.

That would be less fortunate. I don't know, the kid who told me that my friend's here might just be yanking my chain.

That is entirely possible. There are plenty of ridiculously powerful brats around here. Be careful.

[He doesn't want you dying before he can figure out your secrets, of course.]

You know, I try to be, but that just doesn't always work out like I'd planned.

Bruce Banner by the way.

Szayel Aporro Granz; pleasure to meet you.

Likewise. I guess I've met people under worse circumstances. [At least no one's screaming right now.] Thanks for the information. Do I call you Szayel Aporro Granz? Or just Szayel? Or something else?

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