003: Video

[hulkbusted]

[It's after the night siren and Bruce is looking frazzled, irritated, and... like he forgot that he'd been getting ready to sleep, since he's wearing boxers and glasses and apparently nothing else. As he settles his NV, a pair of mice skitter across the desk he's set it on. There are little movements in the background and Bruce has to stop and hop around, cursing under his breath as something apparently runs over his foot.]

Okay, look, the Darkness thing I'm up on, but is it common for random objects like, say, my pillow to turn into mice?

[ooc: Loki'd]

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[hulkbusted]

Why Madam Red? And do you prefer that or Angelina or Ms. Dalles?

Dr. Bruce Banner, if we're going all out, but I prefer Bruce.

[spiderlilies]

Ah, well. It was a nickname I'd earned for myself that I'm quite used to now. I'm fine with whichever, though, really - you're free to call me what you feel most comfortable with.

[ But her brows raise just so. ]

But, my, a doctor! Might I ask what your specialty is, Bruce? (It's a pleasure, by the way. ♥)

[hulkbusted]

The pleasure's mine. If you don't mind, I'll call you Angelina. Madame Red is just too formal. [And sounds as though he should be leaving a tip on the nightstand for one of her employees.]

My specialties are physics and biochemistry, which makes me a different kind of doctor than you might have been picturing.

[spiderlilies]

[ Oh, her lifestyle isn't that bold. ]

Of course not, darling. I come from far less lenient times, but acclimating is the fun part of this adventure they call Siren's Port, isn't it?

That's quite different, yes, but very fascinating! I was a doctor and surgeon once, myself. Considering the technological advancements of today, you must be something of a genius. [ Yep, she's genuinely interested now. ]

[hulkbusted]

Adventures should come with fewer monsters and pillow mice and more narratives that end with "and then we had to hire a sherpa to get us through the mountains in time to make our plane back home." [Or even better, skipping the adventure for a while. He's had plenty.]

You were a doctor in the 1800s? I should call you Dr. Dalles just to give you some recognition for that accomplishment. And yeah, I'm a pretty smart guy.