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[hyperkinesia]

[ There's more than one reason why Bruce chooses text over audio or video, but right now, the main one is because he wants to avoid any confrontations. There's still a good chance they might come, if people recognize him by name alone, but this way he keeps a certain amount of distance. ]

Hi. This is Bruce Banner. Given the current state of the ship, I've been trying to think of ways to cope with the cold that seems to have settled pretty much everywhere. I don't know nearly enough to suggest how to fix it, besides it doesn't seem like there's much anyone could do in that regard - but we can still try to help each other through this.

My suggestion would be to find one single space, large enough for the whole crew, but still not so large that the cold disperses too much. Preferably somewhere that's dry - so no pool or mess hall, for instance. We should all move there temporarily, take as many clothes, blankets and pillows as we can, and settle in together. It'll help us all keep warm a little better, I think. Not to mention we might avoid life support going down on places at random, if we can get the captains to focus most of whatever energy there is in maintaining the environment in one room.

[ AND because he's sure some people will know him by name... ]

By the way, in case you're wondering: yes, I'm that Bruce Banner. Ask your questions, if you have any.

Otherwise, feel free to suggest some places for us to settle in.

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[tearmeanewone]

The library is dry, and the shelves in the main room are nearly full of books, that could provide us with some insulation.

[hyperkinesia]

[ He answers by voice too, since he and Elizabeth have met already, and it hadn't looked like she was interested in a confrontation. Besides, hers is a great suggestion, and something that had crossed his mind already. ]

Great. I'd thought about the library, actually, but I didn't really want to just break into the place unannounced. [ Figuratively. ]

[tearmeanewone]

[She laughs.] Honestly? If people had started showing up in droves carrying blankets and pillows unannounced, I don't think I could find it in me to be ruffled.

[hyperkinesia]

[ There's a huff of amusement on his end, slipping past his lips when he smiles. ]

Yeah, I get that. At this point I don't think anyone would complain the moment they saw blankets. It's just that cold.

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[backsassin]

You find out where we can camp out, let me know. I'm freezing here.

[hyperkinesia]

[ He doesn't recognize the voice, but tentatively, he goes for an audio response. ]

I've been suggested the library so far. It might just be our best option, as far as warm and dry places go.

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[seeingscarlet]

Wherever we choose, we should move the coffee machine. [Since it's sort of inaccessible being stuck in the icy death trap that is the mess hall.]

Would the gardens work? They will have to keep it warm enough not to kill the plants.

[hyperkinesia]

As long as there's still some electricity, I don't see why not. [ Not that he drinks coffee, but he knows it helps people keep warm. He might just bring whatever necessary to make himself some hot tisane, though. ]

In theory, it sounds nice, but there are a lot of pipes there. I'm not sure it would work. At least not as well as the library, which has been suggested too.

[seeingscarlet]

It should at least be rescued from that mess in the kitchen. I'm surprised no one has hurt themselves yet.

[Because it's getting bad - she'd drink straight hot water at this point. Anything to try to keep warm.]

The library is a good choice. It is comfortable and we won't be bored.

[hyperkinesia]

It's getting pretty bad. The mess hall is nearly impossible to step into at this point.

[ Not just the cold, but the pipes constantly bursting and spreading a layer of ice all across the floor. ]

It's been said too. There'll be plenty of books to keep us distracted. I've been reading some technical ones myself, to see if we can figure out what the problem is, but even those books are interesting. [ Well they're interesting to him. ]

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[hellsbel]

[has mixed feelings about that name. on one hand, it's clear from the accounts of the C-Prime disaster that Banner's not personally at fault. on the other... just learned ten minutes ago that Miles died there.]

Good plan. I posted some suggestions, but they all call for better knowledge of the ship and crew.

[hyperkinesia]

[ A lot of people did, so Bruce doesn't expect to be excused, much less so forgiven. At least the people here on the ship got brought back. Doesn't excuse what happened, mind, but it's better than the thousands of natives who never made it out of the planet on time. ]

The captains seem to be unreachable at the moment.
Someone suggested the library, so far it sounds like the best option.

[hellsbel]

[life's tough all round. funny, when this is the lucky side of it.]

Is this usual for them?

Ah, I know the place. That could work.

Is there someone on your deck making sure people report in, or have somewhere else to go?

[hyperkinesia]

I've only been here a little over two months, so I'm not sure I'm the most indicated to answer that. But from what I've seen so far, it doesn't seem like them, no.

Not really. Have people been doing that? It might be a good idea. I'll go around the rooms to let them know about this anyway. It'd be ideal to get as many people together as possible.

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[hatesimprovising]

I think the only problem with this idea is actually getting everyone into the same room. And getting them to stay that way. I'm not familiar with most people, but there must be some distrust and dislike between some people?

I'm just saying, some might not like the idea of sharing space for who knows how long. Other than that though, I think it's probably the best idea I've heard so far. I'm all for it if we can find a good place for it

[hyperkinesia]

Well, I'm not planning on forcing anyone. But our options are limited right now, and as you said, it seems like the best idea so far. Even if we only manage part of the crew to join in, that's already something. And if it gets worse, there might be more joining later on.

So far the library's the best suggestion. It's dry, decently isolated, and plenty of room for those who don't want to be too close to the rest of the group.

[hatesimprovising]

True enough. Even some of the crew should keep us all warm enough.

Sounds like the best suggestion--I can't think of a better one, at least. Plus there'll be books to keep us entertained, so that's a bonus, right? I'm definitely liking this idea.

[ His only other one was to hang around in his armour at all times and enjoy the benefits of the body heat regulation that it has. But that doesn't really help anyone but himself, and he'd like to pitch in for others, too. ]

[hyperkinesia]

For now. Hopefully it won't get any colder than this, because I'm not sure how low a temperature some people here can handle.

[ He'll be fine, even if he ends up freezing up-- other people, not so much. ]

Well yes, they'll provide both entertainment and a certain level of insulation. It might not be much, but every little bit helps.

[vengeance_driven]

Yeah. Not a bad plan. We would gather in a warm place when it was winter in Serbia. Pretty basic solution.

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I would like to address hippo in room.

Elephant.

I'm not so good at English, can't remember which it is.

But I am not pissed at you. It probably does not make you better in your own head, but I will tell you anyway. [Because Niko is dangerous when he gets angry too. With less reason.]

» permaprivate!

[hyperkinesia]

I thought so. It's not great, but we have very few options right now.

[ And he can't help a tired smile at the rest. It's a lot better than what he'd expected when he first posted, though - so far people avoided the topic, or just didn't know who he was or what had happened, but that the one person to address it doesn't do it in a hostile manner is an honest relief. ]

Elephant. But either works.

Thank you. That means a lot. [ That he actually understands that Bruce didn't want to do any of that. ]

[vengeance_driven]

You are kind of a nerdy guy, and for this I bet sometimes you feel helpless. Nothing makes a man quite so angry when he can only be pushed around. I know this. I do not think there is a way to ever fix it. Men are raised to think they are meant to always be strong, and maybe it fucks us up a little.

[Niko knows it fucked him up, but honestly it's a mentality he'll never escape.]

[hyperkinesia]

It's a little more complicated than that. It's not that I feel helpless.

[ Except he does - and it hits a little too close to home. Even before the monster, his whole childhood was a string of abuse, one hurtful word after the other, and somehow the words hurt more than being pushed around and beaten up. Useless, weak, a waste of space... he heard it all. Sometimes he hears the voice in his head and he doesn't know if it's still his father, or the Hulk. ]

I would rather not be strong, for what it's worth.
I would rather the monster could be stopped somehow.

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[hirotohero]

I'm in engineering and I can't figure out where the system problem is. I don't think it's software and no matter how often I check the hardware I haven't been able to find the problem.

And. Um.

Can I ask why that happens? That transformation that you went through. It doesn't seem possible.

[hyperkinesia]

I thought so. Everything seems to be working perfectly, except for the fact that it isn't.

[ The fact that there is no apparent problem only worries him more, honestly.

He takes a while to decide how to answer to that, how much should he share. In the end, though, what does it matter? People know, and they have seen the monster already. May as well tell the whole story. ]

It shouldn't be possible.
Some years ago, I was working with a team in this project about radiation resistance, or so we were told.
We didn't know that it was actually an attempt to replace an experiment that had happened some decades before, Project Rebirth.
The intention was to create Super Soldiers.
I subjected myself to the experiment when I thought that we had been successful in achieving our goal. My body was flooded with gamma radiation. I should've died, but I'd been injected with a serum too. I didn't know it was actually a radiation-resistant serum.

So instead of dying, the experiment gave me the monster.
When my body releases certain levels of adrenaline, they cross with the gamma radiation and the transformation occurs.
This most often happens when I'm angry, but anything that makes my heart speed up will do the same.
If I'm attacked, for instance. That's what happened at the planet. I was triggered.
In those situations I can't control him. Usually he just runs away after some time, but being in a strange world, with all the people coming at him, I think it made him angrier.

I can do controlled transformations, though. Those times I'm in control. I can help people, instead of hurting them.
But I don't do it unless I really have to.

[hirotohero]

[ Hiro doesn't respond for a little while, absorbing the scientific details that Bruce laid out for him. It was fascinating and kind of terrifying at the same time. He's never been huge on the bio side of science, much preferring the safety of robotics and programming. It was predictable and easy to fix mistakes when they happened.

Human testing was a sketchy subject, though it took guts to be the one to volunteer to be irradiated. ]

Wow.
That's really crazy that it had results like that, but I guess with military tech adaptions then things can get a little out of a hand.

Um. If it makes you feel any better, something I invented was almost used to destroy the city I lived in. And... it got some people hurt in the process.