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[hyperkinesia]

For those who knew them: Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Clark Kent, Scott Lang and Foggy Nelson are gone.

[ Bruce doesn't know whether or not to leave it at that. He wants to keep it a brief announcement, almost detached, but in the process he's making it fairly obvious that some of these people leaving has affected him a lot. But then again, that's why he went with text, so he can avoid any slip of his expression or tone of voice that might betray just how upset he is.

He doesn't really want to talk about it. Or maybe he does, but he doesn't know with whom, or how to bring it up. It's not like he's ever been the best at expressing himself.

Best to just leave it at that. Short and... not really sweet, no. ]

That's it.


(( ooc: forward-dated a couple of days just to avoid overlapping recent drop notices! ))

Comments

[vengeance_driven]

I don't usually get the good type of attention at all. This place has given me more approval than I've ever gotten. Lower class Slavic illegal immigrant veteran criminal?

I think in every America, that means the same.

[But he does admit in all that, that people on the ship have been pretty good to him so far.]

[hyperkinesia]

I'd like to say you're not right, but... [ He shrugs. Bruce is hardly an idealist, nor is he ignorant or blind enough to not see that Niko's right. ]

Probably a good thing that most those things don't really matter much when you're in outer space. [ Said with a trace of sarcasm, because 'good' really isn't a word he'd often use to apply to their situation. And it sucks that it'd take an alternate universe for Niko to feel like he's not ostracized or even outright hated by most of the people around him. ]

[vengeance_driven]

That's true. I hate to admit anything good about this place, but this is the first time I have gotten as much respect as I have.

Is kind of nice. I am going to be disappointed when it goes away, but for now? Kind of nice. [Because as his luck would have it, lasting success or respect hasn't been in the cards for him.]

[hyperkinesia]

It is. There are some good things about this place, I'll admit.

[ Not that the reactions Bruce has gotten to the Hulk so far are that much different —some people are grateful, others are afraid or outright hate him for some of the things the monster did—, but at least no one's tried to hunt him down, lock him up or experiment with or on him so far. ]

The whole thing with people coming and going... well, I guess I can live with that. Just hoping they went to a better place. [ He winces at the poor choice of words. ] I mean home.

[vengeance_driven]

[And Niko blatantly laughs at that.]

You see? It is you who did it. Not me.

I almost did. But I caught myself. I win at English this time.

[Score so far: Niko 1. English 475.]

[hyperkinesia]

[ Bruce grins and chuckles, shaking his head. ]

Fine. This one time, you win. [ But it's really just the one time, Niko, don't pat yourself on the back too hard. ]

I am known to occasionally trip up over some awkward phrasing. It's one of my many charming qualities.