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( cw: body horror and discussions of such )

Good afternoon, ladies, gentlemen, and others of the Moira.

[ The voice over the network is pleasant, an attempt to keep things light despite what she's here to discuss. After the happenings so far this month, keeping things as light as possible seems like the best idea. ]

For those of you who haven't met me, and I know there are a lot of you, I'm Cortana. I'm one of the two AIs within the Moira's systems at the moment.

[ She'd do a video feed rather than audio, but audio or text is easier when you don't have a physical form. Video isn't impossible for her, but again, a base audio post is easiest. Should anyone reply with video, she'll happily respond in kind. ]

Now, with that introduction out of the way, I can focus on what I'm actually looking to discuss today. I've been focusing on the ship for the last few days--all of the changes that have occurred and the structural integrity of it now that it's been merged with the Caducan ship and has thus become glass in some areas--but now I want to focus on you, the crew.

It's difficult to not take notice of the way the merge has affected some of you. Like the ship, parts of some of you have turned to glass, and I'm looking to take inventory on what. I'm not certain that knowing what body parts of who became glass will be terribly beneficial, but you never know. It'll at least be useful to keep track of so we can observe any changes that might occur.

[ Maybe there's a connection somewhere. Maybe there are body parts more likely affected than others. Maybe they can find a way to fix it. She hates that it's all so uncertain, but anything that can possibly be helpful somewhere, somehow, she wants to make sure they have it. It's better than sitting in the systems doing nothing, at the very least. ]

So! Assuming you don't mind, if you've experienced the effect of the ships merging and now find part of yourself glass, tell me about it here? What part or parts of the body are affected, how strong the glass is, if you know, and how you're handling it are all answers that could prove useful. Of course, you're welcome to share more than that, should you wish to.

Thank you all for your time. I do hope that the rest of this month is less eventful than it has been so far.

Cortana, over and out.

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[ Well, that certainly draws her interest. It must be something unpleasant, if he'd rather not tell her or even show her over the network. Bruce will get a little ping of acknowledgement in response, just a courteous heads up that she'll be turning up so as to not startle him, and within a few minutes Cortana's hologram flickers into being in the science department. ]

I have to admit, you have me a bit concerned, Dr. Banner.

[ Her tone still carries the same lightness it did over the network, but there's an unmistakable air of concern underneath that. Honestly, with all she's heard so far of different glassed body parts, she's not even sure what to expect. ]

[ She wouldn't startle him anyway, because he literally can't see her. Still, the ping's enough to get his attention, and once her voice pops up, he turns on his seat to where it came from.

His eyes are glass, as is the skin around them, the light in the department reflecting off the crystalline surface covering that part of his face, emitting a strange sort of glow. There's not even a shred of focus when he's facing her, making it obvious that he's very much blind right now. ]

I know. It's not pretty. [ He smiles, tries to make light of the situation. But hey, at least it doesn't hurt. ] There's more damage than what you can see, too. [ He lifts a hand up and taps at the center of his chest, right where his heart is. ]

[ While not startled herself, Cortana is somewhat surprised when Bruce turns to face her and she sees the damage of the glass. It's certainly not what she'd anticipated, but she's pretty much thrown out any of her list of expectations after the first few responses she received. Once again, the Moira succeeds in exceeding her expectations by far. ]

Oh. Well, you've certainly looked better.

[ The teasing is lighthearted, rolling with the effort to keep the situation light. It's easy for her to tell that he can't see anything, that's something she needn't even ask, yet she keeps her hologram up out of habit. ]

I'm hoping that you of all people were smart enough to go to medical once this all happened. [ She's spoken to enough who haven't despite the extent of the damage and the danger it poses to them. Please don't disappoint her too, Bruce. ] Interesting though, that it's made your eyes non-functional. It's odd, I've spoken with people who lost the use of parts of their bodies, and others who still have use of them despite the glass they find there now.

[ Cortana shakes her head, even if he isn't actually able to see her do it. ]

I want to say I'm surprised, but once again the Moira is showing me that I need to keep my mind open to far more possibilities than usual while I'm here.

[ He's been getting enough of these reactions to interpret the pause for what it is, the shock and surprise hardly news to him. He remains unaffected, save for the slight twitch of his lips at the welcome attempt at humor on Cortana's part. ]

Thanks for the compliment.

[ It's in there, somewhere. Better than hearing her say he looks horrible. Even if he knows he kind of looks like a mess right now. ]

I was in medical when it happened, actually. Just outside. So yes, I had it checked out, right after it happened. [ Not a particularly fun visit considering his eyes turned to glass just as he was halfway through scanning his own chest to find his heart had turned to glass. Luckily for him there had been plenty of people around to help him, even if he wasn't the only one in need of help. ]

Well, personally speaking, I'm pretty glad that the heart's still working. The eyes I can live without, but the rest... [ Though admittedly he's more scared that a glass heart would trigger a transformation if it started to fail, than he is that it would kill him. At least he wouldn't hurt anyone if the latter were to happen. ]

I'm pretty surprised myself. This ship always manages to exceed my expectations, whether for better or worse.

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