The Incredible Hulk

Bruce Banner - 40 - Tired old man...

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pquil‌:

“It’s not going so well? You need a hand there, man?” Peter offers his help since the other man didn’t really look that well. He finishes off the drink that was in hand. It wasn’t good compared to the alcohol from one of the bars he has been in out in space, but it would have to do. “This is so weird for me personally.”

The corner of his lip pulled into a half grin. “Oh, you know... it’s just a lot of people.” He tried to down more of the champagne, all be it slowly. “Me too. Honestly, I don’t even know why I was invited. I’m not exactly the life of a party... I wonder why they’re throwing a party anyway. I don’t really think it has much to do with the mission...”

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cptainrogrs‌:

“are you alright, banner? you look a little…uncomfortable.”

“Of course I’m uncomfortable. One drink gets spilled on me and this whole building might come down.” He turned to Steve and calmed himself. “You look like you fit in though. Did someone have to custom make you that suit?” He was trying to make small talk, mainly to calm himself.

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rosewilsonx‌:

“ Well, the expression on your face is very strong so… ”   She said, winking at him with her good eye before she went on to search for a server taking empty glasses and handing out a glass if champagne. Her eyes searched but his attention was on him.  “ Wow. I would never know if you haven’t told me. ”   She chuckled, humoring him. Rose was an introverted herself but she knew how to shake off some nerves.   “ So, if you are not much for the parties, what the hell are you doing here? ”

His face showed his humor at the reply, a more relaxed grin grew. “Honestly, I’m not sure. I was invited and would have felt bad if I didn’t show up. Or worse, Tony would have found a way to drag me here. I just, I need to kind of keep to myself. I don’t do well under stressful situations.”

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enchantcdmoon‌:

    june’s expression QUICKLY changed to that of sympathy. she knew better than anyone how awful it felt to be overwhelmed. she herself wasn’t entirely comfortable being at the gala, but that was mostly out of fear of the witch making an appearance. she placed a hand on the doctor’s shoulder in comfort. ❝ do you want to find somewhere a LITTLE quieter? it’ll help you calm down. i promise. ❞

Diamond shaped lips formed a thin line as he sucked them in, scanning the crowd. “Um, you know, yeah. It is pretty noisy in here.” He walked toward the door, holding it open for her. It was pretty nice outside, and less humid then it had been that day. “So, how has your- gala been? Is that how I should ask that? Honestly, I’m not sure.”

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venomouscharms‌:

    the appearance of a SEEMINGLY familiar face quickly caught pamela’s attention. and, while it was scarce that she felt pity for anyone, bruce seemed extremely out of place. scooting over to the seat next to where he was standing, the redhead gave him a faint smile. ❝ why, you’re an awfully melancholy wallflower. i’m guessing this isn’t REALLY your scene? ❞ 

A shy smile graced his face, it was hard to say her observations were wrong. “Uh, yeah... not really. It’s pretty obvious, hmm? I’m not really one for... parties.” Bruce took a moment to drain another few inches of his glass. “You look like you fit it... I mean you’re beautiful like everyone else... uh, sorry. I’m um, pretty bad at complements I guess. What I meant was, it looks like your having a good time.”

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lois-lcnes‌:

“I tend to do that from time to time.” Lois quipped, not wanting to let the other feel even more awkward now that he had been caught. Talking to yourself was no crime. Now answering was a different story. “Really? Then I guess this isn’t your crowd, hmm?”

“No.” He said, shaking his head with a light chuckle. “I much rather be alone in a lab. You look nice though. Er, sorry. I just meant you look like you belong. Do you go to galas a lot?” His shaking lessened slightly.

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loyaltothebone‌:

Sigyn was wandering about the ballroom sipping on her glass of champagne as she scoped out the room. She took note of the people around her and they layout of the room as her mind wandered over the possibilities. It was then that she noticed the other mansion resident keeping to the doorway. While she had not yet interacted with him before, she figured now was as good a time as any. Approaching him at a normal pace so as to not startle him. “It is going quite a lot better than I expected. Though the sense of anxiety in the air is still highly palpable.”

“Haha, are you sure that isn’t just coming from me?” Well this was awkward. Bruce was pretty sure he’d seen the woman on Asgard at some point but couldn’t be sure. So, he didn’t want to be rude either. “Have you been having a good time at least?”

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illuminxtinglove‌:

she couldn’t lie, she’d been a bit nervous herself upon making it past the entrance. but once she was in and alongside fellow team members and residents of the mansion her nerves relaxed. and although she’s technically not allowed to drink in her sisters eyes she’s also sporting a glass of champagne, not that she’ll drink it but..more so to try and fit in. “i’d say it’s going smoothly, for the most part.” the amazon notes, gaze flickering about the dozens of people around them. “you look nervous.” she also points out. “perhaps you need to step outside for a moment?” 

He nodded ever so slightly, nothing had exploded and there was no sudden earthquake so by all accounts it wan’t a catastrophe. Still, for an introvert it was quiet a lot to process. “Oh, no I’m fine. I just... there’s a lot going on and I’m not that great at things-” He looked around and halfheartedly gestured to the floor. “Well things like this.”

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enchantcdmoon‌:

    june was trying her best to avoid the ever-growing number of creepy older men trying to chat her up. she had always HATED coming to these kinds of things. even more so now that there was slight pressure on the pompous gathering. spotting a familiar face, the doctor quickly used it as an excuse to escape a droning politician and b-lined towards bruce. he appeared to be enjoying himself just as much as she was. ❝ going… great? i assume you’re having FUN? ❞

Pulling in a breath he tried to calm himself before letting out a long sigh. It was so nice to see a familiar face, it was calming in a weird way, even if they didn’t know each other that well. “Oh hello. You sound about as overwhelmed as I am.”

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lois-lcnes‌:

“Gone?” Lois asked with a chuckle, drinking her own glass of champagne. Her eyes continued to subtly scan the room (old habits die hard) while she and the nervous male talked.

Bruce smiled, taking a drink. “Sorry, I was more mumbling to myself.” He was so not about talking to strangers, especially at a gala where everyone was beautiful. “I uh, I don’t really even know how I got invited.”

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rosewilsonx‌:

“ ….terrible? “ She supplied the word that seemed to explain his uneasiness as what she had observed. “ Going down drain? On a catastrophic turn? “  A smirk appeared on her face before downing the rest of her drink. Nothing bad was happening yet but she knew that it could change anytime soon and she just guessed that this guy could sense that too.  “ I couldn’t really blame new if you feel that way but you need to quick shaking or that was going to waste. “  She said, pointing at the glass on his hand.  

Bruce looked up at the sudden intrusion a bit surprised. “Oh, well it’s not going great. But, those are pretty strong words. He tried to laugh it off, holding his other hand steady. “You’re probably right, but I’ve never really been one for parties. I’m not exactly what you’d call... extroverted.”

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It was like Bruce forgot how to be a human. What on earth. In the ten minutes he was there, he’d already ruined a woman’s scarf and made a waiter fall. To calm his nerves and for the sake of everyone else at the party, he was standing by the door, champagne in hand and was just trying to keep his hand from shaking. “Well this is going... going...”

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venomouscharms‌:

     it never failed to amuse pamela how PLIABLE men could be. all it had taken was a few sweet words and a coy smile to gain access to the affair. well, that and maybe just a few pheromoes to smooth things over. she hadn’t been able to spot anyone from the mansion just yet. although,a majority of them were probably trying to lay low. she herself had had to concoct a SERUM to help lower her chlorophyll levels. the green might’ve drawn just a bit of attention; that and it would’ve just overdone the outfit. hoping to bump into harley or another welcome face, the botanist PLANTED herself at one of the bars.

With an exacerbated sigh he went to the bar, being an introvert parties were never his style. With a soft sigh he ordered a tall glass of whiskey. After drinking about half he finally turned around. He held the glass in two hands and his stance was not at all bold. The woman next to him was quite pretty but he was far too shy to say anything.

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badchickgamora‌:

{☆}…..Gamora looked at the male covering her face to ensure the other couldn’t see her laughing at his shock. He was rather adorable even with the horrible spilled liquid all over himself. “ It’s alright” she replied.

Gamora watched the man before turning her attention back to a tree “ That is a rather astute observation, it’s amazing you were able to identify what type of cut.”

Bruce took off his scarf, deciding to just go ahead and sacrifice it to the coffee gods. As he was patting himself down he turned back to the tree. “Well, usually if it were lightning the cut would be much more jagged and erratic. See the dent in the ground? The grass has grown over it but it’s a small valley that leads right up to the tree. “Anyway, sorry I tend to ramble.”

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‘i’ll be honest – i’m not the world’s best chef, even my ma will tell you that, but i made everyone some kinda brownies? thought we could all use some sugar. just regular, but the recipe is a lot better than the stuff we used to have when i was a kid, so be grateful.”

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Bruce looked from the pan of brown mush to his friend. “Did you... try them first?”

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Sorry guys! It’s my mid term week so that means I will be doing minimal posts until 10/12/18. So sorry but until then only 1-5 posts a day on both Wade and Bruce. Hope everybody has a good week!