After The Fall, Part Two--Loki, Raven and Bruce
Part One: http://bannerandthebeast.tumblr.com/post/35996570700/after-the-fall-loki-and-bruce
Loki: -wheels around in the wheelchair, until he finds Bruce in an empty hall- 18:32
Bruce Banner is standing by the window, sipping a cup of tea 18:34
Loki: Hello there...-stares down at his hands- 18:34
Bruce Banner: Hi. 18:35
Bruce Banner: Shouldn't you be in bed? 18:37
Loki: I probably should be. But, it came to my attention that one of my cuts were bleeding, and I didn't trust the other doctors with stitching it up...so I thought I'd ask you... 18:38
Bruce Banner: -frowns slightly, but doesn't respond- 18:39
Loki: -sighs- Fine, I'll ask someone else. 18:40
Loki: -turns to wheel out of the room- 18:41
Bruce Banner: I don't know why you thought of me in the first place. You'd really trust me poking a needle into your arm right now? 18:41
Loki: You're the best doctor we have here. I just thought...nevermind. 18:43
Bruce Banner: -sighs- Wait there. 18:43
Bruce Banner: -goes to get his first aid kit- 18:43
Loki: -weakly smiles, turning his wheelchair back around- 18:44
Bruce Banner: -comes back and crouches down to take a look at his arm- Don't smile like that. This doesn't mean I'm talking to you. 18:45
Loki: Technically, you're speaking to me now. 18:46
Loki: -looks down- Once more chance, it's all I want. Please. 18:47
Bruce Banner: -doesn't look at him, preparing the needle and surgical thread- Why should I? 18:47
Loki: Because I need you, and I don't know what I'd do without you. I hope...that you return such feelings. 18:49
Bruce Banner: -looks up, surprise and hurt on his face- What's that supposed to mean? 18:50
Loki: Because at the minute you're....you're like this. I made a mistake, a-and I was drunk...I still love you. And I'm not sure at the minute if you want us to be together or not... 18:53
Bruce Banner: -starts stitching up his arm- Oh, you love me now, do you? So why wasn't that enough to stop you from trying to kill yourself? 18:54
Loki: I...I never tried to kill myself. Bruce. It wasn't intended to be suicide. I..I don't know what I was thinking. 18:56
Loki: -winces as the needle pierces his skin but does his best to hide it- 18:57
Bruce Banner: -takes an almost vicious pleasure in sewing up the cut, but it's over quickly- 18:58
Loki: There's...a few other ones. I'd...appreciate it if you could look at them. 18:59
Bruce Banner: -frowns... shakes his head and sighs under his beath- I don't believe this... 19:00
Loki: If you don't want to...okay. 19:02
Bruce Banner: What in the world makes you think I'd want to be cleaning up this mess? 19:03
Loki: -sad expression, but looks down at his hands- I know not...it was foolish of me. 19:04
Loki: I...I have something to tell you though. 19:05
Loki: You remember Matt? Daredevil? 19:05
Bruce Banner: -crosses his arms- yes... 19:06
Loki: He's...trying to get Raven out of her cage. If things go correctly, she'll be able to come back here again with the Avengers... 19:06
Bruce Banner: Oh... that's... great. 19:08
Loki: -weakly smiles- I just thought, you might want to know...I'll leave now, if it pleases you. 19:10
Bruce Banner: -gets up- Actually, I've... got somewhere to be right now. -walks past him- 19:11
Loki: Goodbye then... 19:11
Bruce Banner: -half waves at him, before going back to his room and lying face down on his bed with a groan- 19:13
Loki: -sighs and looks around his room, seeing Bruce's vacant Ipod. Curious, he looks onto the pictures and surely enough finds the picture Bruce took many nights ago- 19:13
Loki: -slowly places it back on the table, unable to hide a small stream of tears, running his hand other his face- 19:15
Bruce Banner: -after about half an hour, Bruce goes down to the cells to talk to Raven- 19:17
Myst curls into a ball in her cell, her legs tight against her chest as she replays the "conversation" with Maximus over in her head. 19:18
Bruce Banner slowly walks into the basement and down the stairs 19:20
Myst bit her lip, so engrossed in her thoughts, that she's letting her guard down and is unaware of the approaching company 19:23
Bruce Banner: -quietly- R-Raven? 19:23
Myst: - head snaps up in surprise - Dad? 19:24
Bruce Banner: -sits down opposite her, his hands shaking- 19:24
Myst: What's wrong? 19:25
Bruce Banner: -opens his mouth to speak, then suddenly starts to cry- 19:25
Loki: -wheels down to the surveillence room, watching their conversation from CCTV- 19:26
Myst gets up and walks towards him, a small baby bump showing, before kneeling by the glass before him, her hand on the circular window 19:26
Bruce Banner: R-Raven... h-help. Please... I don't know what to do... 19:27
Myst: Dad... - searches his eyes - tell me... what's wrong? 19:27
Bruce Banner: Loki. I-... I just... c-can't come to grips with what he did and-... I-I don't know. It just.... r-really hurts to keep going like this... 19:28
Myst: You mean him jumping? ... why did he do it? 19:29
Bruce Banner: -wraps his arms around himself- He says he 'wasn't thinking'... and... th-that really scares me. That he could just do something like that without a second thought about it... 19:31
Bruce Banner: What if something had happened to him? 19:31
Myst: He's a god... I think it would take more than jumping off a building to kill him... 19:32
Bruce Banner: -sighs- That's not the point though... 19:33
Myst: I know it's not... 19:34
Myst: The issue is why... a man does not jump off a building for nothing... was he thinking straight? No... was it stupid and selfish of him? Yes... But none of us have been thinking straight lately, let's face it. 19:35
Bruce Banner: Yes, but we haven't tried to jump off the roof either! 19:37
Myst: Well, no... but I've done my fair share of selfish shit to people... now haven't I... 19:39
Myst: I told you how I went after one of Matt's enemies, the other day... Coyote? I knew what he was, what he could do... and I went anyway.. the guy creates rifts in the air and can throw you around like a rag doll... 19:40
Myst: He could have killed me... was I being an idiot? Yes... did I put, Evie in danger? Yes... - pauses, with a slight frown - ... of course, he knew all about the baby anyway... 19:41
Bruce Banner: -frowns- That's called doing your job though. 19:42
Myst: What job...? I don't work for anyone but myself... that was personal... 19:42
Bruce Banner: -sighs- Fair point. But you can understand why I'm upset, can't you? 19:43
Bruce Banner: If he HAD managed to get himself killed-- not even. Just the fact that he wasn't thinking... and he ended up hurt... 19:44
Myst: Yes... I can understand... but as much as I'd love to judge him for his idiocy... I have no room to talk.. 19:44
Bruce Banner: I just-... that recklessness scares me, Raven. It absolutely terrifies me... 19:45
Myst: And yet it's all over this little family... If Evie grows up to be this reckless, it'll be payback for my own... 19:45
Bruce Banner: -runs a hand through his hair- I just... don't know how much more of this I can take.... 19:55
Myst: What do you mean, Dad? - presses both hands against the glass - 19:56
Bruce Banner: -quietly- You know what I mean... 19:57
Myst: ....................... so... you and Dad are... - drops her head into her hands - ... god this is my fault! 19:58
Bruce Banner: No! Sweetie, this is NOT your fault. Not at all. 19:59
Myst: ... If I hadn't told him I was thinking of joining the Superiors... he wouldn't have been up on that roof... I might as well have been the one to push him over the ledge... 20:01
Bruce Banner: Raven, it's not your fault. Don't think of it that way... please... 20:01
Bruce Banner: You didn't make him risk his life to do something stupid. 20:02
Myst: He was already stressed as it was with Odin, and Thor... my coming back... and I wasn't very kind to him when he came to see me. 20:02
Bruce Banner: -stands up, walks over to the control panel of the cells and opens the door... walks inside Raven's cell and hugs her- 20:04
Bruce Banner: Stop... please... 20:04
Myst a guard clears his throat. "Dr. Banner... I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the confinement zone." 20:06
Myst: - hugs him back, laying her head against his shoulder - Dad... I'm so sorry... 20:07
Bruce Banner: -turns and raises an eyebrow at the young man- Sorry. I'm having a bit of a bad day Mind if I spend just five minutes sitting here? We're just talking, even you can see that. 20:07
Bruce Banner: -rubs her back gently and kisses her forehead- I... I-I'm sorry too sweetheart... 20:08
Myst the guard hits the button, sealing them both inside. "I'm sorry, Dr. Banner... but we are under strict orders that she is not allowed out.. under any circumstances... if you wish to go in, you must stay in for a time as well. Until Fury clears your release." 20:09
Bruce Banner: -chuckles- Brilliant... Right. Well. That's fine, I suppose... 20:09
Myst: - shakes her head against his chest - I've screwed so many things up in the last few days... please don't tell me I screwed up your relationship, too? 20:10
Myst struggles to keep herself from glaring at the guard 20:11
Myst: You shouldn't have come in here... You'll get in trouble with Fury... 20:11
Bruce Banner: -shrugs- Oh, he'd find a way of sticking me in a cage one way or another... I'm just speeding up the process. 20:12
Bruce Banner: -kisses her temple- This is NOT your fault. If anyone screwed up, it's me and Loki...