[Ironically enough, this does count as a vacation for Bruce. It feels like a vacation. He gets to stay in one place, be honest, do work he actually cares about, has a consistent job and home-- and most importantly, there people around who can take on the Hulk and keep him contained. Not to mention the sheer number of days he's had where transforming was an impossibility. That was a vacation.
Bruce, though, is far more interested in getting Betty up to speed than talking about how much he has or hasn't managed to relax. They leave out the front door of her apartment building, going left down the street, Bruce keeping pace unhurriedly at her side. He's watching her directly, eyes never leaving her, glancing away only long enough to get his bearings and where he's going.]
The 'whatever it is' -- let's call it M -- can hear it and gain power, gets invited in, when its name is said. I can write it down for you later if you want to know it. We were... brought here [let's hold on the cloning for a little bit, he thinks, given Tony's reaction] to fight it, but they're not too forthcoming with the details. I've been figuring things out a little at a time.
[More soberly,] The ghosts are what happened when M came to Sinbrilee. That's that turtle. Usually we live on Tu Vishan, or uh, he's introduced himself as Asti in dreams to some.
[This is a bit of an info dump, and Bruce isn't exactly fond of exposition, but it's Betty. That's really all the justification he needs. He thinks it's important that she learns what's happening as soon as possible, so she's not vulnerable, more than they need to learn each other's life stories.
He does take a moment to spare some irritation for whoever would be put off by speaking to her as a Hulk. It's a terrible double standard he's applying for himself and for her, but he doesn't care. Betty doesn't deserve that.]
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Bruce, though, is far more interested in getting Betty up to speed than talking about how much he has or hasn't managed to relax. They leave out the front door of her apartment building, going left down the street, Bruce keeping pace unhurriedly at her side. He's watching her directly, eyes never leaving her, glancing away only long enough to get his bearings and where he's going.]
The 'whatever it is' -- let's call it M -- can hear it and gain power, gets invited in, when its name is said. I can write it down for you later if you want to know it. We were... brought here [let's hold on the cloning for a little bit, he thinks, given Tony's reaction] to fight it, but they're not too forthcoming with the details. I've been figuring things out a little at a time.
[More soberly,] The ghosts are what happened when M came to Sinbrilee. That's that turtle. Usually we live on Tu Vishan, or uh, he's introduced himself as Asti in dreams to some.
[This is a bit of an info dump, and Bruce isn't exactly fond of exposition, but it's Betty. That's really all the justification he needs. He thinks it's important that she learns what's happening as soon as possible, so she's not vulnerable, more than they need to learn each other's life stories.
He does take a moment to spare some irritation for whoever would be put off by speaking to her as a Hulk. It's a terrible double standard he's applying for himself and for her, but he doesn't care. Betty doesn't deserve that.]