Bruce has thoughts; homeless and hoping to keep him that way.

[lastincident]

So, uhm. Mun.

I'm glad that going to the movies really helped brighten your weekend -- I know the last two weeks have been hard -- but I think I should remind you. We both have limits. You have responsibilities. I've got the other guy.

It's honestly for the best that you don't start anything new. There's school, work, the car repairs, and-- honestly, conflicting information.

So, why don't you read some more of my, ah, comic exploits, and just be happy with memes. So far those are going well, right? I mean, it's-- hard to tell. For a given value of "well". Stranded on an island twice, attacked by aliens once.

Oh, and Christmas angst. Did you really need two of us in your head who don't like Christmas? Really?

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[problemsolver]

( hey, christmas! she forgot that existed. ) Could always be worse.

[lastincident]

Oh, I know it. I know it could be. Glad it isn't.

[problemsolver]

Don't envy you the aliens, though. I hope they weren't the maneating kind. ( her capacity to imagine anything that doesn't feast on human flesh is pretty small these days. )

[lastincident]

Oh, they were. Not that this was... a big problem.

The other guy took care of them.

[problemsolver]

Sounds like a badass.

[lastincident]

[ Another small, weak laugh. ]

You could say that.

[problemsolver]

So, is he your... ( eyebrows of insinuation. hey, no judgement here. )

[lastincident]

[ CHOKING LAUGHTER. Welp that's a new one. ]

No.

We're-- very close. Closer even than that. But-- no.

[ PLEASE GOD DON'T LET TONY SEE THIS he will never live it down. ]

[problemsolver]

Closer? ( what are you, married? then again there's always what's behind door number 2. ) He's not a clone, is he?

[lastincident]

[ He's chuckling softly. Man. This is... kind of funny. In a sad sort of way. ]

You ever read Jekyll and Hyde?

He's Hyde.

[problemsolver]

( oh boy, dude doesn't sound t-virus'd at all now. APPREHENSIVE FACE )

Sounds like someone else I know. ( hint: reminding her of wesker is a Bad Thing. )

[lastincident]

[ Welcome to Bruce's life. ]

Does it? It's -- not fun. At all.

Hope your friend [ he assumes friend, really he does ] has a good support system. Or a nice retreat in the middle of no where to keep him from going off.

He got a trigger condition?

[problemsolver]

( "good support system." BRUCE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU SAY. )

Yeah. It's called being an evil psychopath.

[lastincident]

Oh.

[ AWKWARD. ]

[problemsolver]

( okay, maybe she can't really talk being a bioengineered freak herself. and he doesn't seem to have tentacles slithering out of his throat. currently. )

He infected himself with a virus that mutates the cells. It kills most people -- until it brings them back.

[lastincident]

Zombies. Lovely.

I -- was near fatally irradiated. Super soldier program.

I just-- turn into a... really big, angry guy. And smash things.

[ ...because you know that virus stuff sounds more insidious, in the long run. Bruce can at least... try and not smash stuff. ]

[problemsolver]

It always starts with super soldiers. ( frickin' hell. and yeah when she hears really big angry guy, she thinks huge little-girl-stealing brain monster. tries not to, but. she still has to ask: )

No tentacles?

[hotrodred]

Christmas is completely overrated. Hey I'll agree with you on that one, big guy.

[lastincident]

Thanks.

Why only 'that one'?

[hotrodred]

I agree with you about a lot of things! Great minds yadda yadda. It was just that whole 'having responsibilities' thing you were talking about up there.

[lastincident]

[ A small laugh, subdued ]

And how are yours working out for you, these days?

[hotrodred]

I'm kind of in limbo here in my mun's head. Not much to be responsible for, you know?

[lastincident]

No plans to settle you somewhere?

[hotrodred]

Nah, we tried that. She moved on to other cast mates and a different game, which is fine by me because it was no funhouse.

[lastincident]

I'm glad that mine-- fixates. Doesn't deviate much from the one that rings true... lucky me.

Though there's a Loki in here somewhere and I'm hoping that he doesn't come out. Not like we need another one.