arrival

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Who: Bruce Banner + anyone else!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: SS Caprine
When: June 18

[broadcast; video]

[He's managed to make the transition to the Caprine without too much difficulty, but now that's he's "settling in", Bruce is realizing just what being on a ship long term means.]

So, this is it. We just play along with this show, act like nothing is wrong, and hope we eventually get to our destination? That's optimistic. How do you manage to live on ships like this for so long? I've never- This is... it doesn't seem like a good idea.

[He smiles uneasily. He has to resist the urge to pick at his own body, making him twitch a bit. At least he hasn't had any issues so far?]

The food isn't very good either.

[Action on the SS Caprine]

[At least he's used to lab work! Bruce is relieved that is assignment is something he's familiar with (although he did manage to fly a ship once...) and he spends a good amount of time poking around at the ship's equipment, testing both what it can do and what knowledge seems to come to him, because he definitely hasn't worked on a space ship like this before. Or worked around people this casually either. Not to mention the enclosed space makes him very aware of how tight it would be if he were bigger.

That's a great thought.]

Comments

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[Bruce watches Thor spin the test tube. Part of him instinctively worries about it being broken, but the other part of him is just glad to see him in person. It's worth the equipment, really.]

All right.

[Agreeing to participate has gotten a lot easier when he's following Thor's lead. He's surprised by how comfortable he is with going along with all of these potentially risky ideas, but at the end of the day? He's actually having fun.]

A few people mentioned it so it seems like a big deal.

[He wants to be excited about this. It's new and seems positive for once, but he's afraid that it'll end up a disaster.]

[rebuildyourruins]

It has two bars and a restaurant.

[They're some of the biggest drawcards in Thor's opinion. He grins, before fumbling with the test tube - catching it at the last moment. Setting it back down on the table like that never happened, he grabs Bruce's shoulder again and starts steering him out of the room.]

Let's do that now then.

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[ How did he know that bars would come into play? Bruce ducks his head almost to hide the smile as he lets Thor lead him out of the lab, not even worrying about the nearly-lost test tube. It feels almost like he belongs, although he knows better. Really. ]

Now? But what about work? Won't the ship need me?

[ It's a half-hearted protest at best. ]

[rebuildyourruins]

Probably? I don't know your ship. I can borrow you for a while.

[This is really the least of Thor's concerns. He lets go of Bruce once they're properly on their way and walks next to him instead.]

I'm the security officer on my ship and it doesn't amount to much work most of the time. You'll know if you're needed.

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Well, as long as you're sure nothing- [And he trips up a step. That'll teach him to not look where he's walking. He makes extra effort to keep pace with Thor after that one.] That nothing will happen.

Security officer?

[Yes, that does sound like a very Thor-worthy assignment.]

So you're like the ship's bouncer.

[rebuildyourruins]

[Wow, embarrassing. Thor glances at Bruce as they enter the shuttle bay, but if he hasn't broken a leg or anything it's fine.]

I don't bounce anything, no. [What an odd thing to say. He opens up the door on one of the shuttles and pushes Bruce towards it.] It means I'm responsible for the armoury, which was just full of guns until I bought some blades for it, and also it gives the ship external cannons for fending off invaders.

The only hostile situation I have really seen was when I first got here and the ships had been shot down onto one world.