[Dictated]

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

I know what fatherth ith. They do shaving and are dadly! [Mituna knows this because Jane told him so]

Why do they have a day all for themthelveth?

Ith there a day for luthi?

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[beastisbeauty]

Um. Father's Day...well, most father's spend a lot of time and energy teaching their kids. They provide for them and love them, so...it's a day for people to remember what their fathers have done for them and to show appreciation.

I'm sorry, but I don't know who Lucy is.

[Without realizing it, Bruce sounds incredibly sad, while talking.]

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[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Oh! [Huh, that sounds so weird, but it sounds rather nice. He may or may not notice if Bruce sounds sad. Mituna, on the other hand, sounds like he's got some kind of mental disorder, and he has a lisp] I don't have a father.

[beastisbeauty]

That's okay. A lot of humans don't either or they have fathers who don't...who aren't what they should be. You don't have to celebrate or you can just celebrate the idea of what a proper father should be. Did you have anyone in your life who taught you to be who you are?

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Why should anyone teach me to be me? I'm already me! I think I know betht. [Humans are so weird....] My luthuth took care of me from when I wath a grub, though.

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce grins.] I'm sure you do know best, but human children usually don't. They have to be taught and guided to find out who they are, as their personalities form.

I'm sorry. I didn't quite catch that. Who raised took care of you?

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

My looooo--

[He stops dictating for a moment, and writes in big letters:]

LU5U5

[Which may or may not help]

[beastisbeauty]

Lusus? I'm pretty new here. I don't think I know him...or her.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

He'th not here, fucktard! Every troll hath one though. Mine ith a biclopth, with two eyeth.

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce feels a flash of annoyance, but shrugs off the insult. He's been called worse and for less reason.]

I'm sorry you're separated.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Yeah... he'th a douche. [Said fondly, though of course that doesn't come through in text]

What'th your dad like?

[beastisbeauty]

He's...not part of my life.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Becauthe he'th dead? Or you're dead?

[beastisbeauty]

Uh, n-no, neither of us is dead. He's just...not a very nice guy. We don't get along.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Oh yeah... That thuckth.

I'm Mituna.

[beastisbeauty]

Thank you. It does, but I'm used to it. I haven't seen him in years, actually.

It's good to meet you, Mituna. I'm Bruce Banner.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Probably an okay thing, you can hang out with other people who aren't douchebagth. Like me!

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce smiles, nodding a bit.]

Sounds like a plan.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Yeah? Okay, rad. I'll show you trickth on my injury panel thometime.

[beastisbeauty]

Sure. What's your injury panel? I don't think we have those on my world. [He's just a bit apologetic. He really doesn't want to seem out of touch or make the other person seem out of place.]

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Maybe you don't! I could show you what it ith?

[beastisbeauty]

Sure, I'd be glad to see. [He's mostly telling the truth, though he hopes an "injury panel" doesn't turn out to be something awful.]

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Okay! I'll meet you!

[Underneath is a crudely drawn map, which if followed carefully by someone with a brilliant and creative mind, may lead directly to a particular staircase in the tower. Or possibly just get Bruce really lost.

If he makes it, Mituna can be found doing dangerous stunts on said staircase]

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce follows the map and watches in a bit of alarm, at the stunts. He waits until the young man is in a stable position, before greeting him.]

Um, hi. I'm Dr. Banner.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

[The boy wobbles badly on a couple of stunts, having rather terrible coordination. In fact, as he pauses and looks up at the human, he twitches and spasms, as if beset by some kind of neurological problem.

He has a lot of very pointed teeth - about twice as many as would be logical for a mouth of his size. He looks up at Bruce, then beams, showing off at least 60% of the teeth.]

Hello! I'm Mituna.

[He holds up the skateboard] Thith ith it!

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce smiled, nodding.]

Hi, Mituna. You're good on it. [Well, better than Bruce would be anyways and it never hurts to be nice.] How long have you been riding one?

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

[That gives him pause for a moment, and he captchalogues the skateboard while he thinks about it, cocking his helmetted head. The skateboard literally disappears when he does so, leaving his gloved hands free.

Finally he raises two fingers]

Millionth and millionth of thweepth, I think.

[beastisbeauty]

How many days is a year on your world? On mine, it is three hundred and sixty-five.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

[He cocks his head] Day ith almotht never. There'th lotth of duthk, and night, and in the day good trollth thleep, and rainbow drinkerth play. [He laughs, touching his own throat with two fingers, where a vampire might bite] A thweep ith like two human yearth. Ith that what you want to know?

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce chuckled.] It was, yes, thank you. That's...what's a rainbow drinker?

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

They drink troll blood! My friend Porrim ith one. [He doesn't seem too bothered by it.] She doethn't glow anymore, but she'th not here, tho you won't thee her anywhere.

[beastisbeauty]

Oh. Why are they called "rainbow" drinkers, if they drink blood?

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Becauthe! They drink a rainbow. [He pulls off a glove and pushes up his sleeve, revealing a recent scab from a fall. His blood is yellow.]

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce nods, understanding, but wincing a bit.] Hey, don't hurt yourself. I get the idea. So, you're a...troll? [He tries to ask respectfully.]

[rogueofheart]

I don't think there's a lusus day. [No one ever told her about one, at least.] Humans also have a day for mothers, too, which are like fathers except they are female human guardians.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

There'th two dayth for human luthi? We should have a luthuth day! At leatht one ith more fair.

[rogueofheart]

Yeah! They deserve some recognition, too. But when would we even have it? The humans make their calendar way different than trolls do.

[1nc0mpr3h3n751bl3]

Ummm... We could have it tomorrow? And nektht at the thame time in the human way. That maketh two every thweep!