dictated/action [backdated to sundown on the eighth]

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce is sitting outside, waiting for sunset. It's a calming ritual, usually. He watches the sun go down, meditating and being grateful, hopefully, for another day gone by without an appearance by the Hulk. Today, so far, has been good--no Hulk and the garden is coming along nicely. Bruce leans back, listening to chatter on the journal and occasionally commenting.

Just as the sunset ends, though, Bruce feels the Hulk in his mind grow voraciously strong. Bruce hasn't felt such a lack of control, since the early days...

...

when the Hulk came out at night! Bruce feels his control shred and in moments the Hulk is sitting in his place, but not the green Hulk! The gray one! Hulk hears the chatter from the journal and snarls.]

Stupid, puny humans! HULK WANT QUIET!

Comments

[kungfuwitch]

[Oh no. That's not good. That's SO not good! Phoebe scrambles to grab her journal, trying to keep the panic out of her voice]

Bruce?! Bruce are you okay?

[3nterprising]

You know, insulting people is probably the worst way to get what you want.

[originalcopy]

Then shut up and shut the damn book! Seriously man.

[beastisbeauty]

PUNY HUMAN NOT ORDER HULK! HULK SMASH PUNY HUMAN!

[This Hulk is full of his early rage, before Bruce and Green Hulk grew wiser. He knows only rage and pain.]

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk not know! Hulk HATE stupid book and stupid CASTLE!

[beastisbeauty]

Not Bruce! Hulk not Banner! Hulk is HULK! HATE PUNY BANNER!

[originalcopy]

[sigh]

Hulk, seriously dude... this is my voice coming from a book. You'd have to find me before you could smash me.

And besides, smash me and no more tribbles. So it's just a waste of your time.

[Well Church is in a shit ton of trouble then isn't he. Hopefully Hulk doesn't figure out that Church spends most of his 'It's the middle of the night and I'm feeling moody' time up on the roof.]

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk can find you! HULK NOT STUPID! Hulk hunt puny human with stupid voice in book! Not know or care about tribbles!

[Bruce's mind is strangely fragmented. Unfortunately for everyone, Gray Hulk is no more Green Hulk, than Green Hulk is Bruce Banner. Although he's no less Green Hulk than Banner is either. So, Gray Hulk knows nothing of tribbles or Avengers. Hunting or not, Gray Hulk will probably start leaping soon, trying to find peace and solitude.]

[originalcopy]

Ok Hulk, whatever you say.

[Have fun leaping dude, hope you find someplace cool to chill out.]

[theabjectauthor]

Mr. Hulk, sir, perhaps the best solution to your problem would be to shut your journal.

[kungfuwitch]

[She gasps]

O-okay. Okay. Hulk? Hulk what happened? Why are you... uh... awake?

[beastisbeauty]

Who talk to Hulk? Puny human?

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk not close stupid book. HULK SMASH STUPID BOOK THEN SMASH YOU!

[Hulk does indeed bring his massive fists down on the book, breaking Bruce's small table, then he leaps into the air, looking for puny humans. It doesn't occur to him, in his anger, that he has no idea how to find any particular human.]

[beastisbeauty]

Not tired. Not need sleep like puny humans. Always out in the dark.

[originalcopy]

Wow... someone woke up on the wrong side of the Banner today.

[As long as he doesn't leap high enough to spot the man standing on the castle roof, Church is fine. At least he's not in his bright blue armor.]

[beastisbeauty]

[Unfortunately, Hulk's leaps take him far above the castle and armor or not, he can see Church there. Hulk lands on the roof, with a low growl. Gray Hulk also doesn't have Green Hulk's memories of Church, which may or may not be a good thing.]

Puny human!

[originalcopy]

well... fuck me.

Uh, hey big guy. You're looking... grey.

[beastisbeauty]

Hulk gray. [Hulk is always angry, but he has a short attention span. He glares down at the puny human, though.] Who puny human? [He doesn't know the name of the puny human that made him mad, but still...]

[originalcopy]

[Ok, Banner never said anything about grey. Castle loss maybe? He's not really sure since he's only talked to Hulk once and has no idea what the guys memory is like. So, introductions again... yay.]

Uh, Church... my name's Church.

[Hopefully Hulk isn't able to recognize the voice from the journal as his.]

[beastisbeauty]

[Hulk finds it much easier to identify people that Bruce Banner has a strong emotional tie or reaction to. He recognizes the voice as familiar, but can't attach it to anything.]

Church. No yelling. Make Hulk mad.

[originalcopy]

Right, no yelling. You got it.

I can do that.

[Maybe. probably not]

[theabjectauthor]

It is I, Mr. Snicket. And you would be the first in several years to use that particular adjective in conjunction with my person.

[3nterprising]

Don't we all.

Look, Hulk, is it? Why not just close stupid book?

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny had been out walking. He gives the Hulk a wave as he moves by.]

Oh, hey Hulk. Decide to give a different color a try?

[beastisbeauty]

Stupid humans in stupid book yelling at Hulk, bossing Hulk. Just like stupid, puny Banner!