Someone Isn't Happy

[hisheadintheclouds]

[He's on the phone with his mun.]

Wow.

ARE YOU SERIOUS.

WOW.

You seriously, want me to go through with this-HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD ME IN YOUR HEADSPACE?! AND YOU'RE LETTING ME GO THROUGH, BRAINWASH AND TORTURE?!!

WHAT. THE FLYING. FUCK?!!!

[Slams the phone down and stomps into the bar. Growls as he orders something hard and vodka-y.]

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[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur looks down with an awfully melancholic expression.]

... I believe you.

[sciencesmash]

The best you can do is bounce back from the situation. Some people break you because they can, others break you so they can build you back up again, hopefully better than new.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Gives a soft smile.]

I think all I can hope now is that it's the second half...

Thanks Bruce.

[sciencesmash]

Don't mention it.

I suppose already being broken beyond repair makes me... lucky, in a way.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Arthur looks at him with concern.]

... That still doesn't make it right though.

[sciencesmash]

No, I mean....

She gets to go straight into trying to rebuild me, the worst she's willing to do to me is turn me into a version of her beloved "Smart Hulk".

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Gives a dull blink at him.]

A "Smart Hulk"...?

[Arthur's Mental Mind Theater:

Chibi Hulk: "TODAY, HULK TEACH CLASS THE PHYSICS OF SMASHING ENEMY IN FACE!"

Student: "I don't understand the purpos-"

Chibi Hulk: "YOU GET F!" *punts the poor student out the window*]

... That sounds weird...

But kinda funny.

[sciencesmash]

Yes, a "Smart Hulk", a.k.a. the Hulk with my intelligence and possibly my personality... [Bruce is none too thrilled with the idea, though.]

[hisheadintheclouds]

Oh, I see.

Well...

Well that's not too bad is it?

I mean unless she makes you stuck like that?

[sciencesmash]

Arthur, would I be complaining about it if the only thing she was doing was making it so I was lucid while I was the other guy?

[hisheadintheclouds]

...

[Winces.]

True.

Sorry.

[sciencesmash]

It could be worse, I suppose.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Gives a sympathetic smile.]

Well, if it's any consultation, I bet everyone still will think you're really awesome.

I mean I do.

Hulk guy or not.

You're still you, you know?

[sciencesmash]

People don't think the other guy's awesome, they think he's a menace, it won't matter how smart he is.

[hisheadintheclouds]

Well he's awesome cause he's helping...?

I think he's awesome.

I mean you, yourself are more awesome.

But you know there are levels of awesome you know.

Scales of awesome.

And uh... Hulk has a scale too.

[sciencesmash]

Was that English?

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Gives a sheepish smile.]

I'm not sure.

There was an attempt at English somewhere in there.

B-But you get what I mean right?

The situation will suck but you'll still have people like me who really likes you.

[sciencesmash]

That makes me feel... so much better.

[hisheadintheclouds]

[Rubs the back of his neck as he pouts.]

Sorry.

[sciencesmash]

It's not the superhero community I'm worried about.

[hisheadintheclouds]

Yea...

[Gives another sip of his drink.]

I can understand that.

There's a lot of assholes among humans.

... I think that's why I'm not looking forward to the torture thing that's gonna happen to me...

[sciencesmash]

What are they going to do to you anyway.

[hisheadintheclouds]

... Do you remember King Kong?

[sciencesmash]

Yes...

[hisheadintheclouds]

Remember the scene where they have him all tied up in chains and have him shown to a whole audience.

Imagine that, but with me.

With an audience full of people who hate "creatures" like me and want to humiliate me.