((OPEN)) Enjoy the calm weeks.

[hyperkinesia]

Who: Bruce Banner and YOU
Where: Meditation & training room, or anywhere else
When: Throughout the week, from August 4th to 10th.
Rating: No more than PG, I don't think!
Summary: Bruce goes about enjoying a peaceful week. Also meditation and jiu-jitsu sessions just as he mentioned on the network.
The Story:

MEDITATION & TRAINING;

[ Once that particularly shifting event's over and everything returns to normal - or as normal as this place can get -, Bruce goes about setting up a room for a few meditation and jiu-jitsu sessions as he'd arranged with a few people over the network. He finds an empty room right on the first floor, spacious enough, and paves most of it with foam mats, then sets up this really old-looking stereo where they can play a few calming songs if people happen to be into that.

Then, with the whole place looking about decent enough, he sends out quick messages to anyone who'd expressed interest, letting them know which room he took up, and that he'll be there during both early mornings until 10, and late evenings after dinner.

And, of course, if anyone happens to be walking past and the slightly cracked door gets their attention, feel free to take a peek inside. ]


ANYWHERE ELSE;

[ Other than that, Bruce can be found in the usual spots throughout the week. He spends a good amount of his time at the lab, with pauses to go to the kitchen for food, and outside for walks with Juno a few times during the day. Feel free to bump into him anywhere, or if you're seeking him out just come knock on his door! ]

Comments

2-for-1 senior special!!

[assembles]

[Ever since Dodger entered their lives, Bucky's gotten up a lot earlier than he used to, as the puppy doesn't often let him sleep in. While it's led to a lot of grumpiness, it also means that Steve can usually convince Bucky to take the dog for a walk too.

Dodger's done a pretty decent job of bridging some of the tension that's existed between Steve and Bucky ever since everything about the Winter Soldier came out. Bucky had needed some time to sort through it all, and now he's naturally decided to deal with it by making a big joke out of it. Steve doesn't find it nearly as funny.

When it comes down to it, though, the two of them are always going to reconcile, and so on this particular morning they're both moving across the grassy area between the gardens and the woods, with Dodger bounding in front of them.

Bucky's got hold of the leash at the moment, while Steve's on pick-up duty, armed with plastic bags. When he catches sight of Bruce up ahead, walking his own puppy, he pauses for a moment. He doesn't know how the two dogs will get along, so it might be best to handle this carefully.]

Dr. Banner! Does she get along with other dogs?

during his walk?

[ex_alighthouse135]

[On such a nice day, Elizabeth can't help but take a book outside. She's sitting on a bench that has a nice view of the mansion and gardens. She even packed some snacks for herself, since a book is paired well with a treat when one is passing the time.

When she hears the sound of footsteps on the path, she looks up and smiles at the familiar face. They did have a nice conversation before, so she's pleased to see him in person.]

Good day, Dr. Banner.

[howtocarryit]

[ He runs into Bruce outside. He's jogging and trying to get back into shape after a month of him laying in a bed with a bum ankle. It wasn't good. Kept him isolated. He wants to be out and about with people. He wants to get himself integrated more with these people. He's also pretty curious about the other kinds of people that might be here.

Sam slows when he comes up along side Bruce and Juno. He pulls the earbuds from his ears and smiles down at the dog fondly. Then he looks up at Bruce with the same smile. ] Lotta folks got dogs around here huh? Definitely didn't expect this place to be so pet friendly.

[ He wasn't so much attacked by Darcy's dogs as kind of chased. They didn't hurt him though. They just kind of chased him until he slowed down long enough to pet them and give them attention. ]

5th!

[halfwinchester]

<sub>[The young man taking his burly mastiff outside for a pee break isn't actually the one who spies in on Bruce's meditation room, it's the mastiff, and all because a partially opened door is the perfect place to wedge a dog treat.

Dogs are smooth creatures, it's a fact.

Down the hall, Adam tosses Cooper a biscuit--and that's nothing new in and of itself, the dog's spoiled. But Cooper misses trapping it under his paw and accidentally bats it across the floor like puck in a hockey rink. It's food, and it's getting away, and to a hungry mastiff that just means it's imperative to give chase until he corners it in a door frame and finally lands his catch by forcing his head and shoulders through the door. He takes the biscuit in his mouth, then takes one look at Bruce before backing himself out of sight.

If Cooper had his way, that'd be that, but Adam has the opposable thumbs required to put a door back the way they'd found it. He appears in the doorway, hand on the knob.]</sub>

Sorry.

_{[Dogs are dumb sometimes, spread the not-so-new news.]}

MEDITATION

[impalementarts]

[Clint's meditation comes in physical activity, but there are only so many times that he can run around the mansion, shoot things, fire at things, and function in this now-so-crazy world that they live in. Live.

He honestly never thought he'd be the one to crack. He thought at least Natasha would feel cooped up, or Stark, but they all have projects.

He has a bit of a hard time teaching and apart from hanging out and playing with Lucky he mostly keeps to himself which is what brings him on the walk and what's got him...peering inside.

Quietly. Like he's in a church.]

[mph]

[ The thing about Tommy is that because he's so fast, he's really very often bored. There isn't a place made in the mansion that isn't locked and hidden that he hasn't found yet. Bruce's new meditation room is no exception to the rule. He sees the door ajar and pokes his head in. ]

Wow, this music is awful.

[Meditation/Training]

[widows_kiss]

[ They'd set this up over the network and Natasha shows up in the early morning, dressed in simple yoga pants and a simple tank, which is her go-to comfort outfit, really. Her hair's drawn back off her face in a pair of pigtails and she shoots Bruce a smile as she comes in, looking far more awake than anyone should at this hour. ]

Morning, Doc.

[actualwizard]

[It was extremely frustrating trying to walk a hyper friendly puppy without a leash. Billy was learning this the hard way. It's not that he didn't want a leash but every time he asked the closers for one he ended up with something that looked like it was taken from an S&M club. Really closets, Billy is not amused by what you're trying to tell him.

That's why as soon as Rufus spots Bruce and Juno he takes off across the grass towards them barking happily at things he can play with. Billy just sighs and takes off after him, quickly trying to use his magic to slow the dog down if not stop him until Billy can catch up. ]

Sorry! Sorry! We're still working on learning not to go running off after new people and new dogs.

[handing]

[Early mornings aren't an unusual thing for Pepper; back home she kept the hours for the sake of her job. Not only was it necessary for shooing Tony's one-night stands home way back when, but it also remained the best time to conduct actual business, be it as a personal assistant or a CEO. Now that she's in Wonderland, it still feels important to keep the ritual, even without a business to run. So she's awake, dressed not in business casual but instead jogging pants and a t-shirt, meaning to go on her morning run before checking in on Tony and staring the rest of her routine.

Instead she pauses by the cracked door, barely catching the soft strains of music coming from within. Not sure if the occupant means for it to be open, she knocks lightly on the frame before pushing on the door to look inside. She's a little surprised by what she sees, however, given that she usually runs into Bruce in the lab, not in the mansion proper--and certainly not practicing some form of martial art.]

Bruce? [She flashes him an apologetic look, knowing she's disturbed him.] Sorry; I was just going to ask if you meant to leave the door open. I didn't know you practiced martial arts.

[oversight]

[ Blake catches wind of Bruce Banner and his little endeavors to help Wonderland, and he can't stop himself from going by. He owes the man an apology, at least, and maybe some proof that John's not a hair-triggered dick with a desire to burn the world just because he feels wronged.

He arrives during meditation. While not unfamiliar, for the time being he decides he's best served waiting until he's noticed in the doorway instead of busting into the other man's quiet space.

Honestly, from afar, he wouldn't guess Banner was anything but peaceful, so that's his approach, despite their altercation in the last event. ]