Rage me closer, tiny dancer

[hugedork]

Who: The Hulk or Bruce Banner and OPEN
Where: near the gardens
When: March 6th
Rating: PG
Summary: Bruce Banner has been shrunken by the Tiger-Lilies. These are some of his tiny adventures.
The Story:

The Hulk

If one is to look closely at the ground by the gardens, they might find a very strange sight. A Hulk, no more than 4 inches tall, is slamming his angry green fists into the snow that stands in his way, tearing out blades of grass from the ground and screaming tiny rage-filled screams. The destruction that he's normally capable of is no less furious, even if it is on a much smaller scale, as he searches to destroy anything even remotely flower-like.

Bruce Banner

Later, there is a tiny Bruce Banner shivering in the snow. He's managed to scrape together a leaf covering as he slowly and painstakingly makes his way towards the mansion. This is going to take a while and he's not even sure how he's going to fix this, but at least it's warm inside and he can stay close to the wall so no one can accidentally kick or step on him. Maybe Tony can help him figure this out.

At this size, at least he knows that the Big Guy hadn't managed much damage, but at the same time he's angry at himself for losing control at all.

Comments

[hugedork]

Wow is he happy to see a relatively friendly face. He's been fighting his way through the snow for what has to be a good twenty minutes and he's tiny and naked. At least inside, he could be warm and get some appropriately-sized clothing from a closet.

"Wanda! How far am I from the mansion? I can't even tell from down here." He's just lucky that the mansion looms so tall that he knew which direction to go.

[mindbend]

"By most standards, not far, but the size you are now--"

She can only imagine how long it might take him to drag himself back to the mansion as he is, especially in the freezing cold. She shakes her head slightly, holding a hand out to him almost immediately, against the ground with her palm turned upwards to make it easier for him to climb aboard.

"Perhaps it would be easier if I gave you a lift," she remarks dryly. "The sooner we can find you something to wear, the better."

[hugedork]

"I'm sure the closets can give me some doll clothes." He huffs and climbs onto her hand, looking grumpy about the whole thing. To be fair, he's freezing and he's tiny and that's about the only thing that prevented the Hulk from doing actual damage here.

"Thanks. I, uh, I really appreciate it."

[mindbend]

"Perhaps it would be a good idea to have something normal-sized on standby," she adds, although doll clothes do seem about right for the time being. "I assume this is temporary."

For all the damage Wonderland did-- or tried to do, in its own way-- it hardly ever lasted, at least not the physical aspects. She offers him a grim smile as she begins to carry him towards the mansion and, inevitably, warmth, shaking her head to dismiss the offer of thanks.

"How did this happen? Do you know?"

[hugedork]

"I was talking to these flowers and then when we were done and I walked away, I realized that I was shorter."

A lot shorter. A world shorter. Obviously it had been the flowers, but once he'd started putting it together, it had been on the verge of too late for a pleasant conversation.

"Wonderland usually seems to put things back after a while, but there are at least a couple of magic users I can call if it doesn't."

[mindbend]

"I had not thought to be cautious of even the flowers in Wonderland," Wanda confesses sourly, casting a suspicious glance towards the garden before using her free hand to let the both of them back inside, leaving the chill air behind them.

"While I am sure Wonderland will return you to normal-- if nothing else, Billy may be able to help." She sounds almost proud, in fact-- Billy could do a great many things that she couldn't even imagine being capable of, though apparently her alternate self was quite adept with magic as well. "Where is your room?"

[hugedork]

"Forget my room. If you can get me down to my lab in the basement, that might be more useful." Also his room is practically un-lived-in and he'd rather that no one else figure that out. He's basically living in the lab now.

"Billy could be a good lead. He knows a lot more about magic than I do." Which means anything at all beyond what he's scrounged together here.

[mindbend]

"He knows more about magic than most," Wanda corrects him, a note of pride present beneath her words. She follows his directive, giving him a curious glance as she adjusts her course to carry him towards the basement.

"I have yet to see your lab. Is it as much of a hazard as Stark's seems to be?"

It's not a dig at Tony, not really. Last time she'd seen Tony's workshop, it had been torn apart by goblins-- not a sight easily forgotten.

[hugedork]

"That probably depends on what you find hazardous, to be honest."

Potentially, Bruce has a lot of dangerous things in his lab, but he does try to keep it neat and secure. What's the point of having nice things if you're going to trip over them. Other than his brief time with Tony, he's spent much more time on the run than with a nice lab at his disposal and he's thankful enough for it that he tries to keep it nice.

"I wouldn't drink any unlabeled liquids."

[mindbend]

"I try not to make a habit of that," Wanda tells him with a wry smile, quickly covering the distance between the entrance hall and the basement, careful to keep him balanced in one upturned hand while she uses the other to push open the door and take hold of the railing. "I do not like surprises, particularly deadly ones. Have you been working on something new, then?"