013 -- video; encrypted from reed richards

[conflagrations]

[ well good evening everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood spider-woman, accompanied by the human torch, both in costume, johnny wearing his fantastic four suit, and jess in her mask. game faces are on. this is a serious post, you guys. ]

Hey, so I guess you all noticed that Reed Richards just showed up. But he’s not the Reed you guys know, you should know that.

[ there’s a pause and johnny darts a glance at jess before he continues. ]

He’s not a good guy. He went really, really crazy and faked his own death and then blew up a lot buildings. And--

[ there’s little tendrils of flame licking up johnny’s body because he’s getting angry. this time when he looks over at jess, it’s for help. because shouting over the network isn’t going to convince anyone. be the level-headed one, jess.

she speaks up after a moment, her voice slow and careful, trying to be as calm as possible]

Reed Richards is a terrorist and a murderer. He’s a criminal. He’s currently wanted by SHIELD and the government, for destroying various buildings of importance, such as the Baxter building, Triskelion, Roxxon buildings, and various homes of innocent families, including his own. He has killed thousands of people because of this. He is a psychopath with no regard for human life, going so far to even destroy Asgard and creating an entire civilization dedicated to conquering human life and mind-controlling children for his own agenda.

He will manipulate you and lie to you to get what he wants. He’s pretending like he’s innocent -- like we’re the crazy ones, but I was there when he destroyed Roxxon. We were there when he attempted to ruin the Earth in the Negative Zone.

Reed Richards is a danger to everyone and should not be trusted.

[ there’s a pause. johnny’s still half on fire, expression considering before he shrugs. ]

Yeah, what she said.

[ and then he turns off the camera. ]

ooc | the red text is jessica drew! and reed will most likely hack this at some point because supergenius, but they tried!

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[hulk]

Y-yeah, and. Thank you. [ It's to almost laugh except where he wants to bash his head against a wall and wake up normal. ] Eventually, this'll just be... Another Monday, right?

[ Weak attempt at a laugh. ]

[webline]

Yeah, but that's not a good thing. That shouldn't be a good thing. This [ she gestures vaguely around her, demonstrating her post ] is not a good thing.

[hulk]

Wh- Yea- No, no, no! Obviously not all of [ mirroring the vague gesture though it's kind of more of a flail ] that, I mean. The whole - costumes. Thi- That's not what I meant. Ack.

[webline]

You don't have supers in your world yet, Dr. Banner?

[hulk]

I don't know about the 'yet', but. No. No, I don't.

[ Or he does, but Stark doesn't get much play in the crapholes Bruce has frequented over the last year. ]

[webline]

Then yeah, believe me, you'll get used to it.

[ really wants to ask... about the hulk and shit but... ugh... if he's as unstable as the one in her world ]

[hulk]

This is what I keep hearing.

[ It's okay jess he's not but he's not really sure how he would prove that sigh not that he knows/wants to know about all the junk reed talked about sobbing ]

[webline]

Cause it's true, sir.

[ not that that's a good thing ]

[hulk]

[


that actually gets something of a smile before he shakes his head. ]

S- You don't have to sir me, uh. Spider-Woman. You really don't, that's. Just Bruce is fine enough.

[webline]

[ but you are one of her nerd idols ]

Yeah, I don't... Dr. Banner? [ HOW'S THAT ]

[hulk]

[ alskdjfaklwelfjaj oh gosh every say that out loud jess and he'll just kind of flail forever in a puddle of nooooooo ]

If you'd prefer, but it's. Whichever.

[ herp ]

[webline]

Dr. Banner. Since that's what you are.

[ a doctor... ]

[hulk]

It's just been a while since any official doctoring happened.

[ Shush he is not all that smart. u___u ]

[webline]

[ she pauses ]

Why?

[hulk]

...Uh. Just. [ hawkward cough ohgod this is why bruce should just never talk ever augh ] Been focusing on traveling. Instead.

[ that's a legit answer scholarly types are always taking off time for this sort of junk okok ]

[webline]

[ a beat ]

So it's not because of the Hulk? [ skeptically........ ]

[hulk]

[ A couple more beats.

And then the video feed tilts and starts moving. Why? Because Bruce is slowly and methodically bashing the communicator against his forehead. Not crazily so, but nice. Slow. Methodical. Headdesking. ...Minus a desk. ]

Good lord, is there anybody here who doesn't know about that.

[webline]

[ WOW THATS UH.....

she pauses, a little unsure of what to say.

well how's this ]

We fought.

[hulk]

[ s i g h ]

...Of course you did. Superheroes are supposed to stop monsters like that. [ Saddest thing? He is 100% non-sarcastic about that sobbing. It's a hard knock life, Bruce Banner. ] If it hurt you, I'm sorry.

[webline]

You didn't hurt me. [ a beat ] You just lost a lot of hair. [ because it caught on fire....... ]

[hulk]

Oh. Good then. [ mirror beat ] ...It probably needed a cut anyway.