wear it all vintage, misery

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Who: Jesse Finch & Bruce Banner
What: Jesse's realized what bothers him about the recent Hulk out, and he needs to tell Bruce.
When: Day 54, evening
Where: House 6
Warnings: Swearing, discussions of child abuse and shitty parenting. Will be updated as needed.

[ It takes him two days to really just absorb it, and figure it out completely. Galen gets him to think about it, and Jesse has to get his feelings in order to be able to express it, to get it out first in the form of paint and ink, before he can make it into words. Words are the hardest for him. But he thinks he has it straight now, and he needs to tell Bruce.

Bruce probably doesn't want to hear it - probably has enough problems, but Jesse just wants to do that last bit of releasing the misery. He'll be quick, he promises - and that's why he ends up at Bruce's house, fidgeting on the porch. Just knock, it'll be fine. Hopefully it'll be Bruce who answers, but what if it isn't? He'd have to explain - okay, this is stupid.

In the end, he sends Bruce a message on the communicators, curled up outside on a bench nearby. ] Ay. Bruce, you around?

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[greenisnteasy]

[ He sighs. He really doesn't understand why people think having powers, being stronger, is better than anything else. It's actually a host of problems and usually winds up sucking, a lot. ]

Alright. I'm just saying you're probably already being taken advantage of, right now, as we speak. I'm not going to ask you to give these powers up; I just want you to be able to see that and be prepared to deal with it.

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[ Jesse's never had powers before, so he wouldn't know. He sighs, keeping his hands in his pockets. ] I am. I knew from when he gave 'em to me. [ He's responsible! And now he's going to stand over here awkwardly and mentally curse himself for ruining a good thing. ]

[greenisnteasy]

[ Bruce gives him some space for a second, then gets up and goes over to him, putting his hands on his shoulders. If Bruce is going to take on this role, then he has to be a good father. A good father wouldn't boot Jesse out for making this dumb choice, and he's not going to march Jesse up to other Loki and have him see if he can take these powers away. Yet. He needs to be available when Jesse needs him for help with this, and Jesse needs to believe he can come to him. ]

Okay. Then you know what you should do is practice. That's the only way you'll get good control over what you can do. I can try to give you some pointers on controlling your body, controlling and channeling your emotions. If you want.

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[ It's - surprising. And nice, and Jesse relaxes just a little when Bruce puts his hands on his shoulders. Bruce is being accepting. It makes him feel a little less awkward. Like Bruce isn't going to yell at him. Jesse looks over his shoulder at Bruce, and sort of deflates. ]

I been trying. I go out to target practice trees. [ He rubs at his face. ] But - yeah. Pointers are good. [ Okay, whatever, he wants another hug (maybe he's a little deprived) so he turns and presses his face against Bruce's shoulder. ] Thanks. [ For not yelling. For not striking. For a lot of things. ]