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Avengers commentfic butnoI'mnotwritingAvengersnotatall



Bruce stalked around the glass walls of Tony Stark's lab, diffidently, cautious. There were rooms a green hulk could dent, and then there were rooms a hulk could obliterate.

Tony Stark wiggled his fingers, motioning him closer without looking up from his worktable on the other side of more glass. Must've seen Bruce's reflection as he came in. Or else it was security cameras. There were quite a few, passive and active systems.

Bruce glanced over the three-dimensional schematics displayed in midair. A new weapon, probably for the arm of his suit, though the exploded view didn't make it clear. "That's not going to work."

Tony paused a heartbeat; gave a defensive blink. "Since when are you an engineer? And no, it's not," he admitted.

"I've had to be a lot of things," Bruce explained. "A carpenter, surveyor...."

"A busboy too, no doubt. It hurts my brain to imagine how you've wasted your talents." He gave a careless gesture as he moved to a computer terminal. "If you can solve that, great--" Bruce was led past state of the art robotics, far beyond what Bruce saw at even the most well-funded universities. "But I need a--wait," Tony interrupted himself. "Are you a nuclear or molecular physicist?"

"Kind of both at this point," Bruce sighed. Trying to reverse the effects of gamma radiation had taken him into new territory.

"A jack of all trades, good, good, I like it. Now I need--" Tony began, but let the next midair display finish his sentence. Images of molecular structures appeared projected on one of the glass walls, lights going automatically dim.

"Whoa. You're... that's--that's not good," Bruce said, eyes widening.

"Of course it's not good," Tony snapped. "It's not supposed to be good. It's a weapon: it's supposed to be very, very bad."

"Does S.H.I.E.L.D. know you're experimenting with biological warfare?"

"I would have no respect for them if they didn't." Tony smirked.

"Does Pepper know?"

"Tell her and I'll find a way to destroy your soul," Tony answered in a flat, definitive tone. "We're dealing with Viking gods. I'm sure it can be done," he added with a tight flicker of a smile. "Besides, she'll be fine with one targeted to those flying roller-coaster beasties. She didn't like them much. Doesn't like roller-coasters either for that matter."

"This is not targeted. At all."

Tony turned an annoyed scowl on him. "Did you miss the part where I said I needed a molecular biologist?"

Bruce leaned closer, interested despite himself. He tapped the keyboard experimentally, recalling with amusement the green-screen CRT terminals he'd used in Brazil as recent as a year ago. "You're completely crazy."

"So everyone tells me, yet I keep coming out ahead, so I figure it's a Darwinian success story."

Everyone should see the Avengers with at least ten fangirls. So. Much. Fun.

Oh. By the way, caught the midnight showing opening night last night. Now that you're caught up--

--So. Much. Fun. The movie is cotton candy and unicorns and everything you could possibly want. We stood outside chatting about our favorite moments afterward.

Oh. By the way, I went with settiai, holli, neotoma, kaydeefalls, tassosss, and ... I think that's everyone, but I never quite got the right name connected to the right person. (Next time I'm bringing name tags and patting people on the back, surreptitiously sticking on labels. Though they'll probably wonder why I keep walking behind them to talk. "So..." *walk, walk* "...Holli..." *walk, walk* "What do you think of Thor's relationship with Loki?") Now that you're caught up--

--We stood outside chatting about our favorite moments afterward: it's that kind of movie. We needed a Denny's.

Oh. By the way, I'm kind of kidding about the labels. settiai has an aura of calm competence that has me picking her to organize the next--well, something, whatever needs organizing-- holli has the energy and enthusiasm of a basketful of kittens and should be invited to all parties, everywhere. I mean, at the end of the movie when she stood up told everyone walking out, "DON'T LEAVE! THERE'S ANOTHER SCENE AFTER THE CREDITS!" well, that's just one reason you should go see the Avengers with dedicated fangirls, but it's one of the best reasons! (A group of guys behind us thanked her afterward.) tassosss is that interesting conversationalist you end up talking to about Deeper-Things-Than-This-Party and if she hasn't written for the OTW journal yet, she really should. neotama is the reincarnation of Lauren Bacall, and I don't care if Lauren Bacall isn't dead yet. (Is she?) And kaydeefalls is as cute as a button, will bite me for saying so (ha, ha, you don't know where I live!) and I'm soooo pumping her brain for recs next chance I get. There was a moment during the credits where I glanced over at our beaming, happy-eyed group, and just laughed. I may have made squeaky kitten noises. Now that you're caught up--

--We needed a Denny's. The movie could have been terrible and it would have been a blast.

But Avengers is goooood.

( I did not go in with high expectations. (Cut for length, but this a review with no real spoilers beyond what you'd see in any other review.) )

What an achievement. Especially for a lightweight Ensemble Hero Action film that had you laughing through most of it.

Two thumbs up. One for the fangirls, and one for the film.