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[ The device turns on to a man looking just a hint disheveled, but overall he looks very mild and gathered. He's taken his time to calm down by now, after all. ]

Ah, hey, so I read the... [ He lifts the pamphlet and waves it a little, though not at all dismissively. ] ... this little brochure. Very helpful, actually, so thanks to whoever wrote it. And yeah, you guessed it, I'm new.

[ It might be a little difficult to tell whether or not he's being honest in his appreciation, but this time he really is. ]

So. Parallel universes, who would've thought. Guess stranger things could've happened. [ Except not really. But it's nice to think that. ] I won't bore any of you with questions, I got the gist of it by now.

But I'd like to know if there are any experts out there, if I can pick your brain. Not just on alternate realities, but space and time traveling, wormholes, portals, pocket universes - which is what I'm assuming this all is.

[ He sets the brochure aside and rubs a hand briefly down his face. ]

Because here's the thing - how does a place like this even happen? This is tiny, unbelievably so. Even if opening a wormhole that can actually travel across different dimensions without any visible devices or power source, how can it happen with several? Because for not just one or two universes, but dozens or hundreds of them to be converging here, and from fluctuating times and points within them, this place should be... I don't know, torn into pieces, disintegrating entirely. No laws of physics can explain this, and just - you know what, just spare me the speech on how physics don't work the same way here.

[ He's trying to keep it simple for the common listener, but just in case he didn't succeed, he adds as a final thought. ] This place is impossible.

[ Not that he won't try to make some sense of it, and for now at least seeing if he can find someone who'll help him with that seems like the best option. That, and finding a quiet corner where he can stay. ]

Thanks for listening. And for answering, if you do. [ He hesitates for a moment before he finally decides to add. ] Name's Bruce Banner, by the way.

[ Not that he has a lot of hope that he'll find someone here he knows, but... well, yesterday he'd have said something like this would be hilariously impossible. So who's to say. ]

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[ Bruce still doesn't know much about what they'd talked so far, just who's here. But he'd have guessed that at some point someone would be less leveled than the others when it comes to Loki. And considering what Tony's been through, Bruce wouldn't be too surprised. ]

I already did, actually. Natasha showed me around.

[ He did wonder about it being a good idea or not, but between being surrounded by complete strangers or near people he knows and some, to a degree, trusts, he'll choose the latter. ]

Good.

[ He may be unsure, but he's going to show support. Besides, he's pretty sure that if the Hulk comes out, it's better that it's around the few people here who know what he's capable of, rather than potential unsuspecting victims.

Of course, he'd rather not see the Hulk at all, but they have to be prepared. ]

I think it's good if we all stick together for now.

I agree. Look, I...

[ He pauses, knowing what he wants to say but not sure of how to say it. Phil had only seen a fraction of the Hulk that these days was rarely seen, though Bruce also knows that in a place this confining, this unstable, whatever notions he has of safety and comfort, of control, may as well be put on hold.

And to borrow Tony's words - ]

I got it. I got a lid on it. I won't let him hurt anyone.

[ It's not a promise, because he knows he can't do that. But it's as close as he can get to one. ]

I know. I trust you to make the right call.

[ The Hulk is a concern and not something that he thinks Banner can entirely control, but he does trust Banner to keep himself out of as many dangers as he can. From what he's seen, Banner has a good head on his shoulders and that's the best they can ask for. ]

I think we should still try to figure out a contingency plan just in case.

[ Phil is entirely right to think that, and Bruce agrees entirely. He's learned a lot about controlling it, but there are always extraordinary circumstances, unpleasant surprises. The helicarrier had been proof of that same thing. ]

I think so too, definitely. [ He hesitates for a moment, thinking back to the cell they'd built because of the Hulk. ] I'd like to give my input, if I can. I might be able to help a lot.

I'd like that.

[ There's no hesitation on his end. Banner's smart. Between him and Stark, Phil doesn't know anyone smarter. ]

I know that you've got a good clamp on it, but Loki's still Loki. We can get Stark involved, too, if you're comfortable with that. I want everyone as safe as they can be, including you.

It's not just Loki I'm worried about, honestly. These events, this whole place, it seems like a massive accident waiting to happen.

[ He nods, no reason at all for him to mind having Tony involved in it. In fact he might just have some outlandish idea that turns out to be their best option. ]

The more minds involved in it, the better. Even those who don't have the knowledge to do it, they might still have some ideas, who knows.

Alright. We'll get this figured out.

[ He's definitely in agreement about this place. It's not safe for any of them and that makes Banner even more dangerous. ]

I'm not so sure that we want to involve people from other worlds yet, though.

No, let's keep it between our own.

[ It might be innocent hoping on his end, but if he could go through his time here without anyone ever finding out about the Hulk, or at least not learning it's him if the guy eventually comes out of his cage, he wouldn't complain. ]

Anyway, I'm going to find somewhere to settle in. You know how to find me if you need anything.

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