it's poetry in motion tbh

[hasacondition]

Who| Bruce (or, later, the Hulk) and open!
What| Trying and ultimately failing to stay alive
Where| First around the surface, then later on in a crevasse!
When| All through the second week!
Warnings| Is the Hulk a warning? There might also be some thoughts on past suicide attempts.
Notes | Earlier in the week, he'll be Bruce; after slipping into a crevasse with De and co, he'll be the Hulk for the majority of the remaining time! Tell me which you'd like to see in your tag, or make it obvious by the setting (if you're in a crevasse, you almost definitely get the Hulk).

Those up on the surface will see a not particularly threatening sight; Dr. Bruce Banner, grabbing his coat closer to him and trying not to stumble around in the snow. He keeps moving only because being killed means putting on a show, so he'll only stumble around to an area where it looks like no one's around before sitting down to pile up some snow as a windbreak and try to figure out how to get out of this.

The one time he could really use the other guy, of course, is when he's already gone; maybe this time he'll actually die when he climbs up into the Arctic and throws himself into a miserable hole. At least it'd give him a sense of closure.


Those down in the crevasse, if they happen to be around at the right moment, will hear a heavy thud, and maybe feel the ground shake. From that point on, they might catch a glimpse of an enormous green monster shambling around in the small space; maybe he's trying to climb back up, or maybe he seems to be looking for something. Maybe he's got a little less self-control than all that, though-- maybe he's just smashing shit.

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[hasacondition]

He doesn't have the sense of mind right now to think about it, but if he did, he wouldn't have expected it either-- and maybe it's better, that he's not just attacking some little kid who can't fight back, but he shouldn't be attacking little kids (or anyone) at all.

But all that's for later, because right now all he's aware of is the burst of light, shining strong in the darker crevasse, amplified by the ice around them. He raises a huge hand to shield his eyes and ducks his head-- he knows most things won't hurt him, but they're annoying. He's got enough sense of logic left to punch the side of the wall, to try and shake down some ice and snow to make it stop, then roars, a warning against a possible threat.

[freezingkiss]

And then, the bright light was gone. And standing there when the icy dust cleared was the girl, but dressed entirely differently. At least, the Hulk could be sure of it.

She didn't feel the cold as harshly, like this. The familiar, warm power was building within her, like a stellar furnace. Just like it was supposed to be.

The power wasn't entirely there, she realized. But it was enough.

It had to be.

"For love and justice, Sailor Chibi-Moon!" She pointed at the green creature. "I won't let you hurt people senselessly like this! In the name of the moon...you're punished!"

Hopefully, now that she had the being's full and undivided attention. Otherwise, she was most certainly dead.

[hasacondition]

The little details have changed, but he's not paying as much attention to that those; he's got an opponent, and that's all he needs to know.

He can still understand speech, even if he doesn't have the patience for it. It's enough to know that she's intent on attacking him, and he's already wounded and angry. His instinct is to run away, though, something left over from the buzzing in the back of his head. Enough to get her to stop attacking, and then move on.

He roars again in response, a warning rumble, and tries to keep moving-- but with the small space down here, trying to keep moving means bashing into more snow walls, trying to smash his way through.

[freezingkiss]

Oh, this wasn't good. If he kept doing what he was doing, the entire structure could collapse. She had to act, and quickly. Or at least try.

"Starlight Honeymoon..." The Eternal Tiare formed in her hands as she pointed at the Hulk. "Therapy Kiss!!"

She'd never done the attack she was doing before on her own. It was generally in tandem with Usagi. But, as the bright burst of energy left her rod, Chibi-Moon could only hope she'd only need the one shot to finish this monster off. The longer it lived, the more damage it would inevitably do. Especially after pissing it off with her attack.

[hasacondition]

He doesn't notice the weapon appearing in her hand-- or, if he does notice it, he doesn't pay any attention to it at first. Not until it's blasted at him, anyway, because once it hits it catches his attention pretty easily.

He recoils, flinching back from it with a grumble of pain, one giant hand grabbing his shoulder where the hit landed. He's not used to being vulnerable, used to shrugging off bullets and dispatching the shooters to get the annoyance to stop instead of to protect himself. So he smacks the ground and charges, intent on either running her down or running straight past her.

[freezingkiss]

Oh, damn. She was afraid of that. She wasn't as strong as Sailor Moon, a--

No. She would not think like that. She had no time.

"Pink Lady..." She brought her hands up quickly. "Freezing Kiss!"

[hasacondition]

There's a burning sensation as the attack hits and he's frozen there, the temperature so cold it's like it's come around to hot again. The temperature alone isn't normally enough to make him stop; he's made his way from the inside of a glacier to the bottom of the sea before, but there's something in this magic that makes it worse.

Raging as he is, it's enough that he realizes he's been frozen. It makes him angrier (what doesn't), but there's nothing to do about it now.

[freezingkiss]

Frozen in pink ice, no less. Pink ice that was trying to destroy him. Chibi-Moon knew she had to work fast, before the monster got angry enough to smash through her attack. But now, at least, her target was standing still. And this time, she would aim her attack true.

"Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!!"

Right at its head.

[hasacondition]

It hit home.

Getting hurt, here, in this form, is different. He's not used to it, not something that would actually cause damage; this place messed everything up, and for once he's knocked out of the Hulk state not by letting it run its course, but by brute force. It'd be something interesting to keep in mind, if it wasn't for the fact that Bruce wasn't capable of making note of it.

The body landed heavily and didn't move. If Chibi-Usa got going, that would be the end of it; she successfully stopped the monster.

If she hung around for a bit, though, she'd see the body shrink back down to a man lying mostly naked in the snow, strangely undamaged-- except for the obvious.

He won't move, either.

[freezingkiss]

It was dead. Not destroyed entirely, but it wasn't getting up. And that was all Chibi-Moon waited for. After about ten seconds, she was running down the corridor the creature had smashed through, searching for any other possible youma that would try and interfere with other tributes.