16076/New kid in the yard

New kid in the yard
Date of Scene:	14 October 2023
Location:	Avengers Mansion - Front Yard
Synopsis:	Bruce met one of Tygra's biggest fans as it were.
Cast of Characters:	Kitkat, Bruce Banner

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Kitkat has posed:
The gate to the Avengers Mansion separates the limestone and marble victorian building from the glass and concrete monstrosities of Manhatten. The wrought iron bars hold out the city, or so it seems to the obervers, but then again, it is a gate, and there is a bell. Normal Visitors would press the button, but today? Today it seems like someone instead decided to just stalk it out. A redhead in a sweater and jeans, both hands tucked into the front pocket is standing there, staring through the iron bars to the actual gate. What's she doing? Well, apparently waiting, because she hasn't done a step away for something like an hour.

Bruce Banner has posed:
Bruce steps out from the Mansion. He has a datapad in one hand and a cell phone in the other. Both of them seem to be getting some serious analysis, whatever is on them. He doesn't look up towards the gate, too busy with his work.

Right before he gets to the gate, he stops and grumbles, putting his phone away and concentrating on the datapad. He makes two swipes and sighs, only just now looking up as he reaches for the controls on the gate. He startles just a little and says,"Oh.." He looks her over a moment and finds his words,"..are you looking for someone? Please tell me you aren't looking for trouble. I have enough of that right now."

Kitkat has posed:
"The Tigra," comes the answer as Bruce not just notices the young woman at the gate but also asks who she's looking for. "I was told the Tigra could be found here."

An entirely reasonable conjecture, right? but then again, the redhead didn't state a reason for wanting to see her, who she was, added an article to the name and had stood right next to a doorbell without operating it.

"Is she here? I'd like to request an audience with the Tigra."

Bruce Banner has posed:
Someone with about as many social graces as Bruce. How often does that happen? He listens to her and pauses. Whatever he was doing, it has been interrupted,"Tigra comes and goes from here yes." he replies,"Like a lot of people." He really does suffer the people skills.

Finally he moves his hand to the gate release and changes the screen on the datapad. A few more swipes and he shakes his head,"I don't think she is on the grounds. She might be in her room, but the cameras show her leaving a few hours ago and I don't see her coming back."

Kitkat has posed:
The eyebrows narrow a moment as Bruce talks about Tigra, nodding. "Then I will have to wait for the Tigra to return. I hope the weather stays dry so I can wait."

Bruce Banner has posed:
He finally opens the gate and motions for her to enter,"I can't promise you the good weather or that she will return today. Some of the people around here are gone for days at a time."

He glances towards the house,"I am sure someone would probably be able to take a message or leave a contact request." Somebody. He doesn't say him. Sometime he comes off a little arrogant, like taking a message is beneath him. Of course, it could just be that he is on his way out and doesn't have time or something.

Kitkat has posed:
"There's no adventure like meeting the Tigra, and if I need to stake out for days. Now that I know where her palace lays, I can come here to wait when not earning my fill." Again, the odd insistence on the article.

"Someone could take a message... maybe. Though it is hard to describe bow to contact me back. There's little sense in leaving a message that way but to ask for presence, and you don't just ask the Tigra to do your bidding. It'd be sacrilege!"

Bruce Banner has posed:
He looks...perplexed to say the least. It isn't so much that he doesn't hear her, as understand her,"What?" he asks trying to sort what she is saying. She has confused him some.

The man is brilliant and then again he's not so smart. He looks back towards the house and nods,"Let me see if..." he pauses when she says she can't exactly leave a message. Yup, the smart guy is flustered,"I would advise against just standing at the gate, but if that is what you want."

Kitkat has posed:
"What speaks against the gate? Is there a dedicated waiting room? An audience chamber I should wait in?" the young woman counterasks, eying the nerdy male up and down twice more.

Bruce Banner has posed:
Shaking his head he tells her,"You can stand out here if you want. I am just saying Jarvis can meet you in the entrance common area so you aren't forced to stand out here." he replies. He doesn't really recover any better than he starts out. Easily flustered and clearly wanting to deal with his own issues.

He finally does find a few manners,"I am sorry. I am not a good...host. I am Dr. Bruce Banner. I don't think that is much consequence to you as you are clearly intent on who you seek. If I see her soon I will pass on your desire to meet."

Kitkat has posed:
To the young woman, the name seems to say nothing. Which might be strange in the interconnected world, but part of the explanation comes in return. "And I am Kitkat. Adventurer from the Land Within, It'd be good to know that the Tigra was told that I'd like an audience, but there is no need to ask her to wait for me or something. It wouldn't be right to do that. She has things to do after all."

Bruce Banner has posed:
Someone that doesn't know who he is? That's refreshing. Bruce nods and replies,"All right. I will pass the information on to her when next I see her." He frowns thoughtfully,"The Land Within. I don't know that I have heard of that place." he admits.