by Garrett Gilchrist » Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:47 am
“So no Pepper, she’s not coming?” Agent Hill asked as Tony walked up. Then she turned to Thor. “What about Jane? Where are the ladies, gentlemen?”
“Oh, Miss Potts has a company to run,” replied Tony.
“Yes, I’m not even sure what country Jane’s in,” said Thor. “Her work on the convergence has made her the world’s foremost astronomer.”
“And,” said Tony, “the company that Pepper runs is the biggest tech conglomerate on Earth.”
“There’s even talk of Jane getting a Nobel Prize,” Thor mentioned casually.
“Yeah, they must be busy,” said Hill, sighing, “because they’d hate missing you guys getting together.” Under her breath, she coughed the word “testosterone,” then excused herself from the conversation.
Tony wondered aloud if Agent Hill needed a lozenge for that cough. Thor muttered aloud that Jane was better.
“And how about you, Bruce?” asked Natasha. “Where’s Betty?”
Bruce looked at her quizzically. “Becky?”
“Betty. You know, dark-haired girl.”
Bruce scratched his head. “Betty who?” Strange, thought Natasha. He must know a lot of Betties.
“Betty Ross. Has an asshole general of a father called Thunderbolt Ross.”
“That name sounds familiar, but I don’t remember a Becky.”
“Betty. Your assistant. Also your girlfriend. For years. You saved her from the Abomination. You ran off to a mountain and she calmed you down and that night is why you still hate lightning.”
“I don’t …” Bruce stammers. “Wasn’t that the other guy?”
“The Hulk, yes.”
“No, the other guy.” Bruce looked around nervously. “I never watched that movie.”