[ It's the Hulk that listens to her words now, more so than Bruce, but he stares at her like he doesn't quite hear them right, like he doesn't understand. Why? Why would she want him to stay, to not turn back? No one would want the Hulk around, not unless there was a fight to be won, a place to break out of (or break into), and that's obviously not the case anymore. So far as most people are concerned, Bruce himself included, there's no reason for the Hulk to linger any longer.
She shouldn't want him to either.
But her request is a soft song in his ears. The night is particularly dark when the electricity's still down, and even the distant sound of an emergency car or truck flaring out in the distance is muffled by the mountain between them and the city. The Hulk lowers himself onto his knees in front of her, his stance softer but not relaxing, never relaxing fully. ]
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She shouldn't want him to either.
But her request is a soft song in his ears. The night is particularly dark when the electricity's still down, and even the distant sound of an emergency car or truck flaring out in the distance is muffled by the mountain between them and the city. The Hulk lowers himself onto his knees in front of her, his stance softer but not relaxing, never relaxing fully. ]