Wellspring Arms & Meditation Center, Sunday

[firstnameagent.livejournal.com]

At least one person - probably two by now - knew of Coulton's placement in the timestream at this point. They were people he could trust with a secret, of course, but it was still unsettling to have his cover blown even a little this early. Coulson was handling it the way you'd expect, though; by doing his job. He was here to answer all of your questions about guns you couldn't buy and meditation he wasn't really an expert on.

[OOC: Around until 2:30ish Central.]

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[xxlstretchpants.livejournal.com]

After spending the morning going over some lab results from an oncology study, Bruce was feeling a bit on edge and needed a break.

Forsaking his home work area he took a walk and ended up at Wellspring. He nodded at the guy behind the counter as he entered. "Hi. Is the meditation area open?" he asked.

[Just in case you are open for SP and these two meeting.]

[firstnameagent.livejournal.com]

And that would be another face Coulson recognized, although he did look a bit different at the moment as opposed to when Coulson first met him in person. It was probably the hair style.

"Of course," Coulson said. "Having a stressful day?"

[SP is fine!]

[xxlstretchpants.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I've been worse," Bruce said with a rueful grin. "This is probably one of my better days."

And let's face it. Any day he doesn't turn green is a better day.

"I also work here during the week," he added offering his hand for a handshake. "Bruce Banner."

[firstnameagent.livejournal.com]

"Not to worry you and interrupt thia kind of better day, but I know who you are, Dr Banner. You're pretty well known in my world," Coulson said evenly before shaking Bruce's hand without showing any concern. "But I'm sure you've heard that a number of times around here. I'm Phil Coulson."

[xxlstretchpants.livejournal.com]

"Yes. Yes, I have," Bruce said with a little sigh as he returned the handshake. "Nice to meet you, Phil. So which version of me do you know? Is the the one that almost got blown up or the medical experiment gone wrong? Or am I just known for being that other guy?"

[firstnameagent.livejournal.com]

"I knew of you as a brilliant scientist. Not that you worked on anything I really understood personally, but your name came up now and again," Coulson said. "But that other guy is a bit more famous than you are. For some reason."

[xxlstretchpants.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, he's fairly well known in some parts," Bruce said in an amused fashion. "And not always in the best ways. Did we ever cross paths in your line of business or was I just a name in a news article?"

[firstnameagent.livejournal.com]

"News articles and YouTube videos. Can't forget those," Coulson said. He only knew Banner briefly before the Chitauri invasion kicked off, so he wasn't going to ruin what cover he had and admit to meeting some version of Bruce before. Just in case. "But I'd rather focus on the here and now instead of what you may have experienced in the past. Seems like a slightly safer idea to me."

[xxlstretchpants.livejournal.com]

"Staying safe is a good idea," Bruce admitted, "Which is one of the reasons I'm on the island. It's off the grid and so far no one has come after me. Granted, everyone I run into seems to know who I am so that's a little disconcerting in some aspect. On the other hand it's good to know that people know... that other guy and how he might show up."

[firstnameagent.livejournal.com]

"Makes sense. Have any advice in case that other guy does show up?" Coulson asked.

[xxlstretchpants.livejournal.com]

"Running in the other direction is always a good strategy," Bruce offered. "Screaming is optional. One of the weapons around here could be effective. Emphasis on could."