Mischief on Midgard

Family

There were two main issues concerning the conundrum that was the Hulk and Bruce. The first was that the Hulk had very little control over his own strength. However, as Loki had previously pointed out, that problem could be solved by letting him out more often. How else was the Hulk supposed to learn? The second problem was that they were indeed two separate people sharing the same body. When one was 'out and about,' the other was forced into a kind of slumber.

Ironically enough, Tony's joking suggestion of making up a time table was actually their best option to sort out that problem.

Bruce wasn't that happy about it, obviously. And who could really blame him? Being forced into the back of someone else's mind for an extended period certainly didn't sound pleasant. Loki would have personally refused such a suggestion point-blank had it been him. Being trapped so within one's own body was the worst kind of prison that he could imagine.

Bruce, despite his misgivings and worry regarding worst-case scenarios, was an understanding sort. Eventually, they settled on allowing the Hulk out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the afternoon. The Hulk would be free to do what he pleased. He could test his strength out in the training room, lazy about, or eat whatever food had caught his eye. Admittedly, the Hulk took great advantage of that last category. Enough so that everyone agreed that it was good that Tony had access to virtually unlimited funds. The Hulk could eat a lot of different pizzas in a single sitting.

Natasha suggested at one point that the group should start up a movie night. The suggestion had confused the Hulk at first, but everyone had agreed to the idea. They decided to start with classic movies, Disney movies included and went from there. Hulk liked most of them, but his absolute favorite was one called Lilo and Stitch.

Loki was starting to get sick of hearing that particular film play repeatedly in the background.

"Ohana means family!" Hulk said with a happy smile, loudly mimicking the lines spoken by the characters on the screen. "Stitch no monster! No locked away! Stitch hero!"

The Hulk clapped happily and then shoveled a fist-full of peanuts into his mouth. A large number of peanuts missed and landed on the floor in the process. Loki let out a small sigh from where he was sitting, book in hand as he tried to ignore the big guy's joyous laughter. The big brute really was just a big child. And Loki was today's babysitter.

Ugh. Why?

Because there was an unspoken deal amongst the group, at least one person had to be with the Hulk while he was out and about. Just to make sure there wasn't an incident. Natasha was usually the one who handled the movie thing. If the Hulk was working on testing his strength or, alternatively, learn to handle objects or people gently, then he would be with Steve. Tony spent a great deal of time trying to teach the Hulk several different magic tricks. While those tricks greatly amused the big guy, he'd not mastered how to do a single trick himself.

Of course, Tony had previously gotten the absolutely brilliant idea to try to play Monopoly with the big guy. The group, as a whole, had agreed on one thing, Never Again. The game had ended in anger, broken tables, tableware, and food on the walls. Never, ever play Monopoly with a guy you don't want to make angry, Tony!

Unlike the others, Clint didn't stay at the tower that often unless he was needed. He was the only one whose home was somewhere else. Well, him and Thor.

As for why Loki was stuck, well... Tony had abandoned them to go on a date with Pepper, Natasha had gone to some super-secret meeting, Steve was out training with a friend, and Clint was out doing whatever. This left Loki on watch duty.