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[ The video comes to life with a dull thud as Isaac's communicator falls off the couch and onto the floor. He doesn't sound or look all too bothered by it, if it weren't for the quick glance, it'd look like he doesn't even notice.

The video's sideways but it shows both Allison and Isaac, she's on the floor with her back against the couch in question, while he is draped across it, seeming to take up far too much room. His attention is back on Allison, and he's looking a bet vehement. ]

No way, Black Widow has all the same powers as Batman, less money, and still manages to kick more ass. Then there's the whole [ Airquotes ] men are supposed to be stronger than women thing.

[ Allison turns another page in the comic she's reading, totally unaware of the device having fallen, or it even being on. As far as she knows, she's just talking to her boyfriend, while also trying to educate herself on comics.

Well, "talking". They're mostly just arguing at this point. ]

Yeah, but she also had training, almost to a brainwashed level, for a government agency. Batman had to get all that done himself, without the help of the government hiding him. Money doesn't count when you have a country's taxes paying for everything.

[ But then she leans her head back, looking up at him with a smile. A content smile. A "that was cute you got brownie points for that one" kind of smile. Isaac may or may not get lost in her eyes for a second before leaning down to steal a chaste kiss. The fact that she's actually learned so much about this, well, it's endearing.

When he leans down to give her the kiss, she kisses him back. Light, easy. As far as she knows they're alone, after all, so what's the harm? ]

I'll give you the girls versus boys argument, though, but I'm not saying she's not really awesome. I'm just saying that in a fight, if given the time to research and prepare, Batman would totally win.

Batman has had training too! He's had lots of training -- I thought you said you watched the movies. And he has the money to get even more training. Money definitely counts, it totally cancels out her previous training and all the S.H.I.E.L.D. training. Besides Batman is a total crybaby, he gets upset over everything - Black Widow uses all the problems she's faced in her life as something to build off of. Batman's life isn't even that bad, but he acts like it couldn't get worse. Black Widow wouldn't need to research to kick Batman's ass.

You know what else? Black Widow has an interesting story. Batman? Not so much. Do you know how boring Batman actually is? Can you hand me my phone.

[ He leans back away from her and reaches an arm out to point at it, hoping she'll comply.

But when he leans back again, her smile drops and she huffs a little, mostly at herself.

She's not exactly a scholar, after all. ]

I meant that his training was self-driven. He wanted to be his ideal so he went out to learn everything he needed to do. He's a genius, yeah, but other than that he wasn't all that special. I have seen the movies, we watched them a couple of months ago. And money does not cancel out her previous and S.H.I.E.L.D. training!

[ She's not really upset, just kind of playing up her huff when she uses the comic to reach over her head and whack him. ]

Are you kidding me? He does not get upset over everything. Have you seen the movies? It also doesn't matter how bad his life is or how interesting his story is. What matters is the good he's doing. Trying to stop criminals and fight injustice, at the expense of his whole life.

He devoting himself to an ideal. You know, kind of like a code? [ She shoots a look over her shoulder at him, like she's asking him to argue that, as she reaches over to pick up the device and hand it to him over her shoulder, not even looking at it as she does so.

The feed moves with her as she moves the camera, pausing as it hangs over her shoulder. ]

Batman would so win.

[ And you have to agree to get your phone back.

Isaac tries to snatch it out of her hand, only to be denied a couple times before he gives up and makes a noise in the back of his throat that manages to sound offended... And then he's lunging off the couch to tackle her, knocking the device out of her hand and to the ground, where he snatches it up... Only to see that it's been recording from where he's perched on her. Not very comfortable, but that's what she gets for cheating! ]

Great... [ And with that, it clicks off. ]

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[ maybe not but she can still get huffy over the fact she really doesn't have a good argument here. ]

If it boils down to just their abilities at face value, then no one would be able to figure it out. They change every plotline.

[ womp comics. ]

Right, plotline.

[ Because... they're both fictional characters for her, aren't they? Yeah, he's pretty sure about this. ]

Can't talk for either. I've never heard of Batman, and Black Widow's very real where I come from. She doesn't really have alternate plotlines.

[ Don't mind Isaac sliiiding on in here. ]

You don't believe in Alternate Universes? Seriously? After this place?

[ Friend he may be judging you. ]

I never said I didn't. As a matter of fact I believed them even before coming here.

[ Just never thought he'd interact with them himself. It's not exactly easy to learn that the people you know are just fictional characters somewhere else. ]

I can lend you some of the Batman comics if you want. [ He's seen you in Tony's workshop. ]

But, she's wrong - Batman would get his ass kicked by Natasha, if not only for the fact that he takes way too much time underestimating any female that walks in his direction.

I'll let you know if I ever get curious. [ For now he's probably better off not reading any of that. He doesn't even read the comics for the Avengers back where he's from. ]

Does he? [ A little smile. ] That's pretty common, sadly. And unfortunately for those men too sometimes.

I'll spoil 'em: Batman's a crybaby. [ Seriously, Isaac lost both his parents and his brother and you don't see crying over it. ]

Yeah, he does, and where I'm from that can get ya killed. [ Starin' at you Allie A but then he's right back to looking at bruce. ]

I've seen you before.

Then the Black Widow would definitely beat him, no doubt.

[ He hesitates for a moment, because if this kid knows about Natasha, then realistically... he might know about him too. But it's not like he can make up a name really, and even if he goes with his first name it'd still be pretty easy to figure out from his last, or to hear just about anyone else calling him Bruce.

This place never felt as small as it does right now. ]

Yes, at the... the workshop at the basement. I work with Tony Stark. [ And here goes nothing. ] I'm Dr. Bruce Banner.

Exactly, she's a badass. All of the Avengers are.

[ Isaac's face stays steady when Banner introduces himself, if he does know who Bruce is, he's not showing his hand. Instead he offers him a small smile. ] Yeah, he's mentioned you before.

My friend Lydia would love to meet you, she's into all that sciency math stuff. [ He's not bad at math but sciences kill him. ]

What have you been workin' on?

Never spoken to her, I think. I'll make sure to keep an eye out. Or you can bring her by the lab someday if she's into that stuff.

[ He can always use some bright minds around, young or not. And Bruce knows not to underestimate people just because of their age. ]

The usual, still. Mostly getting readings on this place for now, so we'll have all the information we can get. Other than that, not much. [ A little shrug. ] I'm... assembling a computer. Nothing too exciting.

[ EXCUSE YOU ISAAC. but no, allison's going to give an almost...well, sympathetic smile. ]

It's kind of hard to wrap your head around, though, isn't it? That we all could be fictional characters to some other world.

[ though that has nothing to do with what he's saying, does it? ]

It'd be a tough call, though, if it ever happened.

[ Only marginally, but she's right anyway. It's not exactly something pleasant to think of, but he had considered that much since he'd met the Doctor. The actual Doctor. ]

It's not a comforting thought, no. But there are worse things, I think. [ Probably. ]

They shouldn't find themselves pitted against each other anyway, even if both of them end up trapped here. From what you said, they both are agents of good.

There are always worse things.

[ she says that in an exasperated sort of tone, like bruce had just said well, at least it's not raining. ]

And no, they shouldn't- I wouldn't want them to, honestly. We were just arguing what if.

[ the privately comes across in a glare over her shoulder at isaac. ]

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