10399/Paws, Claws and Wicked Jaws

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Paws, Claws and Wicked Jaws
Date of Scene: 11 December 2019
Location: Gotham Zoo, Bay Side
Synopsis: Summary needed
Cast of Characters: Kid, Detective Chimp, Doc Samson, Hulk




Kid has posed:
The Gotham Zoo shoudl have been way busier than normal that day. It was the holiday season, so the place was aplty decorated. Christmas lights on many of the light poles, children at picture areas where some animal figures were dressed for the season. Christmas trees. You name it! There were even specials on various animals, such as polar bears and penguins, to seals and arctic wildlife.


tWhat really brought folks attention, was something no thought they would ever see. This year, Gotham Zoo was hosting An Albino Tazmanian Tiger named Tiley. An animal that should (and is still considered) extinct.

That attraction alone would have brought all kinds of folks to the Zoo

    But saddly...that was not to be. At aproximately 9:30 AM, the Zoo was shut down, due to an unfortunate set of circumstances. Tiley had apparently attacked her Trainer, before other had to intervene. This resulted in the death of The Trainer, two guards and an injured Zoo Worker. There were also evidently several witness'...but their stories are not adding up

What really happened is anyones guess - but until this event is cleared up, the Zoo will remain closed, as there was accusations of foul play at work.

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp heard about it on the news, and decided to head down. He wants to try to help make sure Tiley is not put down. He shows up, to look around. The chimp is wearing his normal attire, and sighs to the guard "No, I am not an escaped inhabitant, I am Detective Cimp come to look over the incident, yes I am for real, I work with GCPD on occasion, and yes I can talk get over it."

Doc Samson has posed:
Completely coincidentally, Dr. Leonard Samson was at the zoo to facilitate a workshop for new staff employees: "How to cope with being surrounded by deadly predators?"

With the zoo closed due to the deaths, Samson hangs around. "I'm here if anyone needs to talk to someone," he remarks to several members of the zoo administration. "And if any of you need anything--just let me know."

Since then, he's spent some time consoling members of staff, handing each a business card after they decide to leave, or walk around the zoo campus, or find colleagues to commiserate with. "My door's always open," Samson says with a thin smile. "So to speak. I'm sorry for your loss."

Taking a break, Samson stretches his back and heads toward the scene of the catastrophe. "I'm a doctor," he says to those standing nearby, "if that might be of some assistance."

Hulk has posed:
One Bruce Banner has been keeping under the radar for weeks now. No one has been able to contact or find him ever since his sparring match with Thor at the mansion, and he wasn't answering Avengers check ins. The recluse had gone full recluse while traveling, it seems... and there had been no Hulk sightings for that time.

That is, until now.

The Green Goliath had come into the Zoo during the commotion, drawn by the sudden noise. The minor earthquakes that heralded his arrival likely attracted just as much attention as the attacks themselves, and Hulk was slowly approaching the scene, his left hand reaching up to scratch the back of his head in mild confusion, "Hulk arrived too late?" Hulk asked aloud.

Of course, this being the Hulk, he's just as likely to scare people off as attract admirers.

Kid has posed:
Yea....Hulk showed up, and any onlookers, save the few admirers very quickly scattered. They just NOPED right out of there! Other did seem nervous, including some officers...but he was an avenger...right..right? Maybe the big brute can help?

One officer was stuck looking from the Chimp Detective to the Emerald Brawler. He had a dead pan face that said 'I am too old for this crap' and he audible sighs in acceptance. "Just....just go in" he wasn't payed enough for this "My guys are avaible to speak with if you need." he tells the chimp detective, as well as Doc Samson...while keeping out of the hulks way.

In particular though, one Woman was nearby, she seemed quite antsy, even before the Hulk showed up. And she nearly jumped when she saw him. She was holding a clipboard, and kept double checking it again and again.

In another corner, was a large man (bipedal gorilla for those unaffected by illusions), who seemed just in a foul mood. Oddly, none of the of the officers seemed to notice him, while everyone else could. Evidence by one Zoo Worker trying to get an officer to help him clear the man out and the officer responding no one is there.

Doc Samson has posed:
As the reverberations from the Hulk's approach make his presence known, and as all eyes turn in that direction, Samson takes a deep breath and sighs. He slips off his tailored jacket, and folds it over a nearby railing.

"This isn't really the best time, big guy," he calls out, walking calmly, but briskly, toward the jade giant. "If you wanted to find me, why didn't you just call the office?" A smirk creeps across Samson's face.

"Still, I'm glad to know that you came looking for me!" Samson claps his hands together and looks around. "Everyone, stand back, but it's alright. I've got this under control." He chuckles. "I'm a doctor, after all."

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp will look over to the jade Avenger, and says "Things are just getting started, but try not to step on anyone important ok?" He will head over and says "Ok, easiest way to do this is probably going to be me talking to Tiley and see what she has saw. He looks to them, and says "So, where it the tiger?" He will ask the people around the place as he walks over towards them.

Hulk has posed:
There's a slightly disdainful sniff towards Samson, before Hulk looks in his direction at a glance. "Hulk didn't know Green Hair was here." Hulk walks calmly over to Samson, slightly hunched over, before he continues. Samson can practically hear the bass in his chest at this point as Hulk continues, "Puny Banner was coming to the zoo, not Hulk."

Then, Hulk looks to the police around, and there's a narrowing of his eyes, as if Hulk is expecting to be waved off by puny humans... but when it doesn't happen, Hulk simply walks into the crime scene, trampling over various debris and pieces.

Doesn't look like Hulk heard Chimp... or maybe he simply doesn't care? Either way, Hulk seems more curious than anything at this point.

Doc Samson has posed:
The doctor blinks, stuck in his surprise long enough for the Hulk to stride past him.

"Wait!" he says sternly. "Bruce, don't go in there. Bruce!"

Samson reaches out and attempts to grasp the Hulk's wrist and stop the personification of rage from compromising the crime scene any further, even as they stand not far from the imperceptible gorilla. "You've got to listen to me. Listen to me, damn it!"

He glances over his shoulder toward the detective chimp. "The best thing might be to evacuate the zoo, and then you can conduct your interviews in a safer place..."

Kid has posed:
Less didn't care and more...din't want to set the Hulk off. Everyone seen the kinda damage Hulk can do. So a calm...not tossing cars around Hulk was definintly preferred...as was calling potential reinforcements out of earshot.

The Crime Scene was expansive. It encompassed a large portion of the zoo, as Tiny did not have a dedicated enclousre and was moved around as needed, as her stay was tempoary.

None the less the offcer shrug at Chimp "Probably being taken away by animal control" which caused the woman holding her clipboard to narrow her eyes "They would..."

The large man had wandered over, seemingly materializing out of nowhere. "Wouldn't? Your right bout that." meanwhile....several enclosure over, there was a BUNCH of knocked out animal patrol personel. Not that anyone knew that yet. "Least till after...whatever the hell this is" his voice sounded 'off'.

The woman looked to Chimp, and at this point, didn't care he was a monkey "I can let you see her Enclosure, but last I checked, they put her into isolation. Not sure if they will let anyone in, but we can try"

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp nods, and says "Yes, lets have a look around the enclosure, and after that her. I can talk with the tiger, and ask her what has actually happened, and what she saw." He looks back over his shoulder at the two larger green haired fellows. "If you two are going to fight please make sure you do it where none of the animals will get hurt.

Hulk has posed:
"Puny Banner isn't here, Green Hair, only Hulk." When his wrist is pulled, Hulk brings his other hand around and tries to grab Samson up between thumb and index finger, lifting the man up into the ten foot Hulk's eyesight.

On a plus side, he did manage to get the Hulk to stop walking into the crime scene. On the minus side, he has a mildly annoyed Hulk looking right at him. "Hulk thought Green Hair knew the difference between Hulk and Puny Banner."

Doc Samson has posed:
"Gaaah!" Samson cries, gripping the Hulk's fingers so that he's not hanging /completely/ helplessly.

"I--nghh--I know that you and Banner," Samson hisses, struggling against the Hulk's grip, "I know that you and Banner are two parts of the same whole. A whole that--gah--can be /healed/, Hulk." He stares into the Avenger's eyes. "Bruce. I know you can hear me."

Samson effects a smile, but it's not genuine. "Bruce. You heard the talking monkey. There's nothing puny about staying calm. Showing compassion. Some say /that's/ true strength," he adds.

Kid has posed:
The large man rolls his eyes at the two green pigmented folks. He wasn't sure who he was more peeved at the Officers, or Samson. But they had buissness to attend too, and that buissness did not involve a Doctor and a Barbarian getting into their life problems.

He looks to Chimp "Huh, so you can talk to other animals, who woulda thought" it was the natural assumption. Though, she actually closer to a Koala than a Tiger" he tells the chimp.

The woman nods "He is right. There one of the largest marsupials...and this one was made in a lab actually" this made the large man growl at no one in particular....but the lady did take a step back "If...you gentleman will follow me" she wasn't sure if the other two would follow...and frankly, she did not want to see the aftermath of an angry hulk...she she began to briskly walk, allowing the others to follow if they show please.

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp 's brow raises a bit and says "Test tube marsup, got it. " He will walk along and says "So, anyone have a specific grudge against the zoo? Any of the local Gotham social club have it in for you. Housing some of the Penguin's bird, Harley's hounds, maybe some of Croc's cousins?" He will study the area as they walk. He pulls a flask out and takes a long swig.

Hulk has posed:
"Hulk tired of humans saying Puny Banner is Hulk. HULK IS NOT PUNY BANNER!" The last statement is suddenly roared, and can be heard throughout the entire zoo. Then, with a feral roar, Hulk rears back, grips around Samson with his full fist, and with enough force to create a minor local shockwave, /tosses/ Samson westward.

It's clear that Hulk just sent the Doctor westward... but he's sent flying so quickly that he's already a speck in the night sky by the time anyone tries to find him.

Well, Doc Samson is no longer an issue. Apparently...

But the newly pissed off Hulk is as he begins to smash up the floor around him in a temper tantrum.

Kid has posed:
And NOW the cops were begining to get their guns out, readying to shoot him...or try and tranq him considering animal control was there. And some were about to radio for back up.

Yup. He called it, he knew a doctor would just cause trouble. He growls. There all the same arrogant pricks. He may...not like doctors. He looks to the CHimp and The lady "Excuse me...gotta see about not having the rest of the zoo escape" cause a tantruming hulk ment potentaily broken cages, wild animals, and potentially the need to put down more animals.

Aka. Not Good.

The Lady nods....and was only walking FASTER away from Hulk, maybe even turning a corner or two. But she does answer Dectective Chimps Question "Amazingly enough, Penguin has never bothered us. We do take VERY good care of our animals" which may be why he hasn't targeted them "We do not house dogs or normal cats." putting Harley out of question "Hmmm...but we did have a run in with Killer Croc a few weeks ago. He broke in, trying to have a snack on a few exhibits...but, we only got Tina in recently" so a potential suspect, more than the other two at least.
    The area in question was clean. Gotham Zoo did go a good job of that. As the incident happened in the morning, there didn't seem anything amiss in the open at the moment "We almost to the main show enclosure"

As for The Large Man, he goes over to Hulk...out of grabbing range anyways. Unlike everyone else, his illusion, let alone his telepathy (which he has been using to speak) couldn't effect hulk. He did meet him on other occasions, some better than others. He none the less did have his Watch, which could also speak what he signs. "Yo. Hulk?" if he didn't get his attention he would turn up the voloumn "HEY HULK!!! WANT SOME ICE CREAM?"

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp 's nostrils flare as he tries to pick up any scents that might be in the area. He hopes the other guy has the hulk under control. He does raise a brow a bit at the ladies answers. "So tell me about what happened today, so I might be able to pick up on anything odd?

Hulk has posed:
Not that any of that would have any effect on the Hulk. Autocannons just bounce off of him and piss him off more. The guns that police have would just be pea shooters in comparison. Still, Hulk does seem to come calm after Samson is well out of sight.

"Hulk is NOT Puny Banner." Hulk states with finality, his lashing out stopping now that he's vented just a bit. Now only the sound of angry breathing can be heard, with the occasional growl.

Then, The Large Man walks up to him, and there's vague recognition in Hulk's eyes, "What does Ape Man want." Hulk growls out. It's not an angry growl, but an 'after frustration' growl.

Then, Ice cream is offered... and he scratches his head again, "Ice cream?"

Kid has posed:
There is a semi-long pause from him. "Your telling me....you never...had ice cream?" he signs, his watch speaking again for him (he turned the voloum down to normal). "You are going to LOVE this! Mango my favorite, followed by chocolate. Vanilla good too. Come on, there a cart not to far away if you want some. But after this...well I gotta catch up back with the others, see what going on. Your welcome to join"

Despite the obviouse strength and size difference...Kid didn't seem all that afraid of Hulk. Maybe because he has met him before, or knows the big guys just mad. Or just good at not showing it. Regardless, he would make his way to an icecream stand...and rip open the metal cover. He signs "Alright big guy, pick a flavor." if the hulk had indeed followed.

As for the lady she sighs "...it my fault. I thought I had closed up the enclosure properly. But...when everything happened, it seems that I had not locked up right. Tinea got out, and when her trainer tried to carol her back. She attacked. Least that what I was told"

Chimp sniffing of the air, revealed the smell of gunfire. Which did coincide with with events. But there was another smell...tranquilizers perhaps? But far stronger than normal if he is able to smell such things

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp has normal animal senses, but that is pretty good. He will hmm a bit to that, and scratches his chin a bit, and says "I could maybe see one of them being killed unexpected, but multiple trained professionals that seems just a bit off to me." He will look around for anything missed, and continue on to have his little chat.

Hulk has posed:
"Most humans run from Hulk before Hulk can ask questions, and Hulk turns back into Puny Banner afterwards." Hulk semi-explains as he moves along. The investigation and it's people are left alone as Hulk moves off to the side with the Ape.

Kid has posed:
"Frack em'" he signs, forgetting his watch was on 'safe mode'. "Your welcome to ask my anything. Ain't no human, but pretty sure that don't matter much. Anyways. Like I said, pick a flavor, or don't. I got an investigation to get back too" Kid was friendly towards hulk, but he also wasn't one to be distracted, nor one to regard him as incapable of choosing things for himself. He says what he means and means what he said.

In this case it ment he grabbed a tub of chocolate, a big old spoon...and headed back in the direction of the investigation. Hulk had his open invitation, and a cart of ice cream left there, it was up to him to take it or leave it.

As he was catching up though, The Woman would continue on. "Maybe. But...trained or not, people can make mistakes. Can't they?" she asks. And by than, they make it to the enclosure. The bodies were still there. There was an open door that led into the exhibit part, and the back room, which was a resting area so the animal is not bothered and allowed the employees to do varies needed activities.

Detective Chimp has posed:
Detective Chimp hmms and says "Yes, all can make some mistakes. He will move to head into the enclosure. He does palm a bit of a cigar stub into the lock as he goes in so even if they close it on him, it will not lock him in. He heads to check out the bodies. He pulls out a collapseable pen looking thing that he can poke and prod with without touching the bodies.