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SHIELD actually calls on her for her talents in radiation much more than she would have expected, given that she's also a near-indestructible force of fury. Which is more or less how she finds herself shuttled off to another continent to have a look at some identified piece of something that's leaking gamma radiation at an alarming rate. Of course, it's not until she reaches the site (or, more accurately, a semi-safe distance away from the site) that she's informed that it's also, coincidentally, too dangerous for anyone who can't handle being exposed to generally-lethal doses of radiation to work with.

So they do need the freak, after all. Bryce lets out a resigned sigh at the SHIELD agent - of course they tell her after she gets off the plane, not before or during the flight. "You realize exposure to that much radiation might trigger an involuntary change."

The agent clears her throat uncomfortably. "Director Fury has assigned someone to... accompany you in your work."

Of course. Someone to put her down if she gets out of control. "And who does he think can stop... it?"

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An alliterative name, something they have in common. She caught that tiny smile. May's neutral expression is probably familiar.

In the event that this isn't a boring science run, the priority is minimizing casualties.

She says it placidly, "Expand the evac zone and shoot you."

Treated like it's harmless because it probably will be. R&D isn't especially optimistic about the latest batch of weapons, either, so Bryce's knowledge isn't off the mark. If she thought Banner would want to look them over ahead of time, she might—uncomfortably enough—offer.

She raises her eyebrows. "Does SHIELD have something that they think will actually work?"

She does keep tabs on these things as much as she can (having access to Tony's kind of connections and AI help a lot), and she wasn't aware of anything particularly intriguing coming from SHIELD in the Hulk department.

"You'd be the first to know."

It's not phrased as reassurance, nor does it reflect any awareness of how much Bryce is able to glean from other sources; just a fact, and also a 'no'. For the person doing the shooting, that could mean going unnoticed, or it could mean provoking something she can't hope to match. It's with a sort of resignation, neither brave or suicidal, that she doesn't pause to think about it.

She sighs. "For what it's worth, I'll do what I can to keep it at bay" (as always), "but I haven't been exposed to this much radiation in a while."

Despite the potential usefulness of the information, Bryce has always been a little wary of conducting any experiments into involuntary change. Loss of control coupled with anger and personal harm are the big ones.