{Ring-ring-ring}

Steve: "Hello?"

Bruce: "Cap?"

(Pause)

Steve: "Who is this?"

Bruce: "It's (deep breath), it's me."

Steve: "You don't sound like Tony Stark."

Bruce: "No it's me. (pause and another deep breath) It's Bruce."

(Long pause)

Steve: "Bruce Banner?"

Bruce: "Yeah, hi. It's been awhile."

Steve: "Where, (pause) where have you been?"

Bruce: "It's a long story. How have you been?"

Steve: "Fine, everything's...wait."

Bruce: "Tony said you guys broke up, like a band, like, like the Beatles."

Steve: "The Beatles?"

Bruce: "They were like a boy band."

(Pause)

Bruce: "You know like music?"

Steve: "Where's Tony?"

Bruce: "Well, um, we kind of got attacked."

Steve: "Attacked?"

Bruce: "By aliens."

Steve: "Aliens?"

Bruce: "Tony's on their spaceship. Um, he's gone."

Steve: "You're not really making sense. Maybe we should meet somewhere."

Bruce: "Cap, Thanos is coming."

Steve: "Who's Thanos?"

Bruce: "He's this huge alien. He's a plague, he takes whole planets, destroys populations.

The attack on New York. That's him."

Steve: "Okay. We'll be right there."

Bruce: "No, Tony lost Vision. You need to go find him."

Steve: "What do you mean Tony lost Vision?"

Bruce: "Vision turned off his transmitter, and Tony can't find him."

Steve: "Can't or won't?"

Bruce: "Well right now he's on an alien spaceship so I'm gonna go with can't. He thought you

could find him."

Steve: "And the Hulk couldn't beat these aliens? I mean, I saw what you did to the Chitauri."

(Awkward pause)

Bruce: "We're kind of going through something."

(Another awkward pause)

Steve: "Okay, sorry that's fine."

Bruce: "How's Sokovia?"

(Stiff pause)

Steve: "That was seven years ago."

(Pause)

Bruce: "That's a long time."

Steve: "Yes it is. Where were you?"

Bruce: "On Sakaar. That's, uh, in space."

(Pause)

Bruce: "I was kind of the Hulk for seven years."

(Silence)

Bruce: "The Hulk got into these big colosseum fights for show. I was there for all those years until Thor showed up."

Steve: "Thor?"

Bruce: "Cap, he's dead. Thanos killed him."

(Quiet exclamation of disturbed surprise)

Steve: "Where are you?"

Bruce: "New York."

Steve: "I'm taking my team to go find Vision. I want you to go back to the tower. I think Rhodey's there, catch him up okay?"

Bruce: "Yeah, got it. Hey Cap? How's Nat?"

(Awkward Pause)

Steve: "She's in good health."

Bruce: "...Good."

Steve: "Bye Bruce, see you soon."

Bruce: "Be careful, Cap."

Steve: "You too. And Bruce, I'm glad you're back."

(Click)