ENGLISH BOOK
On the run from the law, Bruce Banner hops off a train in the small town
of Simetry, California. He slips into a diner and orders a coffee. The
waitress gives him a free slice of pie, courtesy of the owner, who
thinks he could use it, saying it must be his lucky day. A man suddenly
sits in Bruce's booth, and says that it's not likely. The man knows who
Bruce is, saying that he was there during the gamma bomb explosion that
turned Banner into the Hulk. Bruce doesn't buy the man's story, pointing
out that the only other person there that day was Rick Jones. The man
also says he was there on the day in St. Louis when Bruce gave the young
man named Jerome a talk about responsibility. He then informs Bruce
that Jerome is a top-honor freshman at Missouri State. It's then that
the stranger notices that Bruce is paying close attention to the State
Troopers sitting at the lunch counter, assuring him that the officers
are not interested in him...yet. The man then goes on to tell Bruce
about a fated even later this evening where an abusive husband comes
home and, thinking his wife was cheating on him, murders her with a
knife. Bruce listens to this story, but has no interest in believing
that he will intervene in such a situation. Bruce then asks the man's
name, and he says he is a "clairy" named Even Matthews. He suddenly
pulls a gun out on Bruce and tells him to follow him outside, saying the
diner is not a place to discuss things should Banner happen to turn
into the Hulk.