"Very good thing to note if we ever have a heat problem or someone is freezing, although it wouldn't be much of a long term solution." And it was that natural mind, to analyze, to break apart, to assume the worst. Something heated you up, great, in case someone was dying. Bruce had a running list of all the easy and hard ways to die in any given situation, it used to only be a concern for other people. Now? Now it was more personal.

Bruce had a momentary pang of feeling that he instantly felt guilty about, and pushed away, because it was irrational to fear being replaced when that wasn't the case, and also when you were the one who left in the first place. Bruce had friends he could count on one hand, more like two fingers. Other people had many more. It was how it was. The nickname instantly warmed over the bad thoughts, and he smiled. "Good, you need that."

He rubbed his hands together, never really sure where to put them, unless in a lab where they were able to go everywhere. "You're ---" Bruce paused and crossed his arms. "I was going to say okay like a question, but I know you're not. I could, um ---" He shrugged. "I wouldn't fall asleep. If you had things to say."