Bruce had been very subtly tensed waiting on the reaction. When he doesn't get grimacing and sympathy, he relaxes that bit of tension enough to take another drink of coffee.
Which is not to say he's relaxed, but it's... close enough.
"Are you asking why being self-aware was my priority?"
It's not clinical, but it's a little bit remote still. He'll answer, but he isn't sure he understands the question. Due to overthinking. There is an alternative here - 'why is this what you chose to tell me', being that alternative.
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Date: 2023-08-18 05:48 am (UTC)Which is not to say he's relaxed, but it's... close enough.
"Are you asking why being self-aware was my priority?"
It's not clinical, but it's a little bit remote still. He'll answer, but he isn't sure he understands the question. Due to overthinking. There is an alternative here - 'why is this what you chose to tell me', being that alternative.