[ It takes him a while to answer her question, mostly because he's trying to figure out what to tell her. He hasn't been doing much at all, just like she suspects, unable or even unwilling to try to focus on anything, not even some pointless or frivolous project just to keep himself occupied. And it's not like the Avengers are getting a lot of missions these days.
Well. At least Bruce isn't. For all he knows, the others are back on the job, and they've just kept Bruce out of the loop out of concern that he wouldn't be a very steady or reliable teammate. Bruce wouldn't fault them, if that were the case; they'd be right.
Still, he looks at her when she poses her question, just so she knows that he heard her. He goes back to scrubbing the counter for a few seconds longer, and when he moves on to another surface, he speaks up. ]
Nothing... actually. [ I just feel useless, he wants to say, but holds back, knowing it wouldn't really help either of them, in this precarious balance between sanity and grief that they seem to have found. ] What about you? What have you been doing?
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Well. At least Bruce isn't. For all he knows, the others are back on the job, and they've just kept Bruce out of the loop out of concern that he wouldn't be a very steady or reliable teammate. Bruce wouldn't fault them, if that were the case; they'd be right.
Still, he looks at her when she poses her question, just so she knows that he heard her. He goes back to scrubbing the counter for a few seconds longer, and when he moves on to another surface, he speaks up. ]
Nothing... actually. [ I just feel useless, he wants to say, but holds back, knowing it wouldn't really help either of them, in this precarious balance between sanity and grief that they seem to have found. ] What about you? What have you been doing?