Bruce didn't take it personally. He didn't know Tony's reasons why for reacting that way, but it was fine that he did. The words were not said expecting a return answer, because he already had ample proof of how Tony cared about him. He showed it in other ways, but Bruce had a harder time doing actions that made it obvious. He couldn't protect Tony the same way, or make him safe, he couldn't fight off the world for him. All he gave was take and be grateful for it. It seemed only right the thing he could give back was love and gratitude. Tony deserved to hear things like that, but Bruce wouldn't say it often. He wanted to make a point.
"He did." That was the obvious answer. "I was there. It was his first instinct after I updated everyone on the situation." That was more or less Bruce's job when he came back down to earth. He was the only one who knew what was coming, to the best of his ability. "I think many of us would have wanted to do the same." Bruce would, if he could, without question. "Wanda was the only one with the power to do it, and she couldn't. Again, we do stupid things for the people we love. I wouldn't mind doing it to myself, but if I was asked to kill Betty with my own hands? Or you?" Or Nat. "It would be much harder." He probably would still do it, but it was hard enough he understood.
He shrugged. "I came up with an idea to try and remove the stone from his head. I figured there may be enough Vision separated from the stone, considering how he'd advanced himself, and he had his other parts to count on." He knew intellectually they should have pushed, but it seemed pointless, so Bruce looked for other options. "I think we all believed we might still have enough time. We went to Wakanda, the king there has a genius sister, and she started to work on removing it. But then the bad guys arrived." He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Vision asked again, and ... she still wouldn't." It was the wrong choice, but he understood all the same.
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"He did." That was the obvious answer. "I was there. It was his first instinct after I updated everyone on the situation." That was more or less Bruce's job when he came back down to earth. He was the only one who knew what was coming, to the best of his ability. "I think many of us would have wanted to do the same." Bruce would, if he could, without question. "Wanda was the only one with the power to do it, and she couldn't. Again, we do stupid things for the people we love. I wouldn't mind doing it to myself, but if I was asked to kill Betty with my own hands? Or you?" Or Nat. "It would be much harder." He probably would still do it, but it was hard enough he understood.
He shrugged. "I came up with an idea to try and remove the stone from his head. I figured there may be enough Vision separated from the stone, considering how he'd advanced himself, and he had his other parts to count on." He knew intellectually they should have pushed, but it seemed pointless, so Bruce looked for other options. "I think we all believed we might still have enough time. We went to Wakanda, the king there has a genius sister, and she started to work on removing it. But then the bad guys arrived." He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Vision asked again, and ... she still wouldn't." It was the wrong choice, but he understood all the same.