"We were both hot messes. We still are hot messes." It's hard to say what might have happened. Maybe they would have been good for each other, or maybe been ships in the night and never interacted when they had the chance. "It is funny if you think about it, we were the same age and science nerds and in the same state." But they didn't meet until they were adults, and Bruce thinks in the end it's for the best. They both changed so much between their teen years and when they met.

"I know, I know. I don't mean to harp on it. I don't like us being separated again." He spent too much time being separated from the people he cared about. His self-imposed exile left him lonely long enough on Earth, and now he has reasons to reconnect. Which reminds him. Bruce hesitates, uncertain what to say, his conflict showing on his face. They're in a ridiculous situation so this is not the time, but anyway. "I, um. I told Nat that I still have feelings for her."