Brief. Interesting. He makes note of that. Military background, maybe, or law enforcement. He can't help sizing everyone up. If it's true they're all trapped here, he needs to get to know them all, their strengths, how they can all work together.

His smile shifts, softening into more genuinely friendly and less yes-I-realize-I'm-probably-an-idiot. "I'd appreciate both, actually." The towels and the briefing.

"I'm Bruce."