Tony probably hadn't done Bruce any favours in that regard, but the man's total lack of fear of him had helped balance it out.

"No, not trivial, not at all. I hadn't realised you were having biological reactions as well, or I would've..." What? Tried harder? Been exactly the same?

"Emotions are normal, I suppose, given you're not pure synthetic anymore. To be expected. And they'll do that. You can't control them, only your reactions to them. Trust me on this, I'm something of an expert these days."