[It's getting less strange to watch people carelessly do things like blow frost onto their iced tea, so Bruce doesn't think anything of it. He'd been expecting it. He just sips at his own, deciding how he wants to approach this. There's no question that there's an elephant in the room, but Bruce still thinks that head on might not be the right way.]
It's calming, [he offers.] I know this was a surprise. I was surprised.
[He's just made it his purpose not to react to surprises.]
Re: action;
It's calming, [he offers.] I know this was a surprise. I was surprised.
[He's just made it his purpose not to react to surprises.]