[If there's anything that'll make Bruce alarmed, it's someone he cares about-- feels responsible for-- looking panicked, especially when it's an expression he's never seen on them before. Unlike Hayley, Bruce is good at managing it. His eyes widen briefly but then he settles quickly, brain kicking into crisis management, a state he hasn't had to use much in Keeliai but is well ingrained into his nature.]
Alright, [he agrees immediately, because he knows better than anyone that sometimes you need to act before you can think.] I'll hold onto it, Hayley. Take a deep breath for me. [There's a brief pause to let her do that, indicating that he was serious about the instruction. Then, meeting her eyes through the camera and speaking soberly,] Are you safe?
[That's more important to him, far more important to him, than getting answers.]
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Alright, [he agrees immediately, because he knows better than anyone that sometimes you need to act before you can think.] I'll hold onto it, Hayley. Take a deep breath for me. [There's a brief pause to let her do that, indicating that he was serious about the instruction. Then, meeting her eyes through the camera and speaking soberly,] Are you safe?
[That's more important to him, far more important to him, than getting answers.]