[ Bruce knows quite a bit about deflecting. Choosing certain words, opting for a specific tone or a topic that will direct people's attention away from something undesired, most often a source of discomfort or a sore spot - a point of weakness and vulnerability. It's what he sees now, for the second time in this conversation, when J asks that question.
Not that he can fault her for it, honestly. He doesn't tease and flirt like she does but he has his own methods to get people to shift their attention away from something, usually something related to him and his condition, and it's exactly because he knows how unpleasant it is to have people insisting that he makes no note of it at all. ]
Don't push your luck, J. [ He says it with a smile, though, tipping his head a little, letting her hand stay on his wrist for a while longer. ]
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Not that he can fault her for it, honestly. He doesn't tease and flirt like she does but he has his own methods to get people to shift their attention away from something, usually something related to him and his condition, and it's exactly because he knows how unpleasant it is to have people insisting that he makes no note of it at all. ]
Don't push your luck, J. [ He says it with a smile, though, tipping his head a little, letting her hand stay on his wrist for a while longer. ]