He doesn't let the touch linger for too long, anyway. Bruce isn't the kind for physical contact as it is, and despite feeling comfortable enough around Peridot, there's really no need for the prolonged contact once he's made his point. Or tried, anyway.

Somehow he has a feeling she doesn't mean that as a compliment, but still, he grins a little and shrugs, quick to admit it once she finishes her little rant.

"You say we adapt and move on, we do. And you say that like it's a bad thing, but I don't think so. Look at me, I got brought here without my glasses, my watch, every equipment I used to work-- but I did just fine. None of that stopped me."

He gestures vaguely at her. "But you-- I mean, it's... good to rely on equipments, devices, interfaces. But it's not good to be entirely dependant on them. I mean, take away the enhancers, there's still a Peridot. One that has the same mind, and is still just as smart as before. You just need to figure out another way to make use of that. A way to-- well, adapt."