[ Stop whining, Stark, you're pretty face will be just as dashing once this wound heels. The butterfly bandages were now in place and Adrien had only to clean up the rest of it, then he could spring Tony with a couple of aspirin.

At the comments on Banner, he frowned (more deeply than usual) and gave his head a small shake. ]

I have no doubt he's as good at his job as you suggest. I have faith in the science department on this ship to be doing it's job the best it can. [ Giving Tony's face one more wipe, Adrien leaned back and fiddled with the half soiled gauze in his hand. He could anticipate the follow-up question and decided to save them both the trouble by answering it now. ]

I know you, Tony. I have an understanding of how you think and I trust that you are listening when I say something and I ... trust you to have my back; not just the crews'.

[ This was a big admission for Adrien, who didn't trust many people on a personal level. ]

All I know about Banner is you've had to tranq him through all this, and that a loss of control on his part was a thread that brought us here. I respect your faith in him, Tony and that is what helps me believe in the science department, but Banner is an unpredictable element because while I believe you when you say he's the best at what he does, I don't trust that he'll always be capable of coming through when we need him.

[ Which made Banner an unpredictable variable and when you were trying to navigate impossible situation, the unpredictable had to be accounted for with a wide range of scenarios. Which you could never fully trust. ]