He gets what she means. Even if he weren't personally at fault for what happened, he still would feel guilty, responsible in some way. The feeling wouldn't be quite so crushing, he's sure, but it still would be there, and he would want to stay behind too, to help in whatever way he could.
Actually, were he in that situation, he would be a whole lot more inclined to stick around and help. As it is, he just wants to be as far away from that place as possible, as much of a coward that might make him seem. He knows he is, sometimes, and running has been his instinct reaction to situations like this for almost a decade now.
He glances at her when she poses that question. He thinks about lying for a moment, about just saying that he would go back and turn himself in without a moment's thought, but... it would be obvious he would be lying.
"So that I could destroy another planet?" He sounds bitter about that, guilty, regretful. "No. Things... wouldn't work out. They wouldn't build a cage strong enough for the monster. Some people would try to kill me, and that wouldn't work well for anyone. Others might want to use the Hulk for their own purposes. War, more often than not." It's obvious by his tone that he's personally familiar with that particular situation. "I couldn't risk that. Those people are better off with me staying as far away from them as possible. That's the best way to help them."
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Actually, were he in that situation, he would be a whole lot more inclined to stick around and help. As it is, he just wants to be as far away from that place as possible, as much of a coward that might make him seem. He knows he is, sometimes, and running has been his instinct reaction to situations like this for almost a decade now.
He glances at her when she poses that question. He thinks about lying for a moment, about just saying that he would go back and turn himself in without a moment's thought, but... it would be obvious he would be lying.
"So that I could destroy another planet?" He sounds bitter about that, guilty, regretful. "No. Things... wouldn't work out. They wouldn't build a cage strong enough for the monster. Some people would try to kill me, and that wouldn't work well for anyone. Others might want to use the Hulk for their own purposes. War, more often than not." It's obvious by his tone that he's personally familiar with that particular situation. "I couldn't risk that. Those people are better off with me staying as far away from them as possible. That's the best way to help them."