[Bruce sort of sees himself as a piece on the Great Chessboard of Crimefighting. Ultimately replaceable.]

Is that some sentimentality I detect?

[a light jest, just to get the mood back on track.]

Speaking of. I've offered to fund Kent's little foray into local journalism. If you're interested...

[He shrugs, careless. Even here, money is hardly an object to him. At least that's the aura he's projecting.]