[He doesn't miss that stress on the word talked at all, with him still trying to figure out what's up with Tony.]

True, [he says mildly.] The things they know about me can be pretty... off. [Namely all the positive things about the Hulk are still throwing him through a loop.]

But some of them know me me. Like you. Just because we haven't met yet back home doesn't change that. [It's a quiet challenge to his logic, without dragging the elephant in the room into the open.]