[ She understands what he’s saying. Their experiences aren’t the same, but they’re very similar. She remembers how it was for Bruce right after the accident. But his conclusion, that he doesn’t get to have what he wants, makes her sad too. In a way, he’s right. Her ex-husband’s life was filled with nothing but pain and tragedy. Whatever he gained, he quickly lost, though that was often as much his own fault as anyone else’s.

This one, though. This one is different. He shouldn’t have to bear the same burdens of the other. ]

I was there after the accident with the gamma bomb. I spent years at his side, or as close to it as he’d let me get. I’ve seen what he and Hulk are capable of. I’ve had more than one run-in with the Abomination. I saw what happened to Leonard Samson and Samuel Sterns. I saw how hard it was for Jennifer when she became She-Hulk.

[ She leans forward slightly, resting her elbows on the table. ]

But Bruce, when it happened to me, I had no control over it. They turned me into a weapon and used me to kill people. All those years watching him struggle with the Hulk and I couldn’t do anything to stop it. I didn’t even know who I was. My father went through the same thing. I don’t know how many people died before he got it under control.

[ And they haven’t really had time to sit down and talk about it. Not that she thinks they ever will. ]

You can’t blame yourself or what happened the first time you changed. It was unprecedented. You didn’t know that was even possible. You couldn’t control that. Hulk couldn’t control it either. No one could.

She's alive, Bruce. So are you. That's what matters.