[It'd be far more effective to have her come here in terms of getting to be with her, a fact that hasn't escaped Bruce. He'd even discussed it, in couched terms, with Annabeth last week. Despite all the drawbacks of being here, the benefits for him more than outweigh that, and he'd have to be a lot more self-deluded than he is to have missed it. If Betty were here, there wouldn't be any reason they couldn't be together. Live together. Work together.
The fact that it's probably not going to happen, and instead he gets half-taunted and half-appeased with this other version of her, hasn't escaped him either.
Bruce tries not to think about it too deeply as he places their orders, and short minutes later returns to the table with them. Fried and steamed finger food never takes that long. There's one big plate with an assortment of dim sum on it, and after he sets it on the table, he picks up the picture again even before he sits. It's carefully and deliberately returned to his pocket.]
You don't look exactly the same, [he comments out loud, addressing the elephant in the room as he settles into his seat, breaking his chopsticks apart.] You definitely recognized me, though.
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The fact that it's probably not going to happen, and instead he gets half-taunted and half-appeased with this other version of her, hasn't escaped him either.
Bruce tries not to think about it too deeply as he places their orders, and short minutes later returns to the table with them. Fried and steamed finger food never takes that long. There's one big plate with an assortment of dim sum on it, and after he sets it on the table, he picks up the picture again even before he sits. It's carefully and deliberately returned to his pocket.]
You don't look exactly the same, [he comments out loud, addressing the elephant in the room as he settles into his seat, breaking his chopsticks apart.] You definitely recognized me, though.
[He can't help being somewhat curious.]