Bruce has a lot of nightmares, but someone getting hold of his blood and making another Abomination, or worse, another Hulk is definitely on heavy rotation. What a world they live in that Tony's explanation actually makes him relax from that sudden flare of worry.

"That's going to help me sleep at night." But he gives Tony a tight smile, as much for the effort he's making as for the actual message.

"I'm going to have to meet this whiz kid." He can run the numbers on how many enhanced humans they might expect to see in years to come, but it can wait for the moment. The numbers will be there when he's had a real rest. It'll give him something to other than rebooting projects that may or may not have been waiting for him for two years. "It takes a lot to impress you and I need to know if I have competition."